Comment on Packard Bell Legend 730
reflectedodds@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoYea this thing needs a new drive. Trying to run any programs on it gives me read errors. I need to figure out what linux it could run. I’m comfortable with linux, but not with this kind of hardware.
qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
not that you shouldn’t replace the drive anyway, but…
depending on the drive epoch (I am guessing its ide/ata not ST-506) you could try a factory format. with the right drive and phase of the moon, the on-drive controller may actually go off and do it for real instead of faking it. its usually worth a try an old drive just for funsies.
reflectedodds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I want to see what (if anything) i can copy from the drive, and then I’ll give this a shot and see how much mileage I can get out of it!
qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
gotcha. you likely know this already, but throw a little ddrescue - data recovery tool at it and let it marinate for a while.
however, depending on the state of the drive and ddrescue recovery option intensity, there might not be much left of the drive once it melts through the desk.
have fun!