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The drive is *really* hot right now, so I'm going to let it cool down before I try swapping cables.
Huh. Hotter than normal? That might mead the drive motor is almost dead. Or dead.
Is it powered by USB? If it allows a separate power adapter, try that. (Some USB ports on computers aren't really powerful enough.)
If you get it going, try to get everything off it ASAP.
I thought I read something about putting a balky drive in the freezer to get it going - you might google that.
Jessica,
you might try to move the drive into another enclosure and see if that will work.
If the drive is dead, what are the chances the data could be recovered by a professional?
I don't know much about that, but if it'd the drive motor, I'd think they'd be able to replace it - at least to get the data off for you.
It`s probably possible but expensive.
The last time I checked on this was '92-ish. I think the # I saw were around $100. (Of course, drives were smaller then.)
Professional companies can do some pretty amazing things with data, but it can run into the thousands of dollars pretty quickly.
$100 is for the stuff a savvy user can do themselves (move the drive to a new enclosure and try it, for example). Replacing a part lie the drive motor and leaving the platters untouched would probably be more like $300. Getting data off of the platters in a clean room (necessary for seriously frelled drives) will be $1000+.
If you haven't dropped it or anything, chances are you're in category A or B. Try various options to get it to mount, and get the data off of it pronto if you succeed before going the professionals route though.
Does anyone know much about AT&T U-Verse?
I just moved into a new house and need to set up at least internet and phone. I also now own a 40" Sony Bravia 720p HDTV, and am not quite sure what to do with it. I've got an old Terk powered antenna, and that gives me great broadcast reception, but since I'm gonna go for real internet (as opposed to Earthlink DSL), I may be better off with a bundle. TimeWarner Cable is my other main option. Don't want DirectTV.
I have heard good things about it and am thinking about switching to it myself, but my TiVo doesn't work with it well.