I’m in the process of ADR work on “Z13″ an Independent Zombie Flick shot in Greensboro. This film was shot in… I think it was 5 days. Needless to say it is not the best film. But for the time spent on shooting a film it is amazing work for that quick turn around.
I finished ADR with one of the main actors and he is now living in Turkey. Guess what happened. The external Hard Drive is clicking and will not show up on the computer. We didn’t have time to back up the data. We put the hard drive aside and waited for the next actor to come in. When we connected the hard drive… nothing. It looks like we either have to send it off to data recovery service or fly Anthony back from Turkey and redo his scenes again. Or we find another voice to dub over Anthony. We would like to get the data recovered but realize it might be too expensive for the budget.
Any suggestions?
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1 Don Moore // Dec 7, 2007 at 1:22 am
The question is ? What type of Hard Drive? I’ve had a lot of success with Steve Gibson’s Spin Rite - http://www.grc.com
You may have to install the hard drive physically in the computer. I’ve not had any success with Spin Rite over USB. I’ve saved several IDE drives and recovered a lot of data. It’s written in assembly language and has its own OS to boot.
Good luck.
2 Jeron Moore // Dec 7, 2007 at 5:16 am
Andy, that really sucks, and I feel your pain. I suffered a similar incident while cutting together a trailer for a video game a couple years ago.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any miracle advice for you; DriveSavers.com can give you an estimate; they are one of the best in the business. You might find some slightly cheaper solutions, but it’s going to run you around 2k to get the data recovered, depending on the size of the drive, the problem once diagnosed, and of course whether or not the platters are damaged. The most important thing I can tell you to do is DON’T ALLOW THE DRIVE TO CLICK. Meaning, keep it unplugged. The more it clicks, the more damage is (probably) being caused to the platters, making the data less easily retrievable, should you go that option.
At this point, I suppose you’ve got to weigh your expenses… cost of recovers vs. cost of flying Anthony back + accomodations / expenses vs. hiring someone else, and hoping it for the best (which could become more costly, even).
Either way, let us know which path you decide to take, or if you’re able to figure out a better idea!
3 Andy Coon // Dec 7, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Hey guys I appreciate the help. I’m going to pull the hard drive out of the case and see if I can connect it to another external HD. Not sure if I can connect it to my computer. My G5 is Serial ATA, most externals are IDE but you never know until you crack the case.
DriveSavers is an option and thanks for the advice.
Time to crack this bad boy open and see what we got.
4 Sal C // Dec 7, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Another idea is to cool the drive. Leave it outside for 15-20 min (make sure that there’s not much moisture in the air).
If there’s a problem with the drive heads, it can sometimes be temporarily alleviated by making the components cold (which contracts metal inside). Worth a shot before sending it to a data recovery service.
5 Eric // Dec 7, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Try this:
http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html
Andy, check your email. I may be able to help with DriveSavers.
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