I have a USB device that turns a normally internal hard drive into an external device, it works for SATA as well as 2.5 and 3.5 inch IDE devices. If the file system on your old disk is still at all good you should be able to extract your data from it. If the drive itself is dead there's not much you can do on your own, but as has been mentioned there are companies who perform that kind of work. I wasn't able to find quotes on any of the services that popped up with a quick search but from what I am told such things are getting to be affordable for normal users and not just companies with business critical data. On 2/6/10, Marvin Hunkin <startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi. > well had to do a recovery system back to default. > did not get around to getting a external hard disk. > now. > is there any possible recovery software that could dig up my hard disk. > even though the new system has been installed. > lost all my music, documents, internet feeds settings, all messages, and the > star trek project. > so any one got any ideas. > or have i been watching too many ncis or 24 episodes where tim mcgee is able > to dig up information from a corrupted or damaged hard disk or jack bauer > able to retrieve encrypted data off a damage hard disk. > can this be done by software and how. > if so, how accessible with jaws is it. > i could maybe search via google. > but what would i put in as key words. > need your help. > marvin. -- Soronel Haetir soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx