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Dropped WD external Drive.
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 02:02 |
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I recently dropped my 500gb WD external HD like about 2ft. I plug it to comp. It would spin. Later I tried it again, it works.However I think some files are damaged or gone cuz I cant opened a rar file on it. It would say cant find the rar. I cant backup my stuff cuz i only got 30gb left on my comp. hard drive. I have about 250gb on the 500gb hd. Is there any programs to fix the hard drive or anything. Any recommendations?
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20. March 2008 @ 10:39 |
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same problem here i dropped mine (same as yours but only 250gb) just now but mine ent workin again yet i dropped mine around 2-3 feet this is serious it has every song every video every program every game every emulator EVERYTHING i need on it :( any suggestions of a fix would be great its really needed.
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20. March 2008 @ 11:15 |
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First off, Wow, how did you manage to drop it that distance.
@ Spartian28. If it still works, I would suggest immediatly getting an other drive and backing up all the data on that. As for restoring, try utilities such as FreeRestore (i think thats what its called)
@ Gdot73. Does your drive spin up or not?
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20. March 2008 @ 11:18 |
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i managed to drop it coz is on a table next to my pc and as i walked past it i caught a wire that was dangling ill never make that mistake again. and it seems to be trying to spin and making a clicking noise i can make a video of it if you need. thanks
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20. March 2008 @ 11:20 |
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Originally posted by Gdot73:
i managed to drop it coz is on a table next to my pc and as i walked past it i caught a wire that was dangling ill never make that mistake again. and it seems to be trying to spin and making a clicking noise i can make a video of it if you need. thanks
A video would help, a sound recording also works.
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20. March 2008 @ 11:30 |
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20. March 2008 @ 11:51 |
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Originally posted by Gdot73:
heres a video i jus made u can hear exactly whats happening http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTBBMf14m4
or http://www.dailymotion.com/Sterling2k7/video/8030793
Unfortunatly it looks like your drive is actually dead. You could try to take it out of the enclosure and pop it into a computer and see if it does anything as this could also be a power issue or you can take professional data recovery help. Sometimes dropping it again on carpet on the side from about 1 foot helps unjam the head but I would try that as a last resort.
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20. March 2008 @ 11:55 |
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:( i hope i can recover everything theres no screws to take it out of its enclosure theres a little hole at the back with a padlock sign on it there could be a key needed to open it? any other suggestions or suggestions on opening the casing are appreciated
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20. March 2008 @ 12:00 |
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:11 |
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How Can I Partition my drive in half with that software. I dont know any of this stuff.
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20. March 2008 @ 17:13 |
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You gotta use Norton partition magic which costs $$, If your on Vista you can use Vista's built in partitioning or my favorite, a Linux Boot CD called Gparted Live. All of these allow you to partition without losing data.
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:16 |
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Whats a free program, Im on Xp.
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20. March 2008 @ 17:19 |
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G parted Live boot CD.
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:20 |
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will it work with xp, is there any tutorial or any website that can help me?
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20. March 2008 @ 17:26 |
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:28 |
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Will it work with windows Xp or linux?
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20. March 2008 @ 17:31 |
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Originally posted by core2kid:
G parted Live boot CD.
Originally posted by core2kid:
a Linux Boot CD called Gparted Live.
Like I said a couple times before, it is a boot CD. You will need to boot your computer with the CD. Follow the tutorial.
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:37 |
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Can i use imgburn to burn the iso on a cd. How do i get it to boot cd when i restart. Will i still be able to look at the guide when i do it?
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20. March 2008 @ 17:39 |
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You will either have to memorize the guide or print it out. As for burning it, Imgburn will work. As for booting from CD, what computer do you have? I could help you out more if I knew the model.
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:40 |
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20. March 2008 @ 17:43 |
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Go into the BIOS and change the boot config to CD first. Before that, keep the CD in your drive and turn on the computer, it may auto load the CD.
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Spartan28
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20. March 2008 @ 17:45 |
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I leave my external on right?
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20. March 2008 @ 17:52 |
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Yes.
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20. March 2008 @ 18:24 |
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20. March 2008 @ 19:09 |
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You should be able to plug it in normally and hopefully it wont click and it you would be able to read the data.
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