WD External HardDrive need help

jmaxsteel · 05-01-2008, 10:26 AM

I have 320G WD external hardrive which I brought a couples of weeks, I transfer all of my files from my laptop. My kids played for the WD external hardisk adaptor and accidentally replaced with a desktop speaker adaptor, suddenly I smell a roasting circuit board….

I tried to check the Harddrive by pulling the hardisk and used as 2.0 USD SATA IDE and it wont work. I think the harddrive itself has a problem.

How can I recover that files if the problem is the Hardrive itself. Can someone help me.

**Deleted090308** · 05-01-2008, 10:59 AM

Welcome to TSF.

If the HDD got zapped, data recovery will be expensive.
What happens when you connect it without using the enclosure?

It would be best to hook the drive up inside a desktop PC.

jmaxsteel · 05-08-2008, 03:49 PM

does the use of SATA IDe is the same as in the PC?
I bought sata IDE in ebay to check if the problem is the circuit board that
but still not working. I suspect the hardisk itself.

Is there any way to recover my file?

**Deleted090308** · 05-08-2008, 04:08 PM

You should try connecting the hard drive without an adapter first.
What computer do you have?
Any SATA ports inside - or is it a laptop?

There's almost always a way to recover files from a HDD - but if the computer won't detect the drive it will be VERY expensive.

jmaxsteel · 05-10-2008, 11:18 AM

I dont have desktop computer at home. I used Laptop that is why I tried
to buy USB 2.0 To SATA IDE 2.5 3.5 Hard Drive CD-Rom Cable Y02
the computer cannot detect any presence of new drive.....

I try to used the old circuit board... using the same power adapter and
the usb without connection to Harddrive.... the computer detect it but when I tried to put the cirtcuit board to the hard drive connection to laptop undetected....

**Deleted090308** · 05-10-2008, 02:49 PM

It sounds like you have to contact a data recovery company, I'm afraid.

WD's Data Recovery Partners: http://support.wdc.com/partners/partners.asp

05-01-2008, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmaxsteel Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000	WD External HardDrive need help I have 320G WD external hardrive which I brought a couples of weeks, I transfer all of my files from my laptop. My kids played for the WD external hardisk adaptor and accidentally replaced with a desktop speaker adaptor, suddenly I smell a roasting circuit board…. I tried to check the Harddrive by pulling the hardisk and used as 2.0 USD SATA IDE and it wont work. I think the harddrive itself has a problem. How can I recover that files if the problem is the Hardrive itself. Can someone help me.

05-01-2008, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: WD External HardDrive need help Welcome to TSF. If the HDD got zapped, data recovery will be expensive. What happens when you connect it without using the enclosure? It would be best to hook the drive up inside a desktop PC.

05-08-2008, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
jmaxsteel Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000	Re: WD External HardDrive need help does the use of SATA IDe is the same as in the PC? I bought sata IDE in ebay to check if the problem is the circuit board that but still not working. I suspect the hardisk itself. Is there any way to recover my file?

05-08-2008, 04:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: WD External HardDrive need help You should try connecting the hard drive without an adapter first. What computer do you have? Any SATA ports inside - or is it a laptop? There's almost always a way to recover files from a HDD - but if the computer won't detect the drive it will be VERY expensive.

05-10-2008, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
jmaxsteel Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000	Re: WD External HardDrive need help I dont have desktop computer at home. I used Laptop that is why I tried to buy USB 2.0 To SATA IDE 2.5 3.5 Hard Drive CD-Rom Cable Y02 the computer cannot detect any presence of new drive..... I try to used the old circuit board... using the same power adapter and the usb without connection to Harddrive.... the computer detect it but when I tried to put the cirtcuit board to the hard drive connection to laptop undetected....

05-10-2008, 02:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: WD External HardDrive need help It sounds like you have to contact a data recovery company, I'm afraid. WD's Data Recovery Partners: http://support.wdc.com/partners/partners.asp