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| Thread ID: 124070 | 2012-04-03 23:56:00 | Hard Drive Failure | DeSade (984) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1268282 | 2012-04-04 08:23:00 | So does the BIOS see it then? Try another SATA cable / port? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1268283 | 2012-04-04 08:26:00 | There may well be a fix if it's a firmware issue with yours too but you would probably need to do some research, I haven't read anything specific about the 32000542AS drives, but I haven't exactly needed to look either. Hopefully someone here will know but otherwise perhaps try some 'specialist' HDD forums etc. Otherwise, it may just be a standard case of 'normal' drive failure and there is no easy\cheap fix. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1268284 | 2012-04-04 09:05:00 | Its external currently, I will plug it directly into the motherboard over the weekend when I have more time. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 1268285 | 2012-04-04 09:18:00 | Umm is this the only hdd on this computer? Or is it plugged into an external case (connected to another computer)? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1268286 | 2012-04-04 09:23:00 | My computer angel lady a few years ago got my HDD to run by taking it out dropping it onto my concrete path put it back in, it spun up long enough to save some docs I hadnt backed up to a cd. Charged me $50 bucks. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1268287 | 2012-04-04 11:16:00 | Its a external drive that has always been used in a dock Speedy. But its not responding in the dock or on my own external setup. Next step is to connected it straight to sata rather than USB. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1268288 | 2012-04-04 11:50:00 | My computer angel lady a few years ago got my HDD to run by taking it out dropping it onto my concrete path put it back in, it spun up long enough to save some docs I hadnt backed up to a cd. Charged me $50 bucks. Not a method I would really recommend! Might cure 'stiction' (although I find you should only need a light tap on the side of the drive anyway) but in most cases it would likely just trash the whole thing. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1268289 | 2012-04-04 16:21:00 | Its external currently, I will plug it directly into the motherboard over the weekend when I have more time. Good idea. :thumbs: I had a Seagate external drive with similar symptons and it was the power supply causing me grief. I don’t think the power supply could provide enough current, although it could provide enough to make you think it was ok. Anyway, I overcame the problem by wiring it into the computer power supply. ;) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1268290 | 2012-04-05 01:17:00 | My computer angel lady a few years ago got my HDD to run by taking it out dropping it onto my concrete path put it back in, it spun up long enough to save some docs I hadnt backed up to a cd. Charged me $50 bucks. Ive seen this work a few times as well. Ive never been brave enough to try HD's are rated for ~300+ Gs when off so is relatively safe, use as a last resort though. Can also wrap it up & stick it in the freezer for 1/2 a day. That sometimes works, usually not though Expect to data recovery to cost $500 - $1500 if sending it to a specialist. Local PC repair shops will only just run some software across it & that wont work if it cant be detected in the bios |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1268291 | 2012-04-05 02:44:00 | Ive seen this work a few times as well. Ive never been brave enough to try HD's are rated for ~300+ Gs when off so is relatively safe, use as a last resort though. I'd be more worried about the hard concrete smashing components off the PCB or doing other damage, denting\cracking the case etc. Tapping it with your fingers or a rubber mallet or something similar would make more sense. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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