Hard drive beeping noises

xiosen · 07-02-2008, 05:39 PM

Hello, I just found this forum via google and thought you might be able to help.

My hard drive tipped over today and shut off. When I turned it back on I hear 2 tones of beeping noises. I opened it up and nothing was out of place so I recorded this video so you could hear the sounds.

You might have to turn the volume up a bit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH47yzvi7dQ

It does this for about 30 seconds and then stops. My computer fails to recognize the hard drive so I am concerned about retrieving the data on it. The external hard drive is buslink brand but the actual hard drive inside is western digital 160gb.

Does anyone have any ideas of what this is? How to fix it? Or whether or not the data might be salvegable?

Thanks for any advice you might have.

deejay100six · 07-02-2008, 07:42 PM

Hi xiosen and welcome to TSF. You really need to provide more details in order to recieve the help you need. Buslink what? They made more than one hard drive. Also provide more comprehensive details of your operating system.

Good luck.

xiosen · 07-02-2008, 07:50 PM

Sorry for the lack of details.

I have the Buslink CO-120-U2FS 160GB. I also have Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

I also tested it on my laptop running Windows XP Professional with the same result.

As you can see from the youtube video as soon as I turn it on thats what happens. Let me know if this is good enough explanation.

Thanks for your response.

deejay100six · 07-03-2008, 05:06 AM

This issue is being dealt with here. http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/7...ng-noises.html

07-02-2008, 05:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
xiosen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Hard drive beeping noises Hello, I just found this forum via google and thought you might be able to help. My hard drive tipped over today and shut off. When I turned it back on I hear 2 tones of beeping noises. I opened it up and nothing was out of place so I recorded this video so you could hear the sounds. You might have to turn the volume up a bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH47yzvi7dQ It does this for about 30 seconds and then stops. My computer fails to recognize the hard drive so I am concerned about retrieving the data on it. The external hard drive is buslink brand but the actual hard drive inside is western digital 160gb. Does anyone have any ideas of what this is? How to fix it? Or whether or not the data might be salvegable? Thanks for any advice you might have.

07-02-2008, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,780 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Hard drive beeping noises Hi xiosen and welcome to TSF. You really need to provide more details in order to recieve the help you need. Buslink what? They made more than one hard drive. Also provide more comprehensive details of your operating system. Good luck. __________________ Regards, Dave. A stranger is only a friend you have yet to meet.

07-02-2008, 07:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
xiosen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Hard drive beeping noises Sorry for the lack of details. I have the Buslink CO-120-U2FS 160GB. I also have Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. I also tested it on my laptop running Windows XP Professional with the same result. As you can see from the youtube video as soon as I turn it on thats what happens. Let me know if this is good enough explanation. Thanks for your response.

07-03-2008, 05:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,780 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Hard drive beeping noises This issue is being dealt with here. http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/7...ng-noises.html __________________ Regards, Dave. A stranger is only a friend you have yet to meet.