> Ok, so my external hard drive took a crap last night and just makes a
> clicking noise now,
>
> On this disk were 250 Gigs of Southern Charms women, some from years
> ago who have long since retired.
>
> I looked at some "data recovery" sites on the web that you send the
> disk to and they I guess rebuild it if the disk isnt damaged which I
> dont think it is, I really think its an electronic failure. and yes, I
> did try a different cable, even hard wired it to my sata drive
> computer. still just clicks away and wont boot
>
> Anyone know if these sites are reputable, or does someone know how to
> rebuild a disk?
Trust your mechanic and bring it to your local PC shoppe if you think it's a hardware thing.
If it's not then try out say Knoppix (a LINUX-typed boot disc that lets you browse crashed/damaged drives if possible).
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