Need Help with my Buffalo Ministation 1tb 3.0 External Hdd

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pixelettesea

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Hello, I have problem with my external hdd. When I connect to my laptop, it doesn't show in my computer and device manager. but it makes the device plugged in sound when I connect it. and also the hdd light still blinking, but not as usual. the light on the hdd changes when I'm using different usb speed 2.0&3.0(it's normal). I'm using windows 7 64bit. I have bunch of stuff in there, the most important is my work assignment 🙁 ... How do I know if it's a software problem or hardware... if it is hardware, could the data in there be recovered.

additional info:
-I drop it for the first time yesterday, it was 11inch and in a pouch.
-and it's always asking for chkdsk, but I ignore and cancel it.(before it undetected by my computer)....
 
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spooky2th
Recuva might detect the drive and be able to extract the files from it. Acronis disk director might help too. Like I said, let windows check the drive. But do not let windows format it. ChkDisk might be able to repair the file system. If not boot software will help, you might take the HDD out and see if you can connect it with USB cables and an adapter or maybe even right to a sata port on your MB. Maybe the case and the electronics of the case is broken and hopefully the HDD it's self is OK.
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Recuva might detect the drive and be able to extract the files from it. Acronis disk director might help too. Like I said, let windows check the drive. But do not let windows format it. ChkDisk might be able to repair the file system. If not boot software will help, you might take the HDD out and see if you can connect it with USB cables and an adapter or maybe even right to a sata port on your MB. Maybe the case and the electronics of the case is broken and hopefully the HDD it's self is OK.
 
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ZOMG, I just repaired my own hard drive!! I've tried everything u say except taking the HDD out!! and I watched this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xer3JDYvaA try to fix it myself and mimic everything he did, it was a success!! I have class at 2 pm after lunch!! ZOMG! I nearlfainted.. Thanks spook2th and that video guy!!

p/s: idk what just happened in that video.. it would be nice if someone could briefly explain it to me.. I think that spinning the plate thingmajingy fixed it...
 
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I am sorry, this is not a solution but myself too facing the same problem with the same harddrive. Pixelettesea, can u explain the details which worked to fix your problem(software or physical manupulation). The guy in the video was repairing an internal disk i guess. I could not follow the video. Please help
 
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Glad to hear u fixed it...I have the same issue with my 1Tb Buffalo ministation ...

should i open it and just spin the disc ... its seems scary to touch the disc i dont want to loose my data 🙁
 
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Hey Guys..
I have a Buffalo Ministation 1 TB USB 3.0.. It was working earlier this day. Now when I am plugging it, the Head is Spinning perfectly as in a normal HDD, During connection initially the Power light comes and go. Head spinning is continuos, but No power light is coming, Neither my WIndows 7 or Windows 8 PC is detecting It... Please HELP...
 
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I'm having the same issue bot only when plugged in USB3. When I plugged my MInistation 1TB to a USB2 port, it had many issues but was still recognised. I could repair the damaged sectors and save my precious data. So it works in USB2 with yellow light, but when I plug on USB3 the blue light come for 1 second and then disappear, even though the disk is spinning...

PS: my disk is 1 day old 🙁
 
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