After the old "put the drive in the freezer for a while" trick did not work, I thought it was time to attempt some less orthodox troubleshooting methods. Hilarity ensued.
I froze my crashed external WD 500 Gig HD for a week. Today I connected it to my PC and was able to back up ALL of the data to another drive!!! SUPER WIN!!!
What RPM is this Drive?
ComputerFreedom11 1 month ago
@Messerschmitt262a2a Same.
ComputerFreedom11 1 month ago
i have one of these, but still working
Messerschmitt262a2a 3 months ago
I froze my crashed external WD 500 Gig HD for a week. Today I connected it to my PC and was able to back up ALL of the data to another drive!!! SUPER WIN!!!
Centerman2k 4 months ago
think it might be the gigantic screwdriver that got stuck inside your drive case that caused it o fail but not sure
WhiskerBite 6 months ago
@koldun12 maxtor is the problem. CRAPPY drives... crappy quaility..
c0rrupts3ct0r555 10 months ago
bad heads.... looks like they are up off the platter and off alignemtn.. oh well. time to smash it.
c0rrupts3ct0r555 10 months ago
lol im guessing you did not have the right scre driver to open the case so u forced it open
Timmieisblack 1 year ago
Hmmmm... what am I doing wrong? the flat head screwdriver didn't work for me..
jonahpauline 1 year ago 2
i have one wd2000.. it is a fabulous machine... still working * * * * *
YTBYTBTB 2 years ago