Comments on: Any techheads out there? Need dead hard drive help, quick! http://bashinginminds.com/2009/08/21/any-techheads-out-there-need-dead-hard-drive-help-quick/ Geekstuff, for the discriminating geek Fri, 11 May 2012 17:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=329 By: Rob http://bashinginminds.com/2009/08/21/any-techheads-out-there-need-dead-hard-drive-help-quick/comment-page-1/#comment-5862 Rob Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:28:53 +0000 http://bashinginminds.com/?p=4024#comment-5862 First I would get either the correct power supply or a new external case for it or install it as a slave in a desktop system. If any of these help stop the clicking, get all the files off of it and on to a new HD. If your having problems accessing the drive with your current OS, try a Ubuntu Live CD to access the drive and move the files. This has worked for me when the drive was still accessible, but I couldn't see it under my current OS. Clicking is usually the sign that the drive is dying, not a good sound. Good Luck! First I would get either the correct power supply or a new external case for it or install it as a slave in a desktop system.

If any of these help stop the clicking, get all the files off of it and on to a new HD.

If your having problems accessing the drive with your current OS, try a Ubuntu Live CD to access the drive and move the files. This has worked for me when the drive was still accessible, but I couldn't see it under my current OS.

Clicking is usually the sign that the drive is dying, not a good sound.

Good Luck!

]]> By: Maria http://bashinginminds.com/2009/08/21/any-techheads-out-there-need-dead-hard-drive-help-quick/comment-page-1/#comment-5861 Maria Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:12:42 +0000 http://bashinginminds.com/?p=4024#comment-5861 The worst thing of all is the ticking noise. This means that it tries to read the bootsector but it can't. I had the same thing with a Seagate and a Westerndigital. One was the back up of the other. IN THE SAME WEEK. Most probably there are companies that might try to save your data but it costs a fortune. Mine could not be saved. Still they can check your disk for free. Most of them do. Try it, but the worst thing is that little freaking ticking noise. Means it can't read the surface. Maybe a scratch or something. The worst thing of all is the ticking noise. This means that it tries to read the bootsector but it can't. I had the same thing with a Seagate and a Westerndigital. One was the back up of the other. IN THE SAME WEEK. Most probably there are companies that might try to save your data but it costs a fortune. Mine could not be saved. Still they can check your disk for free. Most of them do. Try it, but the worst thing is that little freaking ticking noise. Means it can't read the surface. Maybe a scratch or something.

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