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I am in need of assistance with lost data.
All of my games are stored on my 3TB 7200rpm hard drive.
Yesterday, while cleaning the PC, the HDD fell to the ground.

This morning, the computer is unable to boot and I am unable to access the BIOS.
The HDD is clicking click-clik-clickclik-click-click

Moving the HDD is necessary for the pc to boot

Is there a method for me to retrieve my files from a HDD like this?
 

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I'm unable to offer you advice Firsa, Sorry.

Perhaps @jumanji, will chime in and offer you a solution.

Wishing you the best.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 22H2 19045.4046
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    PC/Desktop
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    Dell/Vostro 470 (Year 2012)
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    Intel i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
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    8 GB
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    AMD 7500 Radeon HD Series
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    Realtek Hi-Def Audio
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If a hard clicking persists or is accompanied by any kind of repeating clunking (or grinding) sound, then there is likely a physical issue with the drive.
 

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FreeBooter said:
If a hard clicking persists or is accompanied by any kind of repeating clunking (or grinding) sound, then there is likely a physical issue with the drive.
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I am aware that I have already disposed of it in the trash.
 

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Firas said:
I am aware that I have already disposed of it in the trash.
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There are computer techs that are able to swap out the disk and place it into a new case of the same type. It can be very expensive. It all depends on what of vale to you is on the drive I would expect.
 

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Alas as others have said clicking usually means drive is physically damaged. Did you have any backup of the drive? Can you redownload the games again?
An extremely long shot would be to see if somehow the drive is recognised with disk imaging software. I doubt it but I would certainly try anything at that point.
 

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    PC Specialist Optimus VII V17-960 Gaming Laptop.
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    6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core processor.
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    16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
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antspants said:
There are computer techs that are able to swap out the disk and place it into a new case of the same type. It can be very expensive. It all depends on what of vale to you is on the drive I would expect.
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Bastet said:
Alas as others have said clicking usually means drive is physically damaged. Did you have any backup of the drive? Can you redownload the games again?
An extremely long shot would be to see if somehow the drive is recognised with disk imaging software. I doubt it but I would certainly try anything at that point.
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No
Many Thanks


I'm sorry guys, it's time for me to get a third NVME head so that everything is running at the same pace.

I would be very happy if I could find a good 2TB for a cheap price because I am very poor on money.
 

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    MSI
Bastet said:
Alas as others have said clicking usually means drive is physically damaged. Did you have any backup of the drive? Can you redownload the games again?
An extremely long shot would be to see if somehow the drive is recognised with disk imaging software. I doubt it but I would certainly try anything at that point.
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You, my friend, were the one who convinced me, and I need to tell you that.
 

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    PC Specialist Optimus VII V17-960 Gaming Laptop.
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    6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core processor.
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    16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
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    NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
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WXC said:
I'm unable to offer you advice Firsa, Sorry.

Perhaps @jumanji, will chime in and offer you a solution.

Wishing you the best.
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Thank you @WXC for the call.

Unfortunately I have nothing to offer in this case. Others have dealt with it appropriately.
 

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    Beelink Mini PC Model: SEi12
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    SEi (manufactured by AZW)
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jumanji said:
Thank you @WXC for the call.

Unfortunately I have nothing to offer in this case. Others have dealt with it appropriately.
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Thank you, sir.

I thought it likely bit the dust, the moment it hit the floor. But didn't want to discourage the OP further.

I appreciate your response. ;)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 22H2 19045.4046
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell/Vostro 470 (Year 2012)
    CPU
    Intel i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD 7500 Radeon HD Series
    Sound Card
    Realtek Hi-Def Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2412M
    Hard Drives
    1 TB 7200 HDD
    Keyboard
    Dell/USB
    Mouse
    Dell/USB
    Internet Speed
    100/10
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Security/MalwareBytes Premium
I had a similar story with one of my kids' computers last week.
This is so frustrating so I"m sorry that it happen to you!!
I give it to a local tech store which help to recover some data (But it cost a lot!).
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Laptop
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