[bcab] Re: External Hard Drive Failure, Anyone Shed Some Light?

Hi Matt I would definitely bypass the caddy if I were you, and try connecting 
the drive directly via 
an IDE or SATA socket, depending which type it is.  I have rescued the internal 
drive from USB 
caddies twice before in this way.

I'm also going to send you an ebook offlist which I found very helpful called 
"200 ways to revive 
your hard drive" in case it is the drive itself which is faulty.  It contains a 
number of useful 
tips.

Maybe you have sorted this by now, but either way, Good Luck!

Leon Gilbert
Leon Gilbert
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Access to blindness & visual impairment in the online media, since 2002.
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From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:45 AM
Subject: [bcab] Re: External Hard Drive Failure, Anyone Shed Some Light?


There are a variety of companies around who will recover data at a cost!
I used one some years ago in Epsom called 'on track' - others may also have
ideas.

I know that it is possible to take a drive apart and interrogate each
cylinder, but not a job for the novice.

David W Wood

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-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Horspool
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:45 PM
To: blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; blind-computing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] External Hard Drive Failure, Anyone Shed Some Light?

Hi All,

Until about three hours ago, I had a perfectly functional Western Digital
500 GB external hard drive connected to this laptop.  However, as I was
unplugging another device from the wall, I accidentally pulled the hard
drive off the desk by the plug.  It subsequently landed on its side on the
carpeted floor and the power lead was removed in the process.  When I
replace the drive on the desk and reconnected the power lead, the drive
powered on, made three whirring noises and powered straight back down again.

Furthermore, whilst Windows recognised the drive as a drive, it did not map
it to a letter and "Safely Remove Hardware" failed.

I have already spoken to a couple of friends of mine about this issue, one
of whom suggested that it was a problem with the caddy and the other
suggested that it could be a problem with one of the drive heads being
unable to move correctly.  My Dad and I disassembled the caddy and did not
notice any immediately obvious faults or loose connections, so I'm
increasingly of the suspicion that one of the heads is locked.

Does anyone have any idea what can be done from here?  Additionally, what is

the likelihood that my data is irrecoverable?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed any light on this one,
Matthew


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