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EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FAILURE

  • 27-09-2009 1:23pm
    #1
    daveob007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭


    Hi,need some help with the following.
    I hav a western digital 500gb hard drive which has just failed,,it powers up fine but pc cannot read the drive,it wont even register as a portable device.
    Just wondering if the data can be retrieved from it and put onto another hard drive.
    living in the limerick area. is there anyone who does this kind of thing???
    many thanks.


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  • #2
    francosp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭francosp


    daveob007 wrote: »
    Hi,need some help with the following.
    I hav a western digital 500gb hard drive which has just failed,,it powers up fine but pc cannot read the drive,it wont even register as a portable device.
    Just wondering if the data can be retrieved from it and put onto another hard drive.
    living in the limerick area. is there anyone who does this kind of thing???
    many thanks.

    Hit start button, right click my computer and go to manage.

    In the window that opens up go to disk management and see if you can see the drive ! Post back what info you can see regarding the external drive.


  • #3
    daveob007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭daveob007


    francosp wrote: »
    Hit start button, right click my computer and go to manage.

    In the window that opens up go to disk management and see if you can see the drive ! Post back what info you can see regarding the external drive.
    tried that and nothing shows up
    whan i plug in the hd to the usb the pc makes that ding dong sound it does when external device is detected and again when i plug it out.
    light on hd flashes as normal then stays on.
    thanks


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