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Author:  Seric=GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:11 pm ]
Post subject:  External HDD
Dropped my external HDD the other day, and now it wont pick it up when I connect it to the usb ports.

On startup it makes a noise which sounds like the heads are scanning back and forth, but I'm not sure that the actual hard drive is spinning :?

After this I get the "du-dung!" noise which means windows has found a usb device, but I cant see anything under my computer, but when I turned it of I get the noise for "usb thing disconnected"

If its completely b0rked I'm screwed, cant sent it to repair even if it is still under warrenty if you know what I mean.

Any ideas welcome.

Thanks

Seric
Author:  Johns [ Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: External HDD
Try it in a diffrent computer.. thats the only thing i can think of. :S

maybe find drivers manually for it insted of letting 'doze doing it
Author:  Stealth [ Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:26 pm ]
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Mate of mine had stuff on it e.g. music when his borked he sent it and got one double the size, i think you'l be safe.
Author:  happyslappy [ Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:32 pm ]
Post subject:  HD
unscrew it and its a normal ide drive - stry in install it and see what happens
if its still doing it hit it with a hammer to unpark the heads
Author:  FoRcEFiRe [ Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:58 pm ]
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lol dammit i wish i had saved the convo on msn at 4am last night

Seric: err my external hdd.....ok.....hmmmmm........bugger

Me: whats up?

Seric: errr....its making grinding noises......ok its stopped

However he didnt tell me he had dropped it, now i understand why its buggered lol.

Do what slaps says mate, although maybe not the hammer one unless its a last resort! :P
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