If it were internally damaged during the fall, I really doubt that there is anything you can do to repair the drive. There are companies that specialize in recovering data from damaged drives but I understand that they are extremely expensive. You might want to contact one of these companies to see if the value of the data is worth the cost of recovery. I wouldn't open up the drive until you figure that you have nothing to lose.
Sorry I couldn't be more positive. Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Horspool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:52 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Failure,Anyone Shed Some Light? > Hi All, > > Until about three hours ago, I had a perfectly functional Western Digital > 500 GB external hard drive connected to this laptop. However, as I was > unplugging another device from the wall, I accidentally pulled the hard > drive off the desk by the plug. It subsequently landed on its side on the > carpeted floor and the power lead was removed in the process. When I > replace the drive on the desk and reconnected the power lead, the drive > powered on, made three whirring noises and powered straight back down > again. > Furthermore, whilst Windows recognised the drive as a drive, it did not > map > it to a letter and "Safely Remove Hardware" failed. > > I have already spoken to a couple of friends of mine about this issue, one > of whom suggested that it was a problem with the caddy and the other > suggested that it could be a problem with one of the drive heads being > unable to move correctly. My Dad and I disassembled the caddy and did not > notice any immediately obvious faults or loose connections, so I'm > increasingly of the suspicion that one of the heads is locked. > > Does anyone have any idea what can be done from here? Additionally, what > is > the likelihood that my data is irrecoverable? > > Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed any light on this one, > Matthew > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1457 - Release Date: > 5/20/2008 4:45 PM > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
