I have a SimpleTech 1TB external USB hard drive. I recently backed up my entire system to it, then formatted and installed Windows 8 Developer Preview.
Before restoring my data from the external drive, I stepped on the power cord, yanking the drive off the counter, while powered up and plugged into the computer. I caught the drive in mid-air—so no hard impact—but the drive now fails to spin up.
When plugged into both power and USB, it makes what sounds like abortive spin-up attempts. It’s not the click of death, but it’s not healthy, either. After trying to spin up several times, it gives up and remains powered on. My computers won’t recognize it.
I’m just sick about the lost data such as years of photos. Any suggestions?
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