Cannot Access External Hard Drive

kevin1988 · 05-26-2008, 03:07 PM

I CAN'T ACCESS MY EXTERNAL SATA HD. IT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR 1 YEAR AND NOW THIS HAPPENS.

WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN MY HD, I GET THIS MESSAGE:

"H: / cannot be accessed
Disk is corrupted and unaccessible"

I did chkdsk, restart my pc, tried to open my HD on linux but to no avail.

I even physically opened my hard drive enclosure to check all connections.

Still nothing can be fixed.

Crazy huh?

Please help me!

Kevin :)

**Deleted090308** · 05-26-2008, 09:25 PM

Welcome to TSF.

Replace the USB (or Firewire) cable.
Try different ports on the computer.
Do not connect the drive via a hub.

What brand/model is the drive?

kevin1988 · 05-26-2008, 10:55 PM

Western Digital WD Caviar Se16

I changed ports, but still the same problem.

Please help!

I can't lose data in my HD, it's precious!

**Deleted090308** · 05-27-2008, 12:24 AM

Get another USB cable or mount the drive inside a desktop PC.

05-26-2008, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
kevin1988 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Cannot Access External Hard Drive I CAN'T ACCESS MY EXTERNAL SATA HD. IT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR 1 YEAR AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN MY HD, I GET THIS MESSAGE: "H: / cannot be accessed Disk is corrupted and unaccessible" I did chkdsk, restart my pc, tried to open my HD on linux but to no avail. I even physically opened my hard drive enclosure to check all connections. Still nothing can be fixed. Crazy huh? Please help me! Kevin :)

05-26-2008, 09:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Cannot Access External Hard Drive Welcome to TSF. Replace the USB (or Firewire) cable. Try different ports on the computer. Do not connect the drive via a hub. What brand/model is the drive?

05-26-2008, 10:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
kevin1988 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Cannot Access External Hard Drive Western Digital WD Caviar Se16 I changed ports, but still the same problem. Please help! I can't lose data in my HD, it's precious!

05-27-2008, 12:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Cannot Access External Hard Drive Get another USB cable or mount the drive inside a desktop PC.