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Thread ID: 140443	2015-10-13 04:31:00	External hd died....	beetle (243)	Press F1

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1409763	2015-10-13 04:31:00	Ok I had a lovely external hard drive.....with all my photos on it and work stuff................ was working fine about a week ago.......... I use it most weeks to back up my work stuff and add valuable photos at times just in case. Most of it is on other machines.......... but this was all collated and in one spot, with some extra stuff on it. no lights go when plugged in and pcs dont see it. Remind me please is it possible to rescue any of it? I think we did that last time of a WD one. 2 PCs worth of bits, and multiple phone and camera photos.... probably got everything already on it, but may mean hours of traisping through masses of folders. and what to replace this Ex HD with now? its 1TB size I think. beetle :)	beetle (243)
1409764	2015-10-13 05:05:00	What is the make & model? Is it USB or externally powered?	Driftwood (5551)
1409765	2015-10-13 05:18:00	Often with those External Drives, its actually the Circuit board inside the Case that fails. The actual HDD with all the Data can be perfectly fine. Depending on how the External HDD is constructed, you can simply disassemble it, and unplug the HDD from the Circuit board and you have a perfectly fine SATA HDD, throw it into another empty case and away you go. Other times the actual Circuit Board for the External HDD is all part of the HDD, this is more difficult as it wont have SATA connections	wainuitech (129)
1409766	2015-10-13 05:24:00	If you can eliminate that the cable isnt the problem, you could break off the case (can sometimes be removed safely so you can put it back together), push the adapter in firmly and test again. If that does not work, put it in the computer and see if it gets detected. Usually best to run it in a Live environment with hard drive tools, incase it needs repairs or recovery. Failing that, it maybe time to get a hard drive specialist to recover it. Cheers, KK	Kame (312)
1409767	2015-10-13 06:50:00	Probably the case\circuitry\USB socket, power supply or cable (if USB powered) is bad. If the HDD was bad but the case was OK you would likely still get the power light coming on.	Agent_24 (57)
1409768	2015-10-13 07:45:00	Often with those External Drives, its actually the Circuit board inside the Case that fails. The actual HDD with all the Data can be perfectly fine. Depending on how the External HDD is constructed, you can simply disassemble it, and unplug the HDD from the Circuit board and you have a perfectly fine SATA HDD, throw it into another empty case and away you go. Other times the actual Circuit Board for the External HDD is all part of the HDD, this is more difficult as it wont have SATA connections @beetle - That's what happened to one of my WD ext drives. The disk itself was perfectly alright after extracting it from the case. Hopefully this may turn out to be the case with you.	linw (53)
1409769	2015-10-13 07:54:00	Ok sorry for the lack of replies . . . . . . . been at night class . . . . . Its an Adata 1tb usb driven external HD . I carry it with me every day . . . . . . . . . . to work and back . in my back pack . its one of those with the rubber edges . . . I found a link to it, via google . . . . . . com/review/25364/a-quick-look-at-adata-dashdrive-durable-hd710-waterproof-hard-drive" target="_blank">techreport . com	beetle (243)
1409770	2015-10-13 08:03:00	Did you try another cable?	Agent_24 (57)
1409771	2015-10-13 08:05:00	I dont have another cable that has the same fitting...... i have lots of usb.... but this cable has a different fitting on the end..... so im kinda stuck, I tried different pc's, but came unstuck on the cable idea. the link shows a picture of the cable which is wrapped around the drive, with a dent like bit in it......... I have no others like that.	beetle (243)
1409772	2015-10-13 08:13:00	It's a USB 3 cable with Micro USB3-B plug. Different to USB 2 because of the higher speed and extra power capability. You can get new ones in most shops. I would try that first, as the cable may have broken. You could also inspect the socket on the drive enclosure for broken or bent pins, that would also do it.	Agent_24 (57)
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