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So seems you can't write to the disk Isnt' there a switch/button on your external HD for write protection ? Do you get an error message or after copy/delete operation or there's simply no effect after you copy/delete What's your operating system? Otherwise this may be serious hardware failure

example of sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd8KwJ2q50g

popping sound ? Wasn't the sound more like clicking noise? Is it small 2.5" disk or larger 3.5" one ? can u feel it spinning when u hold the disk when it is connected ? Chances depend if the hard disk itself failed or just the usb case (then the HD may be fine). But if it's making noises...

Don't ever use chkdsk, in such a case it may only make things worse. You should attempt recovery straight from a program, and it takes long! Recuva seems to be really good free software

the drive's connector looks like this one: http://img10.allegroimg.pl/photos/oryginal/20/54/01/05/2054010595_3 so this would be ATA I presume ..I searched some more and found this would be probably SATA version: http://img06.allegroimg.pl/photos/oryginal/20/15/25/10/2015251021 so looks like...

well you're not being helpful providing obvious knowledge (how to remove dvd) and wrong link (to HD connector)

First the disk may still be fine, you have to monitor if this parameter grows quickly over time. If so it might be a sign of a likely soon failure. those sectors have been reallocated (remapped) to reserved space so they are not "bad" for diagnostic tools including the bios one. Before "real"...

I'm wondering now about the connectors in laptop dvd/cd drives -is there any difference in sata and ata/ide ? Googling for this does not lead me to anywhere. specs of slim dvd drives also omit this I have a slim dvd-rw drive (toshiba ts-l532r) that seems to be ATA standard (although some specs...

Hi, I have a strange problem with loosing some of the admin rights on my default (and only ) admin system account on HP 6930p winXP Pro (genuine CD from HP) freshly installed and upgraded to SP3 and all latest updates (no messing with registry etc.) I have an administrator account but I'm...

OK so it seems, you risk data more with these usb drives than on a standard 2.5 drive alone Can people who had problems with these drives say what failed and what was replaced ?

Ubrales, no need to even mention the 'paper clip' test as the PSU is obviously not dead. That's why I suggest measuring PSU voltages if under stress by using standard multimeter for their stability and if they fit within +-5% ATX limits - or better say reasonable +-3%(check for youtube guides...

if he didn't overclock then you shouldn't advise him on messing with voltage, computer should be stable if temps are ok if it's not then you should load bios defaults and check your voltages for stability physically if you have a multimeter, you should run a memcheck too other then PSU or one...

I was just wondering what disks sit int the usb 2.5" enclosures that are sold as one product, like in those LG or adata ones? (in case of WD or samsung I think it will be rather obvious it's their standard disks inside). These are more affordable then enclosure + drive separately these days and...

Provide more details: - what are the symptoms: the disk is not seen by windows at all or at times? - is it in an usb enclosure ? (2.5 or 3.5" ?) no program might help you with a hardware failure