Seagate FreeAgent Pro - 500GB, 7200 RPM, USB 2.0, eSATA, External 500 GB Hard Drive "external hard drive shock" Questions

...External Hard Drive, 1TB USB 2.0., that dropped from about a foot off of the floor, the hard drive was on when it fell, now all I hear is a beeping sound when its plugged in. The LED doesnt come on I ...

...external hard drives and devices (though not always) A few things to check but assumes USB and Windows for other interfaces / operating systems (mac/ Linux) similar steps may be adapted to suit. 1. ...

external hard drives and OTHER devices (though not always) A few things to check but assumes USB and Windows for other interfaces / operating systems (mac/ Linux) similar steps may be adapted to suit.

external hardrive case. As this hard drive has eSATA, it is probibly a safe bet that it is a SATA drive, so that's probibly the connection you need. Again, i have not tried this, but i will attempt it

...shock from falls very well at all. There is a mirror-like disk inside the drive that spins in 5000 rpm and higher range with a sensor called a "head" (like a tape player) that hovers ever-so-slightly ...

...hard drive has been damaged and is now defective. It has 2 drives so it may be possible to salvage one of the drives. This is why i always recommend the 2.5" drives because they are made to handle a ...

...They are sensitive to shocks, most likely this hard drive is now dead. There are companies that can recover data from faulty hard drives BUT it will cost you an arm and a leg for their

...external harddrive and now it no longer works. I could understand if it fell from an elevated posistion but It was sitting on the floor at the time of the accident so I don't understand why it all of ...

...external hard drive powers up but my Toshiba laptop doesn't read it. The blue powr light is on and the rive makes a clicking noise. HELP! Hello there... Looks like your HDD is having mechanical ...

...Hard drives don't take kindly to being dropped. They're a mechanical device with close tolerances, and enough of a shock can damage them so they no longer spin or read. Shock can also crack the ...