Hello to all,
I own a 1Tb hard drive which is mounted into an external deck, exactly like this:
It worked flawlessly for nearly two years, however it hasn't been working at all since I've returned from my Christmas holidays. My internet router was placed directly on top of it and I realized much too late that it was generating a great amount of heat; my hard drive most likely failed because it overheated.
Here's the complete diagnosis:
- The external deck still receives power
- I can actually hear the hard drive spinning normally (ie. no clicking or abnormal sound)
- I've tried plugging the external deck in different USB ports and nothing changed
In other words everything seems to be working normally, but the hard drive isn't detected by my computer when I power-up the external deck; I don't receive any error message either, nothing happens at all.
I've tried looking for solutions over the internet or through my acquaintances, but it hasn't been much productive. The best advice that I've read about is to put my hard drive in the freezer overnight as a desperate measure; apparently this could allow my hard drive to function long enough to save my data.
I thought about joining a hardware forum so that knowledgeable people could look into my issue, but I figured I might as well ask for guidance here first. Can anybody help? Is there a way to repair my hard drive? Could I at least briefly make it work to retrieve my data?
Many thanks!
Cryptic Vigilante
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