Thanks, I did check the cords and connections. I also tried it on my old laptop with no luck. I called tech support and they had me look for it under the device manager. All to no avail. The tech support guy said that if it did not show up under the device manager that it was dead. The only cord I can't check is the one that runs from the drive to the USB port since I don't have another like it.
I love the idea of two external drives. I do have two but the old one only holds 150 gb and the one that died was 500 gb. I started moving files to the external because my laptop memory is getting very close to full. I do back up the really important files that are irreplaceable to flash drives and carry them with me in my purse at all times so I am really anal about backups. I just can't really afford to purchase another external drive just yet. Hopefully, the dead one will be replaced by the company. A few months ago I did some DVD backups and sent them home with a friend since fire or theft would wipe out all backups with the computer I am sure. I can't imagine a thief not taking the external drives as well as the laptop. Sherrie Gosling ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Mccurley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] What To Do When Your Hard Drive Crashes I hate this for you; it seems to me, if the drive is still spinning that it is, in fact, a computer issue or a connection issue in that the computer doesn't see the drive. You might try another USB port or you could check your cable; it just doesn't sound like the drive is dead. Don't give up yet. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Silly Goose" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] What To Do When Your Hard Drive Crashes >I just happen to have a recently dead external hard drive and gave this a > try this morning. The problem with my external drive was that the > computer > would not recognize it even though it was getting power and "spinning" > inside the case. I am planning to return the hard drive since it is only > 8 > months old but all the books and backups stored on it will be gone for > good. > So I put it in the freezer for 4 hours and then plugged it in and > connected > it to the computer. It was sluggish about starting to "spin" but it did > get > revved up and made the normal noise. But it still was not detectable by > the > computer. > It is not a computer problem since my old external hard drive is > functioning > well on the same computer. The old one is only 150 gb however, which is > barely enough to back up the laptop. > I will say I am frustrated with the Sea Gate one that died. I purchased it > on Black Friday and used it not only to back up but to hold the only > copies > I had of many other files. > now they are gone. I guess I need an external drive to back up the > external > drive. > So, anyway, the freezer thing was a waste of time. I am letting the hard > drive spin for a few hours since taking it out of the freezer caused > condensation on the outside and the inside as well I presume. > Hope this helps, > Sherrie Gosling > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> > To: "Blind-Computing" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:30 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] What To Do When Your Hard Drive Crashes > > > Hey Guys, > > I received this message from a group list that I am a part of, and I > wanted > some of you to read it > and see if this really works or not. I don't know what good it would do > to > do what she said she > did, but maybe some of you can shed a little light on the subject. Here > is > the message: > > I'm sorry I haven't been able to post anything to this list for a few > days, > but I had a major crash > of an external drive, which had all of my music collection on it, and I've > been working feverishly > to try and recover what I can from that drive the past few days. > Fortunately, I was able to recover > a lot, but the drive, itself, is shot. I wanted to share a tip with you > all > that helped me save > most of my music collection that was on that drive. We put my damaged > drive > in the freezer for a > couple of hours and then immediately took it out and hooked it up and > within > minutes I was able to > copy things from it onto a safer drive. I ended up having to place my > drive > in the freezer a couple > of times, just to be able to copy the data from it, but it did work, so if > you ever have a hard > drive or external drive crash, and you would like to try and get the data > from that drive, try > putting the drive in the freezer for a few hours and then immediately put > it > back into your computer > or hook it up to your computer, and try and get off what you can, before > it > totally goes. I have to > admit that when we first learned of this technique, we were really > skeptical, but this time it did > work for me. My husband works on computers and he learned this trick as > part of his tech training. > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype > Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
