Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
June 23rd, 2020, 13:21
I have a 2TB WD external drive from a few years ago which has stopped working. Disk Management in Windows shows that all the space is unallocated. If I run WD Data LifeGuard Quick Test, it fails with Status Code = 05 (Failed Electrical test element), Failure Checkpoint = 99(Unknown Test).
Any suggestions on what the issue might be and is there still a way to recover the data from the drive?
June 23rd, 2020, 17:50
Is the drive making any sort of clicking noise or is it spinning quietly?
June 23rd, 2020, 18:30
I haven't noticed any clicking noises. Seems to be spinning quietly
June 23rd, 2020, 19:06
There is a good chance that it's just a firmware malfunction related to bad sector reallocation that is causing the drive to get stuck busy then. That or maybe just one read/write head failed.
It's probably not a DIY type of situation in either event, but almost certainly can be recovered by a professional data recovery company.
Is the data of any value to you, or just the sort of stuff that would be nice to have back and you can live without?
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