I have a drive that will not mount but spins - will this utility help me get the data off that drive? Worth the shot?
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Always worth the shot. But: What OS? External Drive or Internal? Do other Drives work ok? I've never known DW to damage a drive, but it will tell you if it can't do it.You tried rebooting? Does the errant drive show up on Disk Utility from a different drive? Checked cable connections are intact? (try a different cable) . Tried Data Rescue 2 to salvage data?
2010604
This isn't the place to ask for tech support. If you believe you have a problem with the drive, you should contact Western Digital - support.wdc.com
1636765
I am not sure if that would work. But you could go out on the Seagate Web Site and ask that question of their technical department and they should be able to answer it.
2191290
If the HD itself is damaged this will not help. This only provides a link from a HD to a USB port.
345371
this tool set will definitely help. The drive spinning up could be a number of problems and it is most likely right there on the motherboard. This will test the post on the board. that will let you know what part is not doing its job so that the operating system can fully boot up and the computer to actually run.
2022776
I have had to restart to mount a unformatted disk. When I swap disks, I dismount the old drive, shut down the power (using the Dashboard's switch) detach the cables, attach to the new drive and switch on. A rescan will find the new disk and mount it.
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I just checked www.wdc.com Typed in Serial Number from drive I received. Answer from WD: "The warranty for this product has expired. The product is not eligible for replacement. If you need technical assistance, please send us email." So either Seller is warranting this drive OR NO ONE IS!!! I, for one, would like to hear from the seller on this matter!
1255698
as long as this adapter allows you to access your SATA HD from an IDE interface it could help you recover data from your SATA drive. Remember that it requires additional space (1 centimeter or so).
1879559
That's interesting. I just kept mine in a box, but that was fortunate because when the new drive failed they were able to retrieve my data (again) from my original drive. I would think a computer place that does repairs could help you.Sounds like a great idea, good luck.
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The utility software? That can be found on the Adata web site. Shouldn't need anything else to make the drive work, as long as you have a SATA port available.
1432558
My drive wouldn't mount on most of my computers, and would hammer and click for a while before showing up on one. Another computer started working just fine, so I just used it there, but the drive letters started switching all around before it just wouldn't mount anymore. I opened it up, very difficult to do, thinking I'd be able to mount and recover the data but it looks like won't be that easy. I'd try another computer, and take your data off it and consider it unreliable
1562357
Are you talking about cloning the contents of this drive to your computer? If so, yes. It is indeed possible, manually or with the help of freeware. I recommend the latter though. I did the opposite though as I have a 3TB drive. Good luck.
2186464
Assuming the hard drive is functional, yes. I just used it to retrieve old data for a relative.
2017615
Not an expert, but you may try reformatting the usb drive in FAT32 structure.
1110188
I presume you're having a problem with the connector of the mentioned GoFlex hard drive and not the actualy hard drive itself. If that is the case, then yes, this should take care of the same. Taking the HDD out of the seagate case might take some work, but putting it inside this one's a breeze!
1200825
I've been using this drive for months and have had no issues with corrupt data. How can you know the data is corrupt?
1107642
As long as your computer equipment has the appropriate usb driver program installed (most do) it should work. A more pressing concern might be whether or not you choose to password protect or encrypt the files to prevent loss of privacy in the event the drive is lost or stolen. I haven't personally explored this function on the drive.