"A disk read error occurred" on wd10ears

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M0hammad

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Hello

I have had this problem for few days, i tried everything i could think of.
I suddenly got the message:
"A disk read error occurred,
press Alt+ctr+Del To restart"

First, i restored the BIOS settings to default, didn't work.
then i changed the HDD's cable, didn't work either.
Then i connected the HDD to another PC, I seem to see my partitions but without the sizes, the system stops when i try to open on of them!
I also tried bad-sector scanning, but it stops half way through!

at last, i tried booting from Ubuntu CD while my HDD is connected, but it took some time booting. So i tried booting without connecting the HDD and after it booted i connected it, but i didn't see my partitions!

it's a 1 TB, wd10ears. with less than 50 GB free space!
I NEED the DATA ON IT! IT"S VERY IMPORTANT! :(

any solutions guys?
 

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Windows 7 32-bit
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i7
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wd10ears
You're welcome. Let us know how the recovery process goes. These usually take a while, so progress updates are appreciated. :)
 

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HP Pavilion e9110t
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
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Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
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Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory
6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
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ATI Radeon HD 4850
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Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
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Acer AL2216W
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1680x1050
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Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
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HP generic case
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Intel Stock Cooling
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HP Keyboard
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HP Mouse
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:confused:

I tried copying a big folder of 250 GB, but it took an hour just to copy 500 MB!!
it actually started with reasonable speed but it got slower!
I canceled the operation 'cause on this rate it would take about a month to copy all the 950 GB :(:(

Any thoughts on this?
 

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Windows 7 32-bit
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i7
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wd10ears
If you have a lot of bad sectors or clobbered sectors, it can take a very long time to restore the files. Can you copy one file at a time from that folder instead?
 

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HP Pavilion e9110t
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory
6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
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Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
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Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
PSU
Unknown/installed by HP
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HP generic case
Cooling
Intel Stock Cooling
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HP Keyboard
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HP Mouse
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Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
writhziden said:
If you have a lot of bad sectors or clobbered sectors, it can take a very long time to restore the files. Can you copy one file at a time from that folder instead?
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I think i can, but it will probably take a long time also!

do you recommend using HDD Regenerator for scanning the hard drive for bad-sectors?
could it help speeding things up?
 

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wd10ears
It depends on the number of bad sectors.. if there a few bad sectors then the HDD regenerator would work for you. But reading your problem, i dont think that hdd regenerator will do any good. I suggest you to back up whateva data you are able to move.
 

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Brainy said:
It depends on the number of bad sectors.. if there a few bad sectors then the HDD regenerator would work for you. But reading your problem, i dont think that hdd regenerator will do any good. I suggest you to back up whateva data you are able to move.
Click to expand...
it's 950 GB, most files are important.


I ran the scan but it was too slow too!
it stated that the remaining time is 830 Hours!!

i canceled it for now, but u think it would actually take that much time or it will finnish in a day or so?

Does anyone have an idea how to speed things up?
or any other solution?
 

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Windows 7 32-bit
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i7
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wd10ears
Hi,

Unfortunately there isn't much that can be done at this stage - you have to persist with copying your data off as soon as you can. The speed of copying is dependant on the state of the HDD - many bad clusters = slow read time.

Regards,
Golden
 

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I agree with Golden. And to answer your question, there is not clear cut method to determine how long it will take. It could take as long as it is saying (probably not~35 days, though). It may take a few days, a week, or longer. I would get it going as soon as possible while the drive is still working...
 

My Computer

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HP Pavilion e9110t
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory
6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
PSU
Unknown/installed by HP
Case
HP generic case
Cooling
Intel Stock Cooling
Keyboard
HP Keyboard
Mouse
HP Mouse
Internet Speed
Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
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Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
that's too bad, looks like i try copying whatever files i can, then run a bad-sector' scan.


Q1: If i ran the scan for, lets say a week, and completed about 50% and i stopped it and fixed the bad sectors he found, will that help?

Q2: If i formatted the Hard Disk, will the bad sector go or i'll have to run a scan also?

Q3: If i formatted the Hard Disk and used a files recovering software, is there a chance of recovering my files?

thanks alot guys, you have been real help
 

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Windows 7 32-bit
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i7
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wd10ears
I would not recommend formatting at this time. Normally, I would recommend a chkdsk with recovery of bad sectors by using the /r flag, but your drive seems beyond that point. I am not sure a format would even complete in the present condition. Your best option is recover the files now, then worry about recovering the drive later.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion e9110t
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory
6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
PSU
Unknown/installed by HP
Case
HP generic case
Cooling
Intel Stock Cooling
Keyboard
HP Keyboard
Mouse
HP Mouse
Internet Speed
Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
Other Info
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
mmm guys, one something new came up!
i got the most important files from partition D
but the problem is partition C (the system's partition)
it disappeared!
I can see the other two, but not C!

though i can see in one of the rescue kit's tools (boot corrector), it's branded formatted, but i can see that the size's are okay!

i just need some small files from it
any idea to how to get to it?

thanks
 

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Windows 7 32-bit
CPU
i7
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wd10ears
Did you try Undelete Partition?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion e9110t
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory
6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
PSU
Unknown/installed by HP
Case
HP generic case
Cooling
Intel Stock Cooling
Keyboard
HP Keyboard
Mouse
HP Mouse
Internet Speed
Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
Other Info
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
It is an option in the Paragon Recovery menu.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion e9110t
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory
6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
PSU
Unknown/installed by HP
Case
HP generic case
Cooling
Intel Stock Cooling
Keyboard
HP Keyboard
Mouse
HP Mouse
Internet Speed
Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
Other Info
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
unfortunately, it didn't work!

is there another app u recommend or some kind of method?
 
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