Quoting david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I've had a back-up hard drive fail today (just the backup drive, not the
original)
Worse still, my son's hard drive failed and then his back-up drive also
failed, so he is in deep doo-doo.
Fail = clicking noises, won't mount or mounts then won't read/write,
etc.
Whilst not an answer to your question, if you're fairly sure the drive
is terminal it might be time to try a bit of percussive maintenance. I
remember having similar problems with a drive many years ago and a
sharp smack off the side of the desk did actually fix it. Whether the
drive heads were stuck or what I don't know, but it was supremely
satisfying nonetheless...
File that under the "Please don't try this at home" category ;-)
Craig
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