"Softee" <DooDee@DooDa.com> wrote in news:426f7cd5$0$51513$bb4e3ad8
@newscene.com:
> I recently fried a 250GB drive. Nothing really important
> was on it.... just a bunch of ripped DVDs the only thing
> lost was time.
>
> When you power it up, do you get any noise from it? If
> you don't, the problem might be in the USB interface. It
> could also be that the power supply is bad. These two
> things would be the easiest to rectify
>
> There were alot of ideas I found while searching with
> Google. The one I tried was switching the drive board
> with another in a 250GB drive I'd bought at the same time.
> That didn't work so I assume I fried the motor. All gone.
>
> In my search I did find a couple outfits that sell replacement
> boards for drives. If you feel competent in opening the drive,
> you can get all the nessessary numbers and find out if you
> can get another board. This can be tricky, as the boards
> are actually micro-adjusted for each drive. You might get
> lucky though.
>
> Another one, and it might sound funny, was to stick the drive
> in the freezer overnight. Some had success with this. DO
> NOT PLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT IN THE FREEZER!!! If you do,
> condensation may form on the power supply. You'll have to
> take it apart, and remove the drive. It's also a safe idea to
> remove the circuit board on the drive. To do this you'll need
> to go to Radio Shack and get a mini tool set that has Torx
> bits. The one I bought has sizes T8, T10, and T15. One of them
> was th right size. I forget which one. You don't have to worry
> about condensation with the drive itself (minus the board) as
> these things are air tight, and dust and moisture free.
>
> If you planned on getting another drive anyway, see if you can
> get the exact same drive. If you think it's the USB interface, or
> the power supply, you might be able to just swap out the drive.
> External drives are nothing more than a plain hard drive,
> in a case, with a power supply, connected to a USB interface.
>
> I always thought it was strange that Maxtor doesn't sell
> replacement parts for drives like this. Guess they want you
> to buy another drive, and go the very expensive data recovery
> route. Go figure.
>
> I would deffinitely research these ideas on your own and get
> comfortable with what you're going to be doing first, before
> diving in.
>
> Feel free to write back with any info. I can try to help you.
>
> Softee
Hi Softee,
The drive started making a continuous squeak/click, squeak/click noise,
and WinXP stopped recognizing the drive. I let the drive sit for a couple
days, then powered it back up, and it continued to make the noise.
Any ideas?
MdT
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