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Hello Chris,
it sounds like your hard drive has had a very significant "knock" for it to "sound like it's trying to load but failing".
Is this hard disk making a mechanical clicking noise?
like it's spinning up and then cutting out?
It could be one of two things.
a) the power cable is faulty or the power socket in the hard drive enclosure is broke.
b) the hard drive has suffered from physical damage and the bearings have gone/platters knocked out of line. Either way - Some hardware failure.
To eliminate point a - Have you tried taking it out of the external enclosure and putting back into your computer?
it sounds like your hard drive has had a very significant "knock" for it to "sound like it's trying to load but failing".
Is this hard disk making a mechanical clicking noise?
like it's spinning up and then cutting out?
It could be one of two things.
a) the power cable is faulty or the power socket in the hard drive enclosure is broke.
b) the hard drive has suffered from physical damage and the bearings have gone/platters knocked out of line. Either way - Some hardware failure.
To eliminate point a - Have you tried taking it out of the external enclosure and putting back into your computer?
Chris,
A desktop will work well.
do you know what type of connector the hard drive is? SATA? IDE?
You'll need a working, bootable desktop computer.
Power it off and plug in your hard drive with the data cable and power cable into the motherboard. The motherboard must support this type of connection.
Hopefully, your computer will boot to the working hard drive and from "My Computer" you should see your other hard disk there providing it works.
also check device manager to see if it's listed there.
A desktop will work well.
do you know what type of connector the hard drive is? SATA? IDE?
You'll need a working, bootable desktop computer.
Power it off and plug in your hard drive with the data cable and power cable into the motherboard. The motherboard must support this type of connection.
Hopefully, your computer will boot to the working hard drive and from "My Computer" you should see your other hard disk there providing it works.
also check device manager to see if it's listed there.
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May 3, 2015 at 07:55 PM
May 3, 2015 at 07:55 PM
ahh, unfortunately i do not have access to a desktop computer... I live on a very small island and so i suppose the next time i am on the mainland, i will have to take it in to a comp shop and get it looked at.
thanks for your help
thanks for your help
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May 3, 2015 at 07:57 PM
May 3, 2015 at 07:57 PM
When power is applied to the hard disk does it constantly spin?
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May 4, 2015 at 02:46 AM
Hi Chris,
Sadly, disconnecting the drive while spinning may cause trouble. Trying the device in a desktop is a really good idea. You should remove the drive from the enclosure and connect it directly to the desktop's motherboard as a secondary drive. You may have tried connecting it internally in your laptop, but it didn't work, because you have no OS installed and have nothing to boot from. Once connected in a desktop, try accessing the drive. You can also use the chkdsk /r command from the command prompt. Use the WD's diagnostic utility Data Lifeguard Diagnostic to check the drive's condition. I leave you a download link below.
http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=Qfk8F8
Hope this helps
Sadly, disconnecting the drive while spinning may cause trouble. Trying the device in a desktop is a really good idea. You should remove the drive from the enclosure and connect it directly to the desktop's motherboard as a secondary drive. You may have tried connecting it internally in your laptop, but it didn't work, because you have no OS installed and have nothing to boot from. Once connected in a desktop, try accessing the drive. You can also use the chkdsk /r command from the command prompt. Use the WD's diagnostic utility Data Lifeguard Diagnostic to check the drive's condition. I leave you a download link below.
http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=Qfk8F8
Hope this helps
May 3, 2015 at 07:34 PM
if the bearings have gone, is it still possibly to recover the data from it?
May 3, 2015 at 07:44 PM
have you tried plugging the drive into another computer (directly to the motherboard) and trying to read it as a second disk?
May 3, 2015 at 07:47 PM