I accidentally dropped my old harddrive, (containing some valuable things) and when I plugged it in. It seemed fine. So, I just left it there, and when I came back later, my system had crashed, and my harddrive makes the "whuuuuurrr.... click click... click click..." sound, and fails to be recognized by my computer.

1.) What is this caused by, and what is wrong with my HD?
2.) Is there anyway to recover the data by myself? (being unafraid to open it up and tinker with the parts)
3.) How much would it cost to get it done professionally?

Thanks.

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hard drive motor is dead or dying
might be able to fix, try searching some getdataback proggies
to retrive data that u desperately want, can cost from £50 onwards, depending on how difficult the job is

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i dont know about the data but you can RMA it and send it back to the manufacturer if it still under warranty i hope it is for you.

if it's making clicking noises... then it's peace out

trust me.. i've had a broken/defective hard drive once and it was making the exact same sounds that yur disk drive is making

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Who's the manufacturer?

If it's Seagate, go to their website.

You can do a check of your hard drive and see if it's still under warranty.

They also have a special HDD diagnostic you can d/l.
It creates a special bootup disk to test your questionable drive.

I just had the same experience with a 6 Gig Seagate...

But I replaced it with an 80Gig

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