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Sandra Edwards Posted on Sep 15, 2013

Noisy harddisk failed

Faulty hard drive - how can I remove it and back up data onto another computer?

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Hi there,

This video isn't for your model, but it will give you a general idea of removing the hard drive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a7pwc7dl3w

Once you've removed the drive you'll need to either plug it into a desktop or get a hard drive caddy from a local electronics store.

Then you can use EaseUS recovery found here http://www.easeus.com/download.htm
to try to recover data from the drive, but to be honest, if it's actually making noise, that means it's had a head crash or something similar and you chances of getting data are pretty slim.

Thanks,

Liam.

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