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ninety5teg
08-16-2005, 05:59 PM
hey guys..

I have a 160 gig Western Digital hdd that I connect through USB in one of those boxes....it has been working fine until yesterday that the hdd won't turn on...the orange light on the box will flash..now I have a DVD drive and it works fine with that but my hdd won't even turn on...I hope u guys can help me as I don't want to lose my 150 gig of data that has been stored on that hdd.. :mad:

thanks guys
numero1
08-16-2005, 06:18 PM
Is the hard drive recognized by windows when you turn on the usb enclosure..? If so, run a WD hard drive utility to test the hard drive.
ninety5teg
08-16-2005, 06:21 PM
the hdd won't even power on...meaning the light on the enclousre will just flash the orange light rapidly and nothing else happens...it used to work the morning before this happened

Is the hard dirve recognized by windows when you turn on the usb enclosure..? If so, run a WD hard drive utility to test the hard dirve.
numero1
08-16-2005, 07:19 PM
Test the hard drive without the usb enclosure.
ninety5teg
08-16-2005, 07:21 PM
what do u mean by that? should I test the HDD alone on my desktop?

Test the hard drive without the usb enclosure.
AMD
08-16-2005, 07:51 PM
^Yes - put in into the system temporarily (disconnect CD drive if out of IDEs)
ninety5teg
08-16-2005, 08:27 PM
I will do that and keep u guys updated..
Ken_ver_1_5
08-17-2005, 09:00 AM
as a side note is is always a good idea to back up your data in different
places like cd's or other drives even data dvd's. should one go you till have
another
ninety5teg
08-20-2005, 10:08 PM
I tried it on my desktop without any luck...still dead!
mander
08-20-2005, 10:25 PM
As suggested, try the WD utility with the drive on its own to see what error it gives you. Thats the only way you will know whats going on with the drive.
ninety5teg
08-20-2005, 10:36 PM
yes Mander...I know...but the problem is the hdd doesnt want to power up...

As suggested, try the WD utility with the drive on its own to see what error it gives you. Thats the only way you will know whats going on with the drive.
x86/Z80asm
08-20-2005, 11:09 PM
Thats not a good sign. I had a HDD do this to me. Just to be certain if you have a voltmeter check and see if the hard drive is getting power. If it is, then there is a good chance the hard drive is gone, sorry :(, I know how it feels trust me.