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I ran that windows repair tool , well got as far as the pre check . There seem to be many corrupt file errors . It says must replace them but dont even know where to start . Im not sure how to upload the log file but here is an example of what it says This File Is Corrupt (Bad Digital...

I am attempting to Install Quickbooks 2012 onto a friends computer . The installer attempts to install Adobe flash active X 10 , This fails . I have downloaded the installer itself and tried on its own and it also fails to install . When it attempts through the quickbooks installer I get : MSI...

The arm itself was stuck to the platter , I gently moved it off but now the arm is moving back and forward between the rest position and the platter itself , never going on the platter . I know opening the drive was risky , but i am really out off options here . I had pretty much written off...

Hi , I have heard of many instances where drives have been opened up outside of cleanroom enviroments and data recovery has been possible .

Hi All , I had previously posted an question about my external Seagate drive that crashed . I have since opened the enclosure and found a Samsung 2.5" drive inside . I opened the drive up and found the drive arm was sitting on the disc and had not returned to the " rest position " . I gently...

It is indeed a Samsung drive in a Seagate enclosure . The model number on the samsung drive is ST1000LM024

Hi , I have taken the drive out of the enclosure . It has the same single connection that the enclosure has . How do I connect this internaly to a pc. Doesnt have sata or ide ports ?

The drive is still under warranty . I contacted seagate and have two options . Option 1 is to send the drive to the netherlands and pay 450 euros ( or over 5000 south african rands ) for recovery. option 2 is send the drive to them and they will send me a replacement . Sadly I dont have that...

Hi , Seagate sea tools program does not detect the drive at all .

Hi , A friend of mine called me today saying the internet on his pc stopped . When I went to look i tried to run the windows troubleshooter on the internet connection ( has a cross for the internet in network and sharing center . It gives me an error message saying the trouble shooter cannot...

Hi guys , have a new update . I plugged the drive in today and i felt vibrations within the drive and if I place my ear to the drive I can hear what is best described as beeping noises . they are very short and at quick intervals . This lasts about 4 seconds and then stops. The vibrations all...

What can I do to recover my data or do I need to take it to a data recovery specialist ?

and i did drop it , was from about half a meter high .

kanewolf , Sadly its a lesson I have had to learn the hard way . Looking at using cloud storage now as an alternative storage . fzabkar , I cannot hear any sound coming from the HDD . It is powered through the usb , has a single cable with a double plug that goes into the HDD .

Hi , I have a 1Gb seagate external hard drive . It is only about 3 months old . It suddenly stopped working last night . None of my PC's will pick it up . I have checked in Disk Management and its not there and isn't showing in device manager as an unknown device . When I plug the drive in the...