Nuts. The ancient 5.25 HDD with the kids’ baby videos spins up, but none of my machines recognize it through the (brand new) USB adaptor. If only I knew some experts in HDD recovery...

Nov 14, 2019 · 12:37 AM UTC

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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Hey Hal! I had a HDD displaying similar symptoms about 5 years ago and swapping out the PCB Board did the trick for me.
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Yeah, I’m just going to have to source a replacement from eBay or something
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Hey Hal, you know you can always shoot it over if you are stuck. Do NOT use spinrite, or any other tool for that matter, unless or until you know exactly what is wrong. Call any time. You know where to find me.
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Thanks! I think I’m good. I’m in the middle of doing a second logical copy for safety’s sake.
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Paging @kevinripa
Replying to @hal_pomeranz
do you hear clicking sounds? when you attach the usb connector to pc does it recognise that something was connected?
Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Try using a Guidance Tableau write blocker and file copying to a SATA device or a USB device... if it is not physically damaged, it will do the trick.
Replying to @hal_pomeranz
If all fails : carve the images...
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I appreciate your ideas anyway. If it was just a busted file system I could deal with that. But there seems to be some sort of hardware issue. Next step is validating my adapter connection with a different drive.
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