laptop wont start all it shows is a black screen saying plug in rebooting DC. making a clicking noise. Would it copy this hdd?
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If the drive is clicking that is the head having issues reading the disk. The only way you are going to be able to recover data is a hard drive recovery place. Sorry and good luck.
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I suspect it will NOT boot if you copy to a new disk as the current drive sounds like it has physical issues. This device makes a sector-by-sector mirror image of the existing drive so I would not be optimistic a copy of it will boot properly.
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As long as the drive isn't damaged. I just recently transferred a ton of files from a broken laptop's SATA HDD. It should work perfectly. See my review on the order with which to connect everything. Basically, connect the power block to an outlet, connect the power cable to the drive, connect the SATA (or IDE) to the drive, turn on the power block and let the drive spin up for a few seconds, then plug the USB into the computer. Open the drive and start copying/moving files.
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Just plug it in - I backed up my entire hard drive. If you have issues - contact their 800 tech desk.
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Well the easiest way to find out is to open up the HDD bay under the laptop and unplug it to see the type of connection. Make sure the laptop is turned off, power cord & battery removed first. Try to touch yourself to ground the static electricity from your body before touching the components. The HDD will probably say "SATA" on it. Sata connection has two long black "L" one longer than the other. A Parallel connection will have lots of little connector holes or posts. If your laptop is only a few yrs old it is probably SATA. I bought a 500GB WD blue drive and it failed after a yr. It was pretty slow too. If you are going to replace the drive I would recommend going bigger and 7200rpm or faster.
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Almost sounds like a faulty drive. I would try plugging it into a different computer. If it still doesn't work you'll want to return it.
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Be careful - mine started making clicking sounds at the same location one night and promptly crashed an hour later, so I'm guessing it was the hard drive. I managed to reboot and reinstall using the "ghost" behind the preinstalled partition, and it functioned just fine for the next couple months until today, when I started hearing squeaky noises from the same area. I promptly shut it down and haven't opened it back up yet, but a quick search of the Asus forums also suggests hard drive issues. I've had this netbook for about 15 months, so I'm a little disappointed but not surprised I'm running into problems. You should definitely back up all your files (good practice in general anyway)!
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Drive is dying or dead. If you can start it up, copy everything off of it as SOON as possible. Look up tricks on the internet for drives that have clicking noises. Unfortunately, warranty will only get you another drive, it won't get your data back. Always have TWO backups of your data. I sincerely pray you will be able to get your data off. Even if it starts working again, you should no longer trust the drive.Sorry.
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The drive could be damaged or there may not be enough power. There is an extra power cable, almost looks like an audio aux cable, it plugs into the IDE/SATA connector. Also try the driver CD that came with it. Your PC may not be installing the drivers automatically. Hope this helps
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Derrick, it could be a damaged hard drive. I've used this device myself, and it works fine on good drives. If the drive is defective for any reason, it won't boot up.
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The drive itself needs a sata data cable and a hard drive power supply cable(don't know the name of that) look on best buy or some store that has these two cables on one end and a USB/ port on ur laptop for the other.
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I would make sure my laptop was restarted and completely booted up and then just plugIin the USB line hot! Remember the old plug and play days? Somewwouldsay the plug and pray days.
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Yes. Powering the harddrive may be an issue if the harddrive requires power from a separate power plug (ie. other than the data connector plug).
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You shouldn't have to. Try a different port. And also wait up to 60 seconds for the drive to be recognized.
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I have heard of this issue in ASUS laptops, but have not experienced any kind of Drive failures in mine. Though Ive only had mine for a little over a year now. Sorry to hear about that, hopefully you can recover the data.
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I installed it in an Asus laptop with Windows 7 and it crashed afte just 2 months. I had it diagnosed as DEAD as it was making a clicking sound. I could research calling a getting a replacement from Hitachi, but it's probably not worth my time. I won't buy Hitachi HDD's any longer.
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I don't have the same dvd drive that you have, but I do have two different drives removed from broken laptops ( 1 - HP, the other not sure who was the manufacturer. By plugging into USB port on my Acer laptop, I can boot to a bootable CD/DVD.
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Make sure it is fully plugged into your laptop. There is usually a screw on the bottom that holds this drive in place. Usually a Windows system would already have SATA drivers, but if the system doesn't recognize this drive, then go to your laptop manufacturer's site and see if there is a driver you can download for the DVD drive and/or SATA. Which OS do you have? Windows 7 or 8 should automatically recognize this drive, but XP might need a driver installed, and also may need a reboot afterwards. Then again, if nothing seems to work, after trying everything, you might have gotten a dud. It does happen sometimes. Does it have power. Does the tray open when you push the button? Good luck. Make sure it is fully plugged into your laptop. There is usually a screw on the bottom that holds this drive in place. Usually a Windows system would already have SATA drivers, but if the system doesn't recognize this drive, then go to your laptop manufacturer's site and see if there is a driver you can download for the DVD drive and/or SATA. Which OS do you have? Windows 7 or 8 should automatically recognize this drive, but XP might need a driver installed, and also may need a reboot afterwards. Then again, if nothing seems to work, after trying everything, you might have gotten a dud. It... » Read More Make sure it is fully plugged into your laptop. There is usually a screw on the bottom that holds this drive in place. Usually a Windows system would already have SATA drivers, but if the system doesn't recognize this drive, then go to your laptop manufacturer's site and see if there is a driver you can download for the DVD drive and/or SATA. Which OS do you have? Windows 7 or 8 should automatically recognize this drive, but XP might need a driver installed, and also may need a reboot afterwards. Then again, if nothing seems to work, after trying everything, you might have gotten a dud. It does happen sometimes. Does it have power. Does the tray open when you push the button? Good luck. « Show Less