Another Hard Drive Thread

GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">But mine does not work</div> I've had this western digital drive for more than a year and last friday it died. Wedness day the replacement drive arrived. Less than 2 hours ago it died. The problem appears to be that the drive no longer spin. Any suggestions of a way to fix the drive or am I going to have to get another repacement?
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    If the drive isn't spinning, I don't think that you can fix it or have it fixed without paying the cost of a new drive anyway. I hope you have a warranty.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Get a new PSU maybe?
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    The psu is fine but its the drive itself that is the problem. Luckily the drive is still under warranty for a few months anyway.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    I was simply thinking that the PSU may be broken and causinga surge to the drive, frying it.
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    We thought of that but it probbalbly would have fried every thing on that line as well.
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    If you're rich enough, send it to one of those pro companies and throw in a lot of cash for your data. I'm afraid your drive is dead though, and that unless the data is very useful (work/discovery of elixir of eternal youth) you can't have it back for an affordable price.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cereal KillR+Mar 26 2005, 03:06 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cereal KillR @ Mar 26 2005, 03:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you're rich enough, send it to one of those pro companies and throw in a lot of cash for your data. I'm afraid your drive is dead though, and that unless the data is very useful (work/discovery of elixir of eternal youth, <b>pr0n</b>) you can't have it back for an affordable price. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    fix'd

    next time you get a drive...

    plug it into a new comp FIRST then plug it in to your old one.

    Computers can do very impressive things when it comes to screwing up.

    If the power/ide cable you use (or even the slot it is pluged into) got dmged it could keep on frying ANYTIHNG you put in <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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