Broken Hard drive. Is That fixable - EverFocus EDSR400H Video Recorder

Assuming Windows and not Mac, Western Digital has some utilities to check a drive that has a light, but it sounds like it is not going to be fixable.

Drive testing may actually lose some data as part of the testing process, so if this is your only copy of the data, this is at your own risk.

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For the most part failed hard drives are not fixable.

if the drive doesnt show up in "my computer" then I'm afraid you have damaged it! you could try opening it up and see if there is anything loose/broken that may be fixable? Hope this helps,

I'm sorry to hear that your hard drive is having trouble. Based on your description of the "ticking sound" and the fact that the drive was dropped, the drive is probably physically damaged. Unfortunately, this means that your drive is failing in a way that isn't fixable; it will have to be replaced.

Ouch..!

If it is under warranty you should try contacting seagate. You probaly should not try to fix it yourself as it will ruin the hard drive platters inside.

What part? in most cases extrenals are not fixable You may be able to retreve some data if the disc is not broken

Maytags have both belt and direct drive washers. UNPLUG machine. No numbers for model... If it is a belt drive machine you should inspect the belt for damages (broken, worn out or off the pulleys) and tension replace if needed. If it is a direct drive it is probably the drive coupler. From below you can remove the pump and motor by removing the strapps that clamp them together. pump first, they just pull off after unstrapping them. The coupler has three parts and comes as a repair kit. The coupler prongs and or the rubber should be obviously broken or worn out if it is the problem. Replace with new parts and reassemble... Yes fixable in about an hour. Online parts for about $14.00.

Try replacing the memory.

Find out what hardware it is talking about if you can. Even if the hardware in question is broken, a lot of the parts for laptops are modular i.e. you can replace them without having to replace the entire motherboard. HP laptops are probably the best at this beucase their motherboard is only a giant controller, as opposed to having every single device built into the motherboard. It would be best if you told us the type of laptop you have.

There is also the chance that the drop caused the hard drive to become damaged, in which case, restoring the damaged files would be the quickest way to fix it. I would not recommend trusting that hard drive anymore though, I would get a backup of some sort going, even if it doesnt look like it is the hard drive.

if the drive makes a clicking sound it needs to be tossed. if it's just a soft trgg sound, (bad sector) then you can try a low level format LLF tool. a guide on how to install drive is a Zune Repair