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kokokiki · 2008-01-16, 06:36

i have a hard disk and it was connected to the computer then it fell and i tried connecting it again several times but the drives wont show on my computer

is it over or could it be fixed becuse i had important stuff on it and when i connect it to the computer i makes a wierd sound of clicking ????will it work again

Thingle · 2008-01-16, 07:21

nice. it's time to get a new HDD.

problemedchild · 2008-01-16, 07:34

Try the freezer trick, if not, you're screwed.

Or..... you can ask Segate or another recovery computer to recover the files. It'll most likely cost somewhere around 1k USD though.......

kokokiki · 2008-01-16, 07:57

what is the freezer trick ????
oh will i guess i am screwed and i just have to keep stuff i never watch online i like to download
so every thing is on that hard today was going well so something had to happen to skrew it up

Jinto · 2008-01-16, 12:49

If you have a spare hdd of the same model you can try to exchange the circuit board. It could be possible that the platters and actuator-arms inside are still working. But first you can check, if something broke of from the circuit board of the hdd (or maybe a cable to the stuff inside is loose).

Eviltape · 2008-01-16, 19:49

Does it click upon startup/usage? If so, then buy a new one. I just had an EIDE fail on me last week.

hobbes_fan · 2008-01-16, 20:19

Ah the click of death.

Ok the freezer trick (sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't)

get an antistatic bag
place HDD in antistatic bag
seal the bag as airtight as possible
place in freezer over night
install HDD again (be quick)
remove and copy all files to another HDD

If it works you have maybe 1/2 an hour to recover data.

http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/200...over-data.html

problemedchild · 2008-01-17, 08:02

The freezer trick only works for some. When I froze my clicking harddrive..... I just ended up with a really really cold HDD. I could barely hold it for three seconds because it was so cold.

Good luck with it though, sucks to lose a hard drive.

kokokiki · 2008-01-18, 04:43

i tryed the old freezer trick but i failed maybe becuse it is a usb hardware and it has no windows
its like a flash memory it ads 4 drives to my computer oh and its still making that ticking sound

does that mean it will never be fixed?

hobbes_fan · 2008-01-18, 06:51

Dead. end of story nless you want to take it to a professional recovery centre and have a bit $ to throw around.

2008-01-16, 06:36	Link #1
kokokiki Member Join Date: Jan 2008	my hard ware fell i have a hard disk and it was connected to the computer then it fell and i tried connecting it again several times but the drives wont show on my computer is it over or could it be fixed becuse i had important stuff on it and when i connect it to the computer i makes a wierd sound of clicking ????will it work again

2008-01-16, 07:34	Link #3
problemedchild ô_ô Join Date: Nov 2003	Try the freezer trick, if not, you're screwed. Or..... you can ask Segate or another recovery computer to recover the files. It'll most likely cost somewhere around 1k USD though....... Last edited by problemedchild; 2008-01-16 at 07:45.

2008-01-16, 12:49	Link #5
Jinto Asuki-tan Kairin ↓ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fürth (GER) Age: 37	If you have a spare hdd of the same model you can try to exchange the circuit board. It could be possible that the platters and actuator-arms inside are still working. But first you can check, if something broke of from the circuit board of the hdd (or maybe a cable to the stuff inside is loose). __________________ Folding@Home, Team Animesuki

2008-01-16, 20:19	Link #7
hobbes_fan You could say..... Join Date: Apr 2007	Ah the click of death. Ok the freezer trick (sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't) get an antistatic bag place HDD in antistatic bag seal the bag as airtight as possible place in freezer over night install HDD again (be quick) remove and copy all files to another HDD If it works you have maybe 1/2 an hour to recover data. http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/200...over-data.html __________________ *Before you ask "How do I convert fansubs to...." see the following* MP4 - http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=47693 Convert AVI/MKV/MP4 to DVD http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=26308

2008-01-18, 06:51	Link #10
hobbes_fan You could say..... Join Date: Apr 2007	Dead. end of story nless you want to take it to a professional recovery centre and have a bit $ to throw around. __________________ *Before you ask "How do I convert fansubs to...." see the following* MP4 - http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=47693 Convert AVI/MKV/MP4 to DVD http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=26308

2008-01-16, 07:21	Link #2
Thingle Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Imperial Manila, Philippines	nice. it's time to get a new HDD.

2008-01-16, 07:57	Link #4
kokokiki Member Join Date: Jan 2008	what is the freezer trick ???? oh will i guess i am screwed and i just have to keep stuff i never watch online i like to download so every thing is on that hard today was going well so something had to happen to skrew it up

2008-01-16, 19:49	Link #6
Eviltape Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA	Does it click upon startup/usage? If so, then buy a new one. I just had an EIDE fail on me last week.

2008-01-17, 08:02	Link #8
problemedchild ô_ô Join Date: Nov 2003	The freezer trick only works for some. When I froze my clicking harddrive..... I just ended up with a really really cold HDD. I could barely hold it for three seconds because it was so cold. Good luck with it though, sucks to lose a hard drive.

2008-01-18, 04:43	Link #9
kokokiki Member Join Date: Jan 2008	i tryed the old freezer trick but i failed maybe becuse it is a usb hardware and it has no windows its like a flash memory it ads 4 drives to my computer oh and its still making that ticking sound does that mean it will never be fixed?