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22nd September 2013, 20:29 | #1 |
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Help with trashed Seagate 1TB drive, pls? TIA!
Well, hell, I'm one of the ones that usually gives advice on backup and recovery...
I have 3 external 1TB Seagate drives, 2 FreeAgents and a GoFlex, drives F:, G: and H:, all redundant copies of each other, so I haven't lost anything... YET! Yes, I keep 3 onsite copies of my stuff, and 1 offsite. Took a power hit the other day, and now all the G: (one of the FreeAgent drives) does is click. and click. and click, trying to read *something!* *anything!*. Tried several shutdowns and cable swaps, nada. Properties show 0 bytes used and 0 bytes available. Attempts to access the drive result in your friendly Win pop-up "Insert disk in drive G:" Not critical, I have copies of my data, but I'd really like to get this drive back, and I fear it's out of warranty. Any help? Should I light black candles at midnight? Take it apart and scrub off the bad sectors with steel wool? Should I take out my frustrations by kicking it down the street with my Doc Martens until it disintegrates? The click-click-click thing tells me it's got power, but makes me think maybe there was a head crash? Arrrgh. I'd really like to get the brick up and spinning, any help would be appreciated. Thank you! |
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22nd September 2013, 21:25 | #2 |
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Sorry for your drive gmcbee: wish I could help. Glad to hear that at least your data was sensibly backed up.
For the future, and for the benefit of all others, I recommend investing in a : these aren't expensive and defend your hardware against unexpected voltage spikes.
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22nd September 2013, 23:06 | #3 |
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First I'd check to see if your drive is out of warranty. I think you can do that here.
Bear in mind that if it is in warranty and you want a replacement, you'll have to return the original drive. Not sure if that would be a problem for you. Good luck. |
22nd September 2013, 23:37 | #4 |
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I had an issue with a 1TB external HD.
It wouldn't be detected by the USB. So I took it apart and took it out of the plastic case and inside it is just one regular internal desktop hard drive: Seagate 7200 rpm Barracuda. I took it and plug it into one of my PC internal slots. That was 4 months ago. Not one problem. It works just like an internal hard drive. |
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TY to Alexora: Yep, backups! Got em! yes, I should get a ups. You'd think I would know by now. I do. Just can't afford to turn the place into a substation of Pac-Bell-West.
TY also to Pad: returning drive depends on how tight the drive manufacturers work with those guys. You know. t.h.o.s.e. g.u.y.s. I'm encrypted, but ya never know. They never tell us, do they? I think at this point, it boils down to sledgehammer or fire. Yes, I know there's a data destruction thread. Fire first, then Sledgehammer the ashes? AAAaaaahahhahhahahahaaaa! Thanks, all! I was just hoping to get the drive spinning to a point where I could scrub it and use it again. No matter. I piss away that much beer money every weekend.. This is a fun place. Thanks for letting me be here and bend your ears. You guys rock! Wait... In the currently politically correct climate, "You guys rock!" could be construed as either discriminate or exclusive. How should I phrase this...? You guys and gals rock? You guys and/or gals rock? You... human beings, whether male, female, transgender, gay, straight, lesbian, queer or indeterminate, rock? Wait, I think I've got it! You f*kcers rock! Thanks again! I think I'm leaning towards a combination solution: Meth stoked rugby team with tire irons and flamethrowers, cricket bats, brickbats, live bats, and hey,hey,hey, Jello Pudding! |
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Namcot, TY.
I think at this point, I'm just going to put on some Stones and grab the nearest thing in my toolbox and take my yayas out. Too much work to disassemble it. “Villains!' I shrieked. 'Dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks! Here, here! It is the beating of his hideous heart!” |
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I think the actuator arm went out of the platter, that would explain why "0 bytes used and 0 bytes available" since the head can't read shit, and the clicks are the noise the arm does while failing to return on the platter It's just guess-work, and unless there's a security to prevent the arm from derailing out of the platter, that would make sense |
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As much as I appreciate your answer (and I *do*) I couldn't help but picture Graham Chapman coming in to relay Mr Wentworth's message "one of flay rods gone out o' skew on treadle." Look, Mr. Wentworth just told me to come and say there was trouble at the mill. I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. Thanks, one and all! Nite! Tomorrow... The Disk Slapping Dance!! |
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23rd September 2013, 08:18 | #10 | |
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While I do have some stuff double backed up, mostly my current back up plan involves me yelling FUCK!!!! a lot while I'm on the way to the store for a new external. Deep down, there's only a few things such as my Lexi Belle and Doctor Who collection that I consider content that is worth backing up. The rest is just stuff. |
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