HELP WD HD not working!!!!!!!!

Trinni100 · 03-19-2008, 05:32 PM

Hello There;

I try reading all the post here before I wrote this. My HD is not working. It is a WD 500GB HD.

All of a sudden it stop working. At one point my computer will recognize it in my computer but when I try to open it; it will say it needs to be formated.

Now my computer won't even recognize it in my computer or Device manager. And it makes a clicking noise. I tried the fridge thing. Left it there for a few hours but that did not work.

I have alot of data on there I would like to retrieve. Is there anyone that can help me????????????????

**linderman** · 03-19-2008, 05:43 PM

The fridge trick is an outdated trick that no longer applies / it was a neat approach to fluid filled bearings on the head that began failure. There are no more fluid filled bearings in active hard drive production.

about the only thing I can tell you is to give a vendor by the name Darius on ebay at shot at the drive >>>> he will not charge very much if he is not successful

http://cgi.ebay.com/PCB-for-Western-...QQcmdZViewItem

this is about the only fella that i know of that has any REAL chance of fixing your drive for under $250.00 >>>> if he is unsuccessful he charges about $20.00 labor and $20.00 return shipping

other than that/ fill out an RMA warranty form at western digital website and get a replacement drive >>>> but they will do nothing for your data.

dont hesitate to ask more questions

Trinni100 · 03-19-2008, 06:40 PM

Thanks....

03-19-2008, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trinni100 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	HELP WD HD not working!!!!!!!! Hello There; I try reading all the post here before I wrote this. My HD is not working. It is a WD 500GB HD. All of a sudden it stop working. At one point my computer will recognize it in my computer but when I try to open it; it will say it needs to be formated. Now my computer won't even recognize it in my computer or Device manager. And it makes a clicking noise. I tried the fridge thing. Left it there for a few hours but that did not work. I have alot of data on there I would like to retrieve. Is there anyone that can help me????????????????

03-19-2008, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: HELP WD HD not working!!!!!!!! The fridge trick is an outdated trick that no longer applies / it was a neat approach to fluid filled bearings on the head that began failure. There are no more fluid filled bearings in active hard drive production. about the only thing I can tell you is to give a vendor by the name Darius on ebay at shot at the drive >>>> he will not charge very much if he is not successful http://cgi.ebay.com/PCB-for-Western-...QQcmdZViewItem this is about the only fella that i know of that has any REAL chance of fixing your drive for under $250.00 >>>> if he is unsuccessful he charges about $20.00 labor and $20.00 return shipping other than that/ fill out an RMA warranty form at western digital website and get a replacement drive >>>> but they will do nothing for your data. dont hesitate to ask more questions __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 03-19-2008 at 05:44 PM.

03-19-2008, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trinni100 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: HELP WD HD not working!!!!!!!! Thanks....