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External USB hdd crashed

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  • an0key
    an0key Posts: 93 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I had exactly the same.... lost all my movies grrr.... tried opening the thing, but just had a horrible rattle... guess the needle had gone somewhere it shouldn't have... :mad:

    Good excuse to buy a newer bigger one :p
    Smile... it's free
  • MACacd
    MACacd Posts: 111 Forumite
    an0key wrote:
    lost all my movies grrr....
    Were they "special" movies ? Nudge nudge, wink wink !!
    Wales will be disregarded until given a place in "its a small world"
  • an0key
    an0key Posts: 93 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    MACacd wrote:
    Were they "special" movies ? Nudge nudge, wink wink !!

    hahaha they were special to me ;)
    Smile... it's free
  • trumpet_2
    trumpet_2 Posts: 63 Forumite
    Oh great i have just brought one after every one has been telling me W.D is the dogs whotsits of hard drives, i should have got a pc world cheapy and had twice the memory for the same price.
  • MACacd
    MACacd Posts: 111 Forumite
    trumpet - Western Digital hardware is the daddy of hard drives. That was the reason i got one, it is just that a stupid power cut killed mine.
    Wales will be disregarded until given a place in "its a small world"
  • an0key
    an0key Posts: 93 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You're prob covered under WD's warranty... worth givin that a go, I mean u wont get your data back but may get a new HD out of it...
    Smile... it's free
  • MACacd
    MACacd Posts: 111 Forumite
    an0key wrote:
    You're prob covered under WD's warranty
    Its a good 18 - 24 months old now. Plus im thinking of ditching the whole computer and getting one of Dell's computers.
    Wales will be disregarded until given a place in "its a small world"
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