Hello Joe" One more thought, go to google and search for "200 ways to revive your harddrive". You will get a pdf file with some worthwhile suggestions.
Homer --- "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The only option for complete hardware problems that > you can do is to > find a hard drive of the same model and swap the > disk controller boards. > The 60 GB model is no longer sold: try looking on > eBay. > There are also some Linux based utilities that can > access drives that > aren't being seen in the BIOS, you may want to try > one of those. > Have you tried swapping IDE cables? Does the drive > spin up? > Professional data recovery and drive repair services > are very > expensive, no matter where you go. > > --- In [email protected], "joe979xx" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I tried, but no go. I think it's toast. BTW, is > there a "cheap" place > > where I can send it to get the data? I think the > platters are clean, > > and the board is toast. > > > > Thanks for all your help and patience! > > Joe > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], "N. Thomas" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Try setting it to Cable Select (Default) and > attaching it alone on > > the > > > secondary channel. > > > To set to Cable Select: move the jumper to the > last position towards > > > the power connector. Only one jumper should be > installed. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "joe979xx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > No, it's a Western Dig 60GB for a desktop pc I > used in an > > enclosure. > > > > I took it out and tried setting it as a slave > on a few pc's and > > none > > > > see it at boot up, or can I access it on Disk > Management. The > > small > > > > board on the hdd is toast, I think... > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "N. > Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wr1ote: > > > > > > > > > > It may be that the external enclosure is > malfunctioning. > > > > > But this issue seems to be related to > hardware. > > > > > Laptop hard drive are very sensitive. It's > possible to burn > > out the > > > > > controller board if you install it > incorrectly. Always use care > > > > with them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "joe979xx" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > No it doesn't... > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, before it broke, when it was hooked > up to my ext hdd > > > > enclosure, > > > > > > I saw the enc's status light flashed > weirdly, then after that > > I > > > > > > couldn't get the info off the hdd. So > maybe the circuitry is > > > > messed > > > > > > up on the hdd? > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a place where I can send the hdd > that won't charge a > > > > > > fortune? Or is there something else I can > try? The platters > > are > > > > > > probaby clean, it's just... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "N. Thomas" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When directly connected, can you see the > drive in "Disk > > > > > > Management"? > > > > > > > Does it appear as formatted? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In > [email protected], "joe979xx" > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was doing a clean WIN XP install on > a friend's machine > > that > > > > > > had > > > > > > > > bugs and virus's. I backed up all his > data > > (doc's/photos/MANY > > > > > > iTunes) > > > > > > > > onto my Bytecc External HDD (it has a > WD 60GB HDD inside) > > and > > > > > > when I > > > > > > > > go to reload the info after I was > done, the PC (along > > with 2 > > > > > > others) > > > > > > > > will not load the usb driver. (there > yellow exclamation > > mark > > > > > > next to > > > > > > > > usb mass storage device) Though if I > replace the HDD with > > > > > > another, it > > > > > > > > works fine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((Also when I first loaded all the > files off the bug > > infested > > > > > > HDD, I > > > > > > > > hooked the USB HDD up to one of my > other machines just to > > > > double > > > > > > > > check--and it saw all the data. BUT > NOT NOW!)) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I even tried taking that hdd (it's > formated with NTFS and > > no > > > > OS) > > > > > > out > > > > > > > > of the enclosure and set it as slave > on my other machine, > > but > > > > it > > > > > > will > > > > > > > > not boot up with it!!! Though the > machine saw it for a > > moment- > > > > - > > > > > > though > > > > > > > > only 6mb's of the 60MB... BTW, the HDD > sounds fine--no > > > > grinding > > > > > > or... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there any way I could hook it up > or.... to get the > > info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What a time to have such a problem. > How could this happen > > > > now? > > > > > > Ugh! > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
