help!! firewire HD stoped working

[vasanti]

hey there

i was happily using an hitachi 40GB 4200 rpm HD in a firewire enclosure, with my powerbook, until today it made a strange noie while working, and since then stopped working.
i tried restarting everything, but it doesnt help.
the HD just mke strange noises when i switch it on, and will not be even recognized by the computer.

i am a musician, and i was storing my projects on this drive
so many hours of precious work gone...

does anyone know what to do????

 

[tomf87]

What kind of noise?

If it is a repeating clicking noise, then the drive is probably dead, and won't be recoverable by normal means.

If the drive is physically dead, then you might find a place that can dismantle it and get data off the platters. Don't dismantle it yourself though. Internal hard drive parts are very sensitive to dust and can ruin it quickly.

 

[jeremy.king]

Re: help!! firewire HD stoped working

Originally posted by vasanti
does anyone know what to do????

Back up often

Like Tom said, you may be better off shipping it to a data recovery place. It is expensive, but you shouldn't lose much, if anything datawise.

 

[sonofslim]

Re: Re: help!! firewire HD stoped working

Originally posted by kingjr3
It is expensive,

just a heads-up, vasanti: that should read staggeringly expensive.

 

[janey]

Originally posted by tomf87
Don't dismantle it yourself though. Internal hard drive parts are very sensitive to dust and can ruin it quickly.

what you do is go into your bathroom, close the door, fill the bathtub with hot water, and let the water keep running too and then open the hard drive after waiting 10 minutes or so.

Hrmmm data recovery can get $$$$$$$. DriveSavers is one i can think of off the top of me head.
Only do it when you think its worth it. First, though, get an estimate.

 

[virividox]

i wouldnt get it recoverd unless you are really trying to save some precious data, movies and music dont bother it isnt worth it, but if its work or family movies then maybe