That "Clicking" sound" is the death rattle of a drive, sorry, I have experienced this many many times. Generally they cannot be easily fixed. One can try to get an exactly the same drive and remove the Motherboard off a Brand New drive, and replace the MB, on the "Faulty" drive, if the board is your problem, You must be prepared to "Blow up" that new board too. If sucessful, then usually it will, "just work" as it was before. If it is the drives "internals" There isn't much more one can do. If however the data is imperitive, there are places, that for a price, will recover the data 100% guarranteed.
SOURCE: I/O Magic 320GB external hard drive making clicking noise
it happens when the hard is gone bad or can`t be recognised.you can try uninstalling the drive from device manager.you can check the hard drive case or can try the hard drive on some other computer.
SOURCE: Dropped Seagate 1.5 TB hard drive. Makes a noise
Probably not. A hard drive is very delicate and if dropped the lasers could have broken or even the discs.
If your USB drive is not being recognized by your computer when you plug it in
try unplugging it, and also unplugging any other USB devices that are connected.
All USB devices, even those that have an external power supply, draw a portion of their power directly from the USB bus.
If you have too many devices connected to the same USB controller, problems such as a drive not being recognized can result.
Incompatible File System
The Mac-operating system can read drives formatted under the FAT32 and NTFS file systems used by Windows, but Windows will not recognize HFS, the file system used by Mac OS.
If you connect an HFS-formatted external drive to a computer running Windows, the drive will spin up but Windows will not respond.
The drive will have to be used with a Mac, or reformatted using a disk-partitioning utility.
Drive Disconnected from Power
Some external hard drives have the option of drawing all their power from the USB bus, or receiving supplemental power from a wall outlet.
If your drive will not operate using power from the USB bus only, connect the power supply. Many drives do not have this option; they will not operate unless they are connected to both a power outlet and a USB port.
Driver Update Required
Some older motherboards may require updated USB drivers to properly utilize a modern USB 2.0 device.
If you have exhausted all the basic troubleshooting steps above, visit the website of your motherboard's manufacturer and look for updated USB drivers.
Also, ensure that your Windows installation is fully up to date.
Corrupted Files
USB hard drives are susceptible to data corruption if either the power or USB cables are disconnected during a write operation.
Over time, this could lead to a situation in which Windows will be unable to write to the drive correctly.
To have Windows attempt to fix corrupted files, run Scandisk by right-clicking on the drive after double-clicking on "My Computer." Click Properties > Tools > Error Checking. Click the two check boxes to have Windows attempt to fix errors and bad sectors.
Click "OK" to start the operation.
Depending on the size of your hard drive and the speed of your computer, this operation can take a few hours to complete.
Failing Hardware
If your drive is still not being recognized, but it is making audible noises when it is plugged in, the drive may be failing.
Nearly every hard drive manufacturer distributes a free utility to check the drives that they make for errors.
Visit the manufacturer's website to download this utility.
If the drive is failing, the utility will most likely be able to detect it.
Contact the manufacturer for a replacement if the drive is under warranty.
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