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by sherriff116 1 view

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mass storage failure and loss of data.
two units both stopped working at the same time and now no computer will identify them

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by thumbsup2

..... Stuff happens. Could have been a power surge. Could have been anything. Without details, we can't begin to diagnose.

If no computer will recognize them, they be dead. Say a prayer and hope you've got the data backed up elsewhere.

by rupaknpl

loss of data can be recovered from Recova software

by oh smeg

The USB Lead and the HDD inside the Enclosure. There is a small Circuit Board mounted inside the External Enclosure that accepts a standard HDD on one side and the USB Lead on the other.

Open the Enclosure remove the HDD and either fit it to a suitable USB Enclosure/Interface or fit it to a suitable computer and see if you can read the drive/s now.

Please Note if the Electronics in the Enclosure have failed it is quite possible that the Partition Information on the HDD has been corrupted and if the HDD is still functional you will need to use some form of Data Recovery Software.

If these HDD are used constantly the Heat generated by the HDD will be more than sufficient to fry the Electronics and this generated heat is the main reason for HDD failures in these enclosures.

If you need to use the drive for long periods of time in an external enclosure you need a Actively Cooled Enclosure like the MX1 made by Antec

http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/storage/mx-1/

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