[SOLVED] All hope lost for this external hard drive?

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Hello, I was having issues with an external HDD and was trying to recover files. It was running normally and providing a drive letter despite being unable to see the files normally. But a few hours later it disappeared, and when I tried plugging it in again is beeped a few times, didn't sound like it was running, and shows only is Device Manager now. This is what it sounds like: View: https://imgur.com/a/OLtBQnf


Is it totally dead at this point?

Thanks
 
Solution
if it is still under warranty contact support for a replacement and possible data recovery.

if not remove the drive from the housing and see if it responds when directly connected to your system.