Linux to recover Data from Failed Hard Drive

[pentiumlover]

Hi ,

I have a laptop and few days back the OS crashed , I tried the Manufacture recovery option but the process failed with some I/O error in Hard Disk .
When I insert Ubuntu Live Dvd it fails with some I/O error . Is there any Linux Distribution which can boot of USB and then let me recover data of the Hard Disk (SMART Utility is indicating that only one partition has failed )

As a last option i am planning to take the hard disk out and use external casing to recover the data . would taking out Hard disk void Laptop warranty ?

[Prime_Coder]

There are so many linux distros that can boot from USB drives. You could search for it over the internet.

My favourite one is SystemRescueCd, but you can try other distros like TRK (Trinity Rescue Kit) , SLAX Live linux.

There is also one portable USB distro provided by AVG called ¨AVG Anti-Virus Rescue USB¨.
Hope this will help you.

[Garbage]

Basically, if you download UNetbootin, you will be able to burn any Linux's ISO to USB drive. Be it Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, any...

[Skud]

Which OS your laptop has right now?

[Prime_Coder]

+1 to UNetBootin!

You can use Universal-USB-Installer also, which is merely near to 800KB compared to 4.2 MB of UNetBootin!

[amirajdhawan]

Your hard disk might have crashed. Happened with me.

[pentiumlover]

thanks everyone ..

Using windows 7 Ultimate . Most probably hard disk has crashed . Anyhow laptop is under warranty , but would plugging out hard disk void warranty .