I have an external IDE harddrive. I plug the USB to the PC, switch on the power and I hear that the HDD is working(no scratch, no shar noise, just a smooth hdd is what I hear). My problem is, that the PC can't recognize the external HDD. The Windows waiting circle shows me that the PC try to install the USB components, but after about 10-20 minutes later it stops. When it try to install the USB components, the HDD name is like random characters, like this: N%:4ljks:&{{}-4USB . Is there any solution to fix this?
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Do you have another computer to connect this to? Is it a desktop external hard drive (with a separate power supply) or a laptop external hard drive (that draws power via the USB and might require a dual head cable)? Do you have the ability to remove the drive from the external drive casing and connect it directly to the computer? Are you connecting it to a laptop or a desktop? Do the USB ports in the computer work normally otherwise?– Bon GartCommented Apr 17, 2013 at 20:10
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I've tried it on a desktop and a laptop, and it's a desktop external hard drive, with a separate power. I can disassamble the external hard drive so I've put it into my PC and it worked. But a few minutes later my PC had frozen. From that moment the external hard drive doesn't work properly.– SlenkraCommented Apr 17, 2013 at 20:15
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Might be a power issue, but almost definitely sounds like a dead/dying/defective drive.– Bon GartCommented Apr 17, 2013 at 20:16
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Is there any way to save data from it?– SlenkraCommented Apr 17, 2013 at 20:20
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There may be. There is a host of software out there that can copy data from drives that can still be accessed, there are data recovery companies out there that can use a few different methods to attempt to recover your data... it really depends on how much you want to spend.– Bon GartCommented Apr 17, 2013 at 20:40
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