The data is probably fine, I'm confident you'll be able to get it back if you're willing to pay for it. It sounds like it's just a bad controller, which wouldn't affect the disks -- it just stops you from accessing them. If you feel like tinkering, you can get an equivalent drive and replace the controller, but that's not guaranteed to work, and you do risk damaging the data by opening the drive, because the platters are very delicate and sensitive to dust, etc.
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Is this drive dead?
Hi
Just been asked to look at Lacie external 250g drive that does not work.
The guy that owns it is a "yachty" and has 2yrs of photos on it and is desperate to save them
The hard drive is a Seagate Barracuda.
Have tried the usual, hooked as master IDE in my machine ( I have sata), checked jumpers.
Bios does not recognize it and my pc will not boot to windows with it connected.
Also have noticed it seems to get hot quite quicky.
Any other thoughts or am I flogging a dead horse?
Just been asked to look at Lacie external 250g drive that does not work.
The guy that owns it is a "yachty" and has 2yrs of photos on it and is desperate to save them
The hard drive is a Seagate Barracuda.
Have tried the usual, hooked as master IDE in my machine ( I have sata), checked jumpers.
Bios does not recognize it and my pc will not boot to windows with it connected.
Also have noticed it seems to get hot quite quicky.
Any other thoughts or am I flogging a dead horse?
