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External Drive not working now !

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by a.safaya

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I have a USB 2.0 HDD EXTERNAL DRIVE (80 GB) , i used to use it with XP.
NOW i have a new laptop with vista basic , it worked well for some time but now it does not work!
I CANNOT see it on the 'computer' page, where all drives are .
I have very important data in it
what can i do apart from giving it to a data recovery company ?

PLEASE HELP !
CHEERS

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by dan.cox

To ensure the drive is not faulty, did you try it on another PC?
Maybe a friend could help?
If other computers do not see the drive at all, then it is probably pooched.
You can try recovery programs such as OntrackEasyRecovery.

by a.safaya

Hello Dan,
Yes I tried it on windows 2000 server but still no good.
If i install the OntrackEasyRecovery on my vista will it work then ? I mean at least I can recover my data , all my university work in it ! I am f***** !

ALSO : the drive did fell down from my bed once but after that it worked .
I added some softwares recently to my laptop , can that be the reason why its not working anymore? but it dint work with 2000 server also !

any help?

cheers mate.

by oh smeg

Before going any further.

However if it doesn't work when connected to a XP Machine installing & Running On Tracks Products will not do any good as the drive needs to be working before it can be access.

But more importantly can you see the HDD listed in Drive Management? If you can see it there it may work OK on an older OS install like XP but I'm not sure that it will on a 2000 Server.

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by dan.cox

If what you mean by didn't work, is that it was not detected, than you might be pooched.
Data recovery center may be your best option. It is not cheap though.
So, plug the drive into another computer. See if the bios detects the drive. If not than forget it. Data recovery lab is the option you have. If it is detected and you can see it in computer management when logged into windows but data is not accessable, then you might be able to use soemthing like OnTrackEasyRecovery.
Good luck!

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