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My laptop suddenly showed a ‘Boot Device Not Found’ error. I tried the SSD on another machine, but it’s still not being detected. No clicking sounds (obviously), just total silence. Is there any way to ‘wake up’ a dead controller, or am I looking at a total loss of my files? Has anyone successfully recovered data from an unresponsive NVMe?
Good point. The safest approach is:
1. Keep the original corrupted file untouched
2. Use a reliable repair tool
3. Preview the repaired file before saving
Also, avoid trying random converters or re-encoding tools repeatedly. That can sometimes overwrite data and make recovery harder.
Exactly. I used a sample file when repairing mine, and it restored almost 95% of the footage. Just make sure both files are from the same resolution and settings.
Yes, that’s actually very helpful! Many video repair tools use a <strong data-start=”1215″ data-end=”1251″>sample file from the same device to rebuild the corrupted one. It increases the chances of recovery significantly.
I tried VLC, but no luck. The video just won’t open. I do have another working video from the same camera though—does that help?
That’s true, but if the file is severely damaged (like missing headers), VLC may not help much. In that case, a dedicated repair tool is the best option.
Before jumping into advanced tools, you can try something simple like playing it in VLC Media Player and enabling the “Always Fix” option. It works for minor corruption.
I’ve been through the same situation with my drone footage. The file was completely unplayable, but I managed to recover it using a video repair tool- Stellar Repair for Video. So don’t lose hope.
Hey, don’t worry—this is actually quite common, especially when recording stops abruptly. The good news is that in many cases, these videos can be repaired.
Hi everyone, I’m really stressed right now. I have an important MP4 video that got corrupted after my camera battery died mid-recording. It won’t play at all. Has anyone dealt with this before?
Hello,
I’m face a problem with many of my old LTO Tapes that was backed up using lto 3 and lto6 drives. The magority was backed using a software called Archiware P5 and the rest using Ltfs format.
Most of the tapes suffer from unrecoverable read errors when trying to restore them after a while. I tried different drives to read the tapes but I reach the same result.
The only way I found to get the data on the tapes other than a data recovery company.
After many searches I’m trying to find a way to take an image of the tape as a raw image with skipping all the read errors to a hard disk or a device to duplicate the tape to another new one.
Is there any other way or better way I can restore data from these tapes without sending them to recovery service.
Best Regards
Hi all, need some advice:
My DS220j has failed and cannot boot (suspect hardware/Bay issue). It was running RAID1, and one of the drives should still contain valid data.
I’m planning to upgrade to a DS224+. What is the safest way to recover and transfer the data to the new NAS without risking initialization or data loss?
The old drive has not been initialized or modified.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hello everyone,
I would like to ask for your advice regarding a possible migration of a data server to TrueNAS. I am part of a research group focused on atmospheric and climate studies, and we currently have a couple of powerful servers (EPYC, 128 cores / 1 TB RAM each) with their own local SSD storage. In addition, we have a separate data server with larger capacity, which we use to share a large folder via NFS.
At the moment, this is the only intended use for the server. We do not run virtual machines or databases on this storage—only data files, which we occasionally process directly without copying them locally.
The server specifications are as follows:
Chassis: Gigabyte S452-Z30-00
RAM: 64 GB (8 × 8 GB ECC DDR4 3200 MHz)
RAID controller: LSI MegaRAID SAS-3 3108
Disks: 18 × 14 TB drives in RAID 6
Network: Dual 10 GbE with LACP
Two sata SSD’s for OS.
Since the disks were approaching 5 years of use, we decided to replace them with 26 TB drives, and we have purchased a total of 29 disks. The issue is that I had originally included 4 × 64 GB RAM modules (for a total of 256 GB), but the order has been delayed and now the price has increased to over €1000 per module (procurement in the Spanish public sector is not exactly straightforward).
As an HBA, I have an AOC-S3008L-L8E, which allows me to avoid using adapters since the SAS expander cables use the same SFF-8643 connectors.
My current plan is to create 3 RAIDZ2 vdevs with 9 disks each (27 disks total) and leave 2 disks as spares. The server is located in a data center with limited physical access, so having spares available is important (especially since hardware procurement at the university can be slow).
The main concern I have is the amount of RAM. I am aware that 64 GB is quite low for this kind of setup, but at the moment it does not seem feasible to obtain more. I could take RAM from the other servers (it is the same type), but that would leave them in asymmetric configurations and would involve mixing modules.
Would you recommend any changes to this setup?
Thank you very much.
Before assuming it’s a total loss, try reseating the drive or checking if it shows up in a different M.2/SATA slot. If it still doesn’t appear in BIOS, standard software won’t be able to ‘see’ it. At that stage, you’d need a professional lab with specialized hardware to bypass the controller. I know Stellar Data Recovery offers free consultations for these hardware cases, might be worth a shot to see if they can ping the drive before you call it quits