busenbust
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:wtf: happened?? How??
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:wtf: happened?? How??
lechepicha
Prince of the Rotten Milk
i'm deeply sorry for you, mate. It's a terrible thing.
we all do.
of course it's serious! who thinks otherwhise?
When I turned on my hard drive, it made a strange clicking sound then few seconds later, it went dead silent. I try to turn it on again, but no response from it and that's when I realized that my hard drive gave its last breath.
busenbust
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Oh dear, sorry to hear that. Just out of interest, which make/model was the external drive?? How long did you have it for? I have a Fujitsu 300GB external drive.
I'm no PC expert but i'm told if you go to the right place they can transfer the data onto a new hard drive for a fee. If it was on an internal desktop hard drive I could explain to you how to do it. :wave:
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Spleen
Banned?
I know just how you feel, my house burnt down while my girlfriend was asleep inside it.
WHY GOD, WHY DO YOU PUNISH US SO?!
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
Seagate FreeAgent and I have it for almost 2 years. I also have an eight-year old internal one by the same brand, Seagate Barracuda and it's still going strong which is pretty impressive, to say the least. I don't know why the FreeAgent failed, but maybe I just got a defect. I read that external hard drive had higher failure rates than the internal counterparts. Why is that?
I thought about it for a while, but decided not to because I'm not comfortable with the idea that some recovery specialist is going to find out that I have a stash of porn. Too risky if you ask me.
Travel far from home and use the porn to your advantage. Offer some free porn in exchange for free data recovery.
btw call first. :wave2:
busenbust
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Seagate FreeAgent and I have it for almost 2 years. I also have an eight-year old internal one by the same brand, Seagate Barracuda and it's still going strong which is pretty impressive, to say the least. I don't know why the FreeAgent failed, but maybe I just got a defect. I read that external hard drive had higher failure rates than the internal counterparts. Why is that?
Thanks. I remember reading the reviews when it came out, and it got pretty decent reviews IIRC. I need to pop out soon, and will attempt to answer your Q tomorrow.
I suppose one of the reasons is that the drive is being used in transit, and not in situ. Subsequently, any 'shock' movements can damage the driver platter and increase the likelihood of mechanical wear and tear.
busenbust
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Thanks. I remember reading the reviews when it came out, and it got pretty decent reviews IIRC. I need to pop out soon, and will attempt to answer your Q tomorrow.
I suppose one of the reasons is that the drive is being used in transit, and not in situ. Subsequently, any 'shock' movements can damage the driver platter and increase the likelihood of mechanical wear and tear.
...as opposed to an internal HD in your machine which just sits on the table.
Have a peek at the Transcend product range also. I've never bought one, but I like (rather superficially) the look of them.
Thanks for the info
Thanks. I remember reading the reviews when it came out, and it got pretty decent reviews IIRC. I need to pop out soon, and will attempt to answer your Q tomorrow.
I suppose one of the reasons is that the drive is being used in transit, and not in situ. Subsequently, any 'shock' movements can damage the driver platter and increase the likelihood of mechanical wear and tear as opposed to an internal HD in your machine which just sits on the table.
Initially, I thought it was a defect, but now that you've mentioned it, it appears unlikely. In fact, on two separate occasions, I accidentally tipped over my hard drive while it's running. The first one was a slight fall on the same surface, but the second fell a distance of more than two feet from the desk. It was a pretty hard fall though fortunately it didn't severely damage it. However, the impact could have delay the inevitable which may explained the hard drive failure.
Thanks for the link. I've never heard of Transcend, but I could see myself purchasing it to replace my defunct hard drive in the near future.
busenbust
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"However, the impact could have delay the inevitable which may explained the hard drive failure. "
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Yep, that would do it I suspect.
Yes, the Transcend do look quite nice IMO. I admire companies who shove everything you need into the box also, which they seem to do :thumbsup:
busenbust
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Being even more specific I think it's mainly the internal boards of these drives that fail, due perhaps to a combination of bad design and overheating so that the board just weakens and breaks. And bear in mind, that same internal board is often where the interface (usb/firewire etc.) is positioned. Which would explain why Windows - at the point of failure - often simply refuses to recognize the device. A colleague of mine has had several external HDs fail on him within a matter of months! I think he tried Lacie (enclosures) and Maxtor. He's had far better results with his NAS appliance (a Buffalo TeraStation) but I can't personally vouch for this in terms of usage myself.
