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Easy, just hook up old drive as secondary and new drive as primary. Copy what you need from the secondary onto the primary. When you are done, just disconnect the secondary drive and enjoy your new one.
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Your hdd is making that sound mainly because it could already be damaged inside. That is also the reason why it is not being detected by the computer.
Same thing happened to me with my 120gb Seagate Barracuda.
Consider in replacing the hard drive on your computer.
The short answer is the drive is having trouble calibrating itself, and should be sent back under warranty for replacement. There are things you could try to recover the unit, but why risk voiding the warranty only to wind up with a questionable drive afterward?
Hi,
is the drive clicking, or making any noise?
are the lights on the drive blinking?
try the drive in another computer, if all fails i think you might need to go to your local PC Store
possibly a new cable have you verified working condition by trying another drive have you verified voltage to the drive is the jumper setting correct you can try hitachis drive fitness tool heres the link http://www.hitachigst.com/support/downloads/
i hope the best for you and your drive if any of this helped please vote for me
I would recommend you check the website for the latest "bios" (also known as firmware) for the motherboard. Or, see their support to verify you can install a drive this large. Check the Logical Block Addressing (lba) and make sure your bios has it enabled. Older bio's offer several options ..If you need further help, contact us at http://techrxgb.com If you find this helpful, please give me a hands up
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