On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 15:09:20 +1000
"Rod Speed" wrote:



"Davey" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 10:09:23 -0000 (UTC)
Jethro_uk wrote:

I had a HDD fail big time. Basically it just stopped being
recognised at all.

No amount of trying to mount on a linux system would work -
whatever was ****ed prevented the system even seeing an event on
startup.

I had that with a Seagate external HDD that I used for TV programme
Backup. It fell, and landed on my foot, didn't even crash to the
floor, but it was enough to totally destroy any communication.
There's just nothing there. It spins, but that's it.
Luckily, I had Backup backup. There is a label that says something
about not exceeding 3,000 G or whatever, it must have been more
like 3 G, but it killed it.

It'd be worth opening it, it might be something as simple as
the data cable coming off the connector on the drive itself.


I did that when it happened, and I didn't see anything obvious. But I
still have it, so one day I might give it another go. I've nothing to
lose. It might even be worth just jiggling any connectors I see.

Interestingly, I replaced it with a Samsung HDD, which turned out to
also be a Seagate unit. I take more care when handling it now, knowing
how sensitive they are.

--
Davey.