1 tb western digital HDD not working

Mr C · 3rd February 2011, 6:20 PM

hi guys I have a western digital 1TB that has just stopped working. No lights are on, nothing, just dead. any advice, is there a way to get the data off the drive that is cost effective.

Thanks

eskimogenius · 3rd February 2011, 7:59 PM

No sounds? No clicking/drumming?

jgustrove · 3rd February 2011, 8:25 PM

Mr C,

When you are trying to use the drive, can you feel/touch the spindle moving the disc around? If not then it might not be getting the power (something internal on the chipset or something like that).
If it's moving it might be a cable problem, possibly a mainboard not reading it from that SATA port, long-shot would be that some of the data is corrupted and your OS can't read the disc?

3rd February 2011, 6:20 PM	#1
Mr C Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 42	1 tb western digital HDD not working hi guys I have a western digital 1TB that has just stopped working. No lights are on, nothing, just dead. any advice, is there a way to get the data off the drive that is cost effective. Thanks

3rd February 2011, 7:59 PM	#2
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3rd February 2011, 8:25 PM	#3
jgustrove Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: AU / UKR Posts: 410	Mr C, When you are trying to use the drive, can you feel/touch the spindle moving the disc around? If not then it might not be getting the power (something internal on the chipset or something like that). If it's moving it might be a cable problem, possibly a mainboard not reading it from that SATA port, long-shot would be that some of the data is corrupted and your OS can't read the disc? __________________ Main Rig - 600T \| HX-1000 \| Intel i7 950 (@4.6GHz,1.35V) \| Rampage III Extreme \| OCZ Platnium DDR3-1333 3x2GB (7-7-7-20, 1.65V@2000MHz) \| 2xHD5970 (16x/16x) 1.3V@1.0/6.0GHz \| 3xMW221C \| Vertex2 120GB \| 3x150GB Raptors, 1TB Seagate Barracuda \| Razer Black Widow & Mamba \| Win7 Pro x64 Notebooks - 17" VAIO \| 17" HP Pavilion dv6500 \| 15" MacBook Pro i5 2.4GHz Camera - Canon 350D \| EFS 18-55m & 75-300mm