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I have a Hitachi 5400 RPM 60.0 GB 2.5 hard drive that clicks once when it is powered on and is not recognizable in my computer or in disk management. I have also tried connecting to a Linux box and used fdisk -l but no such luck the drive is not recognized.

To replace the controller to see if this will allow me to recover data from the drive, must I use the EXACT same make/model of what this drive is or will the controller from any 2.5 hard drive accomplish the same goal?

If not what other method is recommended to recover data from a hard drive that a PC does not recognize?

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The link to the possible duplicate ? gives options of how to recover data from a drive that your computer can still recognize. My computer will not recognize the drive at all.

NadineSmithJonesPicard
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    You will need to use the EXACT make and model. After you have recovered the data I would strongly recommend that you retire the drive. – Burgi Apr 04 '16 at 12:38
  • @Burgi - yes, that is the plan! There is data on the drive that I MUST recover. Is it a guarantee that swapping the controller will allow me to recover the data or is it a 50/50? – NadineSmithJonesPicard Apr 04 '16 at 12:40
  • Right now it's Schrödinger's cat. The drive is either dead or not. If it's a head crash, then keeping trying to spin it up with another controller is going to reduce your chances of success. – Tetsujin Apr 04 '16 at 12:45
  • To low to upvote, but love the Schrödinger's cat reference! – NadineSmithJonesPicard Apr 04 '16 at 12:49
  • Swapping the controller worked in less than 10% of the times I've tried it over the years. If your drive has inbuilt full disk encryption, then you're basically SOL, even with a matching controller. If you REALLY need the data, contact a data recovery specialist for a free evaluation. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Apr 04 '16 at 12:50
  • @TECHIE007 - I do not believe it has the inbuilt full disk encryption. If this method works in less than 10%, is there a better method that you would recommend? – NadineSmithJonesPicard Apr 04 '16 at 12:50
  • @TECHIE007 - that seems to be how to recover data when your PC can access the drive. Since mine is not able to... I have already tried UltimateBootCD as well as EaseUS Data Recovery and niether of them could recognize the drive. – NadineSmithJonesPicard Apr 04 '16 at 13:03
  • @Burgi - Backups were destroyed by house fire - computer was with me. – NadineSmithJonesPicard Apr 04 '16 at 13:32
  • I am sorry to hear that. – Burgi Apr 04 '16 at 20:25

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