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EXTERNAL HDD NOT RECOGNIZING.
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epilogue
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_ 		23. February 2008 @ 21:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When I went to plug in my external harddrive today ( comstar 320 gb )
it said something about a power surge, and now it won't recognize at all.

is there any way to fix this, or to get the data off the external?
there are pieces of information in that external that i need.

Any help is appreciated.

cheers.
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_ 		24. February 2008 @ 16:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
moved to correct forum. have you tried the drive in another pc to see if can be read or not? have you tried all your usb ports?
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epilogue
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_ 		24. February 2008 @ 17:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i have =(

is there any possible way you can think of to retrieve the data?
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Corsair Dominator DDR2-8500 (2x2)
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Samsung 2493HM
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Cyber Snipa Stinger Mouse (3200 DPI)
Logitech Z-4 Speakers

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ddp
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_ 		24. February 2008 @ 17:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
take the drive out of the enclosure if not under warranty & connect internally in the pc as a slave.
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epilogue
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_ 		24. February 2008 @ 18:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry, i'm not very good with this kind of stuff...

would you mind explaining how i would connect it internally?
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Gigabyte X48-DS4
Western Digital Velociraptor
Corsair Dominator DDR2-8500 (2x2)
Tuniq Tower 120
Visiontek 4870 X2
Samsung 2493HM
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Cyber Snipa Stinger Mouse (3200 DPI)
Logitech Z-4 Speakers

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_ 		24. February 2008 @ 23:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
closed due to multi-posting
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