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‎07-10-2022 02:16 PM

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Product: HP ENVY Notebook - 15-k253ca (ENERGY STAR)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Does anyone know if you can recover the data off a hard drive that has failed a dst test. Debating replacing it with a SSD

 

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‎07-10-2022 02:23 PM

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Hi:

 

Probably the data is not recoverable.

 

After you replace the drive with a 2.5" SSD buy a SATA to USB cable.

 

Plug the drive into a working PC's USB port and see if you can read/copy and files from the failed drive to the PC.

 

Something like this.

 

Amazon.com: BENFEI SATA to USB Cable, BENFEI USB 3.0 to SATA III Hard Driver Adapter Compatible for ...

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