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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
corrupt HDD? Lost data?
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<blockquote data-quote="domkane" data-source="post: 810383" data-attributes="member: 89076"><p>Hi there. I have a brand new eco MacBook Pro (2.4GHz, 4GB RAM), and was using it fine this morning answering emails etc, then loaded safari and I heard crackling noises and shutdown the Mac. I then went to reboot and got no luck.</p><p></p><p>After resetting PRAM holding power, I got nothing but the Apple logo and spinning target sign.</p><p></p><p>I then booted with the install disk in and ran Disk Utility and "Verify" and after 4 hours of waiting it came back with "Invalid Directory Item Count" amongst other errors to do with Missing Thread Records etc.</p><p></p><p>FIRST AID FAILED... The following error was encountered</p><p>"Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed"</p><p></p><p>So I then booted in Target-Mode to get my docs etc using firewire on my other MacBook and that host can't see any attached Mac on the desktop.</p><p></p><p>Any idea what I can do next? I have a PC and an IDE to SATA cable.. Should I try and plug the HDD of my Mac into my PC as an additional drive? Or would that kill it?</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm willing to use a data recovery company, but they are ridiculously out of my price range! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance,</p><p>Dom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="domkane, post: 810383, member: 89076"] Hi there. I have a brand new eco MacBook Pro (2.4GHz, 4GB RAM), and was using it fine this morning answering emails etc, then loaded safari and I heard crackling noises and shutdown the Mac. I then went to reboot and got no luck. After resetting PRAM holding power, I got nothing but the Apple logo and spinning target sign. I then booted with the install disk in and ran Disk Utility and "Verify" and after 4 hours of waiting it came back with "Invalid Directory Item Count" amongst other errors to do with Missing Thread Records etc. FIRST AID FAILED... The following error was encountered "Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed" So I then booted in Target-Mode to get my docs etc using firewire on my other MacBook and that host can't see any attached Mac on the desktop. Any idea what I can do next? I have a PC and an IDE to SATA cable.. Should I try and plug the HDD of my Mac into my PC as an additional drive? Or would that kill it? I guess I'm willing to use a data recovery company, but they are ridiculously out of my price range! :-) Thanks in advance, Dom. [/QUOTE]
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