>> ... They said they found a fault in the switchover circuitry, but
>> obviously that didn't correct
>> this problem.
>>
>> I'm paying $500 to have my files recovered...don't want to do that
>> again!
>
> Ouch. I've had my 2.5" drive out before. I assume one could use a
> 2.5" ATA connector cable and access the drive with Mac Disk Utility
> and/or Disk Warrior.
The drive in the 744 is accessible to utilities while connected by
FireWire. I tried Disk Warrior and a couple of other recovery
utilities. I made a clone of the damaged disk, too. Unfortunately I
ran SD's repair utility right after the crash, which seems to have
made the damaged files (four mono channel files of one take) more
unreadable. I should have just left it alone but I wanted to record
more.
I was using mono files because they were easier to load into Pro
Tools. Now I've changed to using 4-channel poly files, figuring if
there's damage a single file would be easier to recover than four
files that would need to be synchronized.
> I've never observe my 744T revert back to the lead acid powering
> after switch-over. Sounds like there could be a hardware difference
> in my 744T and yours. Mine's a very early unit. I wonder if SD's
> "fault"/explanation is consistent with the difference in performance
> we are experiencing?
I'm glad it works for you! I was really hoping the added load would
fix it.
> You could also try your car battery and see if it makes any
> difference. Seems like its narrowing down to 744T hardware-- which
> would be something they need to address. Rob D.
Not keen on running down my car battery...
-Dan Dugan
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