Cable Forum - View Single Post - Is my ext.harddrive broken? (dropped, makes whirring sounds)

Delta Whiskey · 30-12-2010, 15:45

Was it switched on when you dropped it, if so it's likely that you've bounced the read/write head and caused damage to the platter(s). If it wasn't on then it could just be a broken or loose connection inside the case. The hard drive inside the case will be a standard IDE or SATA drive, so you could take it out and install it into a tower system to see if it works without the external box.

30-12-2010, 15:45	#3
Delta Whiskey Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Abertawe Services: 10Mb BB, DTV & Phone Posts: 2,859	Re: Is my ext.harddrive broken? (dropped, makes whirring sounds) Was it switched on when you dropped it, if so it's likely that you've bounced the read/write head and caused damage to the platter(s). If it wasn't on then it could just be a broken or loose connection inside the case. The hard drive inside the case will be a standard IDE or SATA drive, so you could take it out and install it into a tower system to see if it works without the external box.