tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831008827141976577.post304731552493815449..comments2009-10-22T07:36:18.581-06:00Comments on Blasted Machine!: Double Disk FailurePeter Schwarzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388942456325359221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831008827141976577.post-58833011034596977672009-10-22T07:36:18.581-06:002009-10-22T07:36:18.581-06:00I'll have to try that on the external disk. The i...I'll have to try that on the external disk. The internal one doesn't even show up in the device list - neither OS X's Disk Utility, nor in Ubuntu. That disk is fried, which means a boat-load of simoleon to get the data restored.Peter Schwarzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388942456325359221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831008827141976577.post-80455298946627768002009-10-22T07:31:09.242-06:002009-10-22T07:31:09.242-06:00Crap and crap dude! That really sucks. Conrad! ah,...Crap and crap dude! That really sucks. Conrad! ah, wonderful Conrad... they really have all manner of bizarre technical things. DIY robots? Remote control sail boats? Solar cells? Guitar amps? Miniature trains in all sizes? Conrad! Check out their catalog (usually near one of the cash registers) sometime as well... even more variety!<br /><br />There is an Apple retailer in Germany... <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&ei=Ll7gSrHxGIKaMcLSwcII&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CBwQBSgA&q=Gravis,+berlin&spell=1" rel="nofollow">Gravis</a>. I think the only Apple store so far is in Munich.<br /><br /><a href="http://sometimeingermany.blogspot.com/2008/12/this-is-what-saving-old-photos-looks.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my post</a> from a ways back when my external HD failed. You might have some luck with GNU/DDRescue.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504973683056611782noreply@blogger.com