Hi, I'm having a nightmare!
I had a short occur in my laptop power supply socket.
It has caused my 500gb seagate hdd to stop working. Here is what I've done/tried:

Attached to another laptop via USB caddy.

Tried 'get my files back' software
Using windows 7 OS disk to check if hdd is able to be partitioned
Check to see if it registers in BIOS (tried as boot device)

Nothing has worked.

The drive powers up and spins, but clicks very quietly. Windows sees the device and it appears in device manager. I used 'HD sentinel' which showed the disk and that it was 2TB, which is wrong as it's 500gb.

Could anyone describe a way to save my data from this drive. Or even tell me which part maybe damaged?

Regards

James

Hi, it can be that the caddy is the fault in this case.
Try to hook up the drive directly to Sata on a regular pc and check, if it's still is a problem contact member Pcimage (Sean) here on the forum...he's in Peterborough and can help you out.

Bosse

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I agree to, better to atach directly to SATA port.

If your data is important i think is better contact with a pro like Sean.

Hi Bulletman,

agreeing with the previous advice, but you maybe want to decide the order in which to proceed.

If the data are important, like business critical, first and foremost send the drive to a DR pro such as Pcimage recommended on here. Sean & Co have a reputation second to none.

If data are not important, like music files that you can download again, or you think DR charges are beyond your means, then maybe try to hook up via sata cables to another PC.

Be aware though that the neither the drive nor the PC will be protected from each other and the OS on the PC may try to sort issues out as a best guess, possibly making the job of recovery even harder.

Given that you mention it clicks, i would think this is beyond the realms of a DIY repair with software.

good luck either way dude.

Kern

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Really appreciate the responses people. I have tried the desktop/sata route but unfortunately to no avail.

I'm creating race tracks for a couple of games of which I have various plugins and data I would like to get back.
SEAN.. HELP!!!!