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Get a couple of guitar picks. With the unit upside down, you will see a curved ridge above the power and USB sockets, use your thumb to apply pressure upwards to this ridge. This will allow you to push a guitar pick between the dull plastic lid and the shiny plastic case, this is so the lid can slide clear of the case. Next go to the front of the unit and wrestle the other pick into the curved leading edge between the lid and the case. When it's in, you should find the lid will rise up a couple of millimeters. Now PUSH the pick towards the back of the unit. For me, the lid flew off undamaged and I could now access the circuit board and drive.

Youve damadged the harddrive, is the harddrive spinning or making any noise?

If it shows up in 'my computer' as a drive letter(like E: drive) but you can't access it,you can recover data from hard drive with data recovery program.Tenorshare data recoveryis a professional data recovery program that can recover data after deeply scanning your hard drive to look for lost data due to drives crash, physical damage,system sabotage, virus attack etc.You can get it here: http://www.any-data-recovery.com/product/datarecoveryprofessional.htm After you recover your data,you can format it to check out whether it can be fixed.

check the cable

Could be a problem with the AC cycles. European gear is usually 50 cycles and so is their electricity. Or it could be a voltage issue. When you travel abroad with your gear you must make sure that the juice available where ever you go is compatible with your equipment lest you risk equipment damage/failure.

I just use Windows Explorer to copy and paste what i want on the external drive. To find Windows Explorer START (or windows icon)/programs/accessories/windows explorer press the + in front of my computer find whatever you want to copy by highlighting it (left click and drag till it is blue) or ctrl + a right click choose copy Then right click on the external drive letter and paste. Or create a new folder on the external drive and name the folder whatever name you like

That software is just there to put up an icon and name of the drive etc it is not important Your drive shows up in in Windows Explorer as a new drive letter If it is not showing you may need to download a mass storage driver.

You can, though I would not suggest it unless it is out of warranty. Take advantage of whatever warrant is supplied by Hitachi.

I would go to the Toshiba website.

did you try a different, system to plug the drive into?if the drive works on other systems , then your old xp has issues.id get off XP , as MS support ends soon. The XP OS, goes dingdong when you connnect any USB device.if the USB is bad on PC or the External drive is dead.so try the drive on one more PC. and now you know which end to work , all this is easy , try another PC.

please go to my computer, right click -> 'manage' -> disk managementdo you see the external HDD listed there?

try other usb port, or other computer and see whether the hdd is detected. If still not, try to go to device manager ( http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000833.htm ), and then assign a drive letter to the hdd. After that, try to access it from Computer, if not able to access it, format it (use quick format) and then use asoftech data recovery program to recover your files.http://www.asoftech.com/adr/

External and internal drives usually use 12volts to operate, but if you want a particular source for your brand, look for it online and you'll find the cheapest prices. Also ebay is a good site for almost everything.

Hard drives are easily destroyed by dropping them. The drive cannot be fixed. There are companies that can retrieve data off faulty hard drives BUT it will cost you an arm and a leg for their services.

Determine how much space you need. The first step in backing up your hard drive is to figure out how much space you will need to back up all of your files. You can do this in a couple of ways. Find out how large the hard drive is on your computer first to see if you can back up the whole thing. Click on "My Computer," right-click the "C" drive and select "Properties." This shows the approximate of your hard drive, how much space is actually taken, plus the space used by your operating system. If your hard drive is manageable (the space actually taken), back up the whole thing. Your second option is to create a file called "Backup" and copy all of your important files into it. Right-click on the folder once everything is copied over and choose "Properties" to find out the of the folder. This is how much space you will need to back up your important files only. Choose a backup method. Choose either an external hard drive, data disks (CDs, for example) or use an online backup service. There are advantages and disadvantages to all. An external drive is convenient because you can plug it into other computers and immediately transfer or copy files without needing the Internet or having to worry at all about security. However you have to carry the drive with you and always face the remote possibility that both your computer and the hard drive would break. Data disks provide the same advantages and disadvantages as external hard drives: portability, but the possibility of theft or breakage. You can also use an online backup service. These services range in price depending on the amount of storage. The advantage of an online service is that you can access your files from anywhere there is Internet, and it is generally cheaper, especially for small amounts of service. Also, you don't need to carry or store another piece of equipment. The disadvantage is your backup is stored on the service's external server, so security is a potential issue. Back up your files. Once you have chosen your method of backup, do not forget the most important step: back up your files. For external media, go into "My Computer" and double-click the "C" drive to open it. Select all the files if backing up your entire hard drive, or select your "Backup" folder if just backing up your important files. Holding your "CTRL" key, drag your selected files to your back up source, either your external hard drive or data disk drive. Release your mouse button and "CTRL" key and allow the files to be copied onto your backup media. Hope this helps. b>

Remove the hard drive and put it into an enclosure. Plug it into another computer as a slave. Then you can copy your files on it.If it shows up in 'my computer' as a drive letter(like E: drive) but you can't access it, you can recover data from hard drive with data recovery program. This data recovery is a professional data recovery program that can recover data after deeply scanning your hard drive to look for lost data due to drives crash, physical damage, system sabotage, virus attack etc. You can get it here: http://www.asoftech.com/adr/