Amayirot Akago Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I think my TrekStor 250GB external USB HD died on me. When I turn it on it does nothing except blink the light on the front on and off and make soft clicking noises, over and over. The USB ports on the front still work, however. Windows doesn't see the HD anymore. Normally jiggling the power cable a little would eventually get it up and running again, but nothing I've tried (including replacing the power cable) seems to work. Is there any hope left to get it running again, or is my data lost for good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 sounds like the drive's dead. it might, however, just be the case that crapped out. try taking the hard drive out and sticking it into another case (or your desktop) and seeing what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'm not certain that's a possibility, given the warranty seals all over the thing. Doesn't look like something I should be tampering with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 i can guarantee you it's not under warranty at the moment - at least, your data isn't. just buy a new external case for twenty bucks and slap the new drive in. make sure you know what kind of case to buy, first, but it can't be that complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well, I opened up the case and hooked the drive up to see if it still worked... and it didn't. Goodbye, 250 GB's of data. Oh well. I was planning on getting a 1 TB drive soon anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 get the western digital caviar black model, preferably a sata. it's an awesome drive - i've got two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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