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mkx · 12-26-2007, 08:11 PM

This is the second time one of my harddrives fell and stopped booting. The first one won't even make a noise when plugged in and this recent one makes the noise and even shows up in computer management but with 0GB and can't open it. Anyone know how to fix this problem? It fell about a meter but was in an external harddrive case.

BlackIraqMan · 12-26-2007, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mkx

This is the second time one of my harddrives fell and stopped booting. The first one won't even make a noise when plugged in and this recent one makes the noise and even shows up in computer management but with 0GB and can't open it. Anyone know how to fix this problem? It fell about a meter but was in an external harddrive case.

how about taken it out side and dropping it on the sidewalk along with the other garbage and what not, anything in my house that doesn't boot go's outside with the chimp monks and that even go's for my wife

CyberHustler · 12-26-2007, 08:22 PM

Heh, my harddrive failed in my hp pavillion notebook a few days ago. I didn't even drop it or anything, it just died. Sucks too, I barely had the damn thing for 9 months. Bastards still haven't picked it up to repair it yet. Good thing I back everything up every 2 days or so on an external harddrive.

fuzzylogic · 12-26-2007, 08:24 PM

stop buying them. they are not built to withstand shock.

wait for the solidstates to arrive. you will save yourself a lot of grief.

ememex · 12-26-2007, 08:24 PM

The head or the actuator arm most likely broke upon impact. You can try running some recovery tools on the drive and see if anything picks up (which I highly doubt it will work at this point) or send the drive off to a repair lab if you have any important data on the drive. From the sound of it, the drive is trash.

Edit: if you have another drive of the same model laying around, you can try swapping the controllers. I've saved a few drives that way.

Spunky · 12-26-2007, 08:29 PM

There is a online service that will recover the data for you.you send them the broken drive and they put it on a dvd

mkx · 12-26-2007, 08:32 PM

ugh this sucks, its a 750gb harddrive, cost me over $300 a month ago and it fell by the weight of the power supply dangling

BlackIraqMan · 12-26-2007, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunky

There is a online service that will recover the data for you.you send them the broken drive and they put it on a dvd

if he was smart, he could do that himself and save the cash of shipping..

Vick! · 12-26-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mkx

This is the second time one of my harddrives fell and stopped booting. The first one won't even make a noise when plugged in and this recent one makes the noise and even shows up in computer management but with 0GB and can't open it. Anyone know how to fix this problem? It fell about a meter but was in an external harddrive case.

If you are a polio infected mofo and cannot handle shit with care .. start buying solid state hardrives..

american pervert · 12-26-2007, 08:44 PM

make it a slave and put it on a tower and drag the data off.

Socks · 12-26-2007, 08:46 PM

GatorB · 12-26-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mkx

ugh this sucks, its a 750gb harddrive, cost me over $300 a month ago and it fell by the weight of the power supply dangling

Um trying being more careful with a $300 piece of equipment

AdultB2B · 12-27-2007, 11:10 PM

There is a company in Novato, CA called Drivesavers. Supposed to be the best in the business (I got their name at the Apple store) and when I asked a couple of other people their name came up, even from competitors! All they could say bad about Drivesavers was that they are expensive. They weren't able to save my drive, but in that case at least you don't have to pay. And they'll pay to overnight your drive to them and back to you.

rowan · 12-28-2007, 01:46 AM

What brand is it? You may be able to download some proprietary diagnostic tools from the manufacturer website, although if it's connected via USB it may not have the full range of tests available (or even see it at all?)

If you're comfortable with fooling around with hardware you could remove the drive and temporarily install it internally so that it's connected directly to the motherboard controller.

While you've got the case open, consider installing the replacement internally.

[ScreaM] · 12-28-2007, 03:07 AM

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hahahahaha!

JamesK · 12-28-2007, 05:40 AM

get better casing next time

I dropped mine quite a few times now and it still works.

mkx · 12-28-2007, 06:12 AM

wow, i brought it back to the place i bought it and they gave me a new one on the spot, good thing i had everything on the drive encrypted, i wasn't expecting a new drive. I just hope truecrypt does its job incase they were to fix the drive.

rowan · 12-28-2007, 06:25 AM

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wow, i brought it back to the place i bought it and they gave me a new one on the spot, good thing i had everything on the drive encrypted, i wasn't expecting a new drive. I just hope truecrypt does its job incase they were to fix the drive.

Should have tried a low level format / zero all sectors first

12-26-2007, 08:11 PM	#1
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	Harddrive fell and won't boot now This is the second time one of my harddrives fell and stopped booting. The first one won't even make a noise when plugged in and this recent one makes the noise and even shows up in computer management but with 0GB and can't open it. Anyone know how to fix this problem? It fell about a meter but was in an external harddrive case.

12-26-2007, 08:24 PM	#5
ememex Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 14	The head or the actuator arm most likely broke upon impact. You can try running some recovery tools on the drive and see if anything picks up (which I highly doubt it will work at this point) or send the drive off to a repair lab if you have any important data on the drive. From the sound of it, the drive is trash. Edit: if you have another drive of the same model laying around, you can try swapping the controllers. I've saved a few drives that way. Last edited by ememex; 12-26-2007 at 08:26 PM..

12-26-2007, 08:29 PM	#6
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,939	There is a online service that will recover the data for you.you send them the broken drive and they put it on a dvd __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

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AdultB2B Adult Site Broker Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 1,403	There is a company in Novato, CA called Drivesavers. Supposed to be the best in the business (I got their name at the Apple store) and when I asked a couple of other people their name came up, even from competitors! All they could say bad about Drivesavers was that they are expensive. They weren't able to save my drive, but in that case at least you don't have to pay. And they'll pay to overnight your drive to them and back to you. __________________ Adult Site Broker - The Ethical Broker ASB Cash Adult Site Broker Talk

12-26-2007, 08:22 PM	#3
CyberHustler So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26,062	Heh, my harddrive failed in my hp pavillion notebook a few days ago. I didn't even drop it or anything, it just died. Sucks too, I barely had the damn thing for 9 months. Bastards still haven't picked it up to repair it yet. Good thing I back everything up every 2 days or so on an external harddrive.

12-26-2007, 08:24 PM	#4
fuzzylogic Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: buffalo, las vegas. icq: 285808879 Posts: 4,796	stop buying them. they are not built to withstand shock. wait for the solidstates to arrive. you will save yourself a lot of grief.

12-26-2007, 08:32 PM	#7
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	ugh this sucks, its a 750gb harddrive, cost me over $300 a month ago and it fell by the weight of the power supply dangling

12-26-2007, 08:46 PM	#11
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12-28-2007, 01:46 AM	#14
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	What brand is it? You may be able to download some proprietary diagnostic tools from the manufacturer website, although if it's connected via USB it may not have the full range of tests available (or even see it at all?) If you're comfortable with fooling around with hardware you could remove the drive and temporarily install it internally so that it's connected directly to the motherboard controller. While you've got the case open, consider installing the replacement internally.

12-28-2007, 05:40 AM	#16
JamesK hi Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 16,731	get better casing next time I dropped mine quite a few times now and it still works. __________________ M3Server - NATS Hosting

12-28-2007, 06:12 AM	#17
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	wow, i brought it back to the place i bought it and they gave me a new one on the spot, good thing i had everything on the drive encrypted, i wasn't expecting a new drive. I just hope truecrypt does its job incase they were to fix the drive.