VERBATIM EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE DEFECT

[Guest]

I droped my 500 gig hard drive and it makes a strange noise when i turn it on and it dosent work.
my 500 gig is almost full and i dont want to loose my info. can it be repared???

 

[evongugg]

Check if it makes any of these noises.

Hard Disk Noises are warning signals

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/01/hard-disk-noises-are-warning-signals.html

 

[evongugg]

Take the hard drive out and try hooking it directly to a computer.
If it's recognized in the bios, there is hope.