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27. June 2008 @ 07:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi :(! Ok, i have a Western Digital 60GB external harddrive, and yesturday i accidentaly dropped it on my kitchen floor (which isnt soft), but after connecting and reconnecting it to numerous USB ports, all that happens now, is it rumbles and gives out a few clicking noises, for a few minutes, then stops completley? when its hooked to a usb, it shows up in the toolbar as a mass storage device, but i cant access it or anything, because it doesnt show up in my computer, or anywhere?? Can it still be fixed some way? Thanx!

My psp life: TA-079-fw1.5 -> fw2.0 -> fw2.60 -> fw 2.71 -> fw2.80 -> fw3.00 -> fw3.03 -> fw3.11 -> fw3.50 -> fw1.5 -> 3.40OE-A ->fw1.5 -> 3.03OE-C [to try out the gta cheat device] :)(got bored) -> fw1.5 ->3.40OE-A -> cfw3.52M33-4 -> cfw3.71M33-2(got unstable) -> fw1.50 -> cfw3.40oe-a -> 3.52-M33-3 -> 3.80-M33 -> 3.90-M33
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27. June 2008 @ 15:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
only sent back for replacement really, your data's almost certainly lost.



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29. June 2008 @ 06:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Dang! oh well, thanks for the respons!

My psp life: TA-079-fw1.5 -> fw2.0 -> fw2.60 -> fw 2.71 -> fw2.80 -> fw3.00 -> fw3.03 -> fw3.11 -> fw3.50 -> fw1.5 -> 3.40OE-A ->fw1.5 -> 3.03OE-C [to try out the gta cheat device] :)(got bored) -> fw1.5 ->3.40OE-A -> cfw3.52M33-4 -> cfw3.71M33-2(got unstable) -> fw1.50 -> cfw3.40oe-a -> 3.52-M33-3 -> 3.80-M33 -> 3.90-M33
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1. July 2008 @ 06:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If the HD id damaged beyond repair there may still be a chance to recover the data.
Contact the HD MFG and ask them if they can do it.
They dissamble it and scan the individual platters .
May cost you though.
I may be wrong but if the data is worth anything to ya I would ask the HD MFG.

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1. July 2008 @ 10:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have heard of places that can recover the data off it, but yeah, it'll set me back a few hundred quid (£) :(:(:(

My psp life: TA-079-fw1.5 -> fw2.0 -> fw2.60 -> fw 2.71 -> fw2.80 -> fw3.00 -> fw3.03 -> fw3.11 -> fw3.50 -> fw1.5 -> 3.40OE-A ->fw1.5 -> 3.03OE-C [to try out the gta cheat device] :)(got bored) -> fw1.5 ->3.40OE-A -> cfw3.52M33-4 -> cfw3.71M33-2(got unstable) -> fw1.50 -> cfw3.40oe-a -> 3.52-M33-3 -> 3.80-M33 -> 3.90-M33
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1. July 2008 @ 14:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, that's typically what data recovery sets you back in this country - not cheap!



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3. July 2008 @ 12:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yep... aload of ---- if u ask me!!!

My psp life: TA-079-fw1.5 -> fw2.0 -> fw2.60 -> fw 2.71 -> fw2.80 -> fw3.00 -> fw3.03 -> fw3.11 -> fw3.50 -> fw1.5 -> 3.40OE-A ->fw1.5 -> 3.03OE-C [to try out the gta cheat device] :)(got bored) -> fw1.5 ->3.40OE-A -> cfw3.52M33-4 -> cfw3.71M33-2(got unstable) -> fw1.50 -> cfw3.40oe-a -> 3.52-M33-3 -> 3.80-M33 -> 3.90-M33
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