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04/03/2012 07:05:12 PM · #1 |
howdy all-- my Western Digital drive (external) is making funny beeping noises and sometimes not showing up in finder, although it normally will show itself after a reboot of the computer system.
I'm going to back it up tonight, but does anybody have any tips or had this experience before?
thanks for you help :)
-n
Message edited by author 2012-04-03 19:06:03. |
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04/03/2012 08:01:21 PM · #2 |
I would go to the company website and see if they have "codes" listed. I have a WD external and I have never recieved any beeping from it.
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04/03/2012 08:33:37 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by cowboy221977:
I would go to the company website and see if they have "codes" listed. I have a WD external and I have never recieved any beeping from it. |
thank you! ill post it if i find it... |
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04/03/2012 08:44:41 PM · #4 |
| They might also have a diagnostic utility that you can run on the disk to see what's up. I know Seagate has one that you can use, but I'm not sure if it's for all makes. |
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04/03/2012 09:48:44 PM · #5 |
| Mine died shortly after the beeping started. I would back it up ASAP and then try and figure out what is wrong with it. |
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04/03/2012 10:21:27 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by MagicTrix:
Mine died shortly after the beeping started. I would back it up ASAP and then try and figure out what is wrong with it. |
oh... im backing it up tonight 0_0 |
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04/04/2012 08:15:38 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by nickyb:
Originally posted by MagicTrix:
Mine died shortly after the beeping started. I would back it up ASAP and then try and figure out what is wrong with it. |
oh... im backing it up tonight 0_0 |
Wow... comp died on me... keeps telling me to restart but when I reboot it it tells me to restart again:/
Double fail.... |
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04/04/2012 08:22:00 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by nickyb:
Originally posted by nickyb:
Originally posted by MagicTrix:
Mine died shortly after the beeping started. I would back it up ASAP and then try and figure out what is wrong with it. |
oh... im backing it up tonight 0_0 |
Wow... comp died on me... keeps telling me to restart but when I reboot it it tells me to restart again:/
Double fail.... |
That's horrible! I hope you get this straightened out!
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04/04/2012 08:22:43 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by nickyb:
Originally posted by nickyb:
Originally posted by MagicTrix:
Mine died shortly after the beeping started. I would back it up ASAP and then try and figure out what is wrong with it. |
oh... im backing it up tonight 0_0 |
Wow... comp died on me... keeps telling me to restart but when I reboot it it tells me to restart again:/
Double fail.... |
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its a Mac, and I don't have any options once I reboot it except turn it off..
So we're gunna take it to the store later.. |
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04/04/2012 08:44:05 AM · #10 |
what you're hearing from the hd is most likely the mechanism failing, hd's dont beep or have beep codes. They can however make strange noises when the stylus or spindle is going bad
BTW, WD and Maxtor make (imo) notoriously bad hd's, I would get a Seagate when you replace it.
Message edited by author 2012-04-04 08:45:43. |
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04/04/2012 08:48:45 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by smardaz:
what you're hearing from the hd is most likely the mechanism failing, hd's dont beep or have beep codes. They can however make strange noises when the stylus or spindle is going bad
BTW, WD and Maxtor make (imo) notoriously bad hd's, I would get a Seagate when you replace it. |
I have a seagate and it's held up for years on end! I'm backing up everything that is on it right now (on Discs), so that I can "erase/restore" it so that it can be used with my Mac, as it was originally used for a PC.
ETA: Reformat HD. That's the word I was looking for... REFORMAT. Too early in the morning. Geesh.
Message edited by author 2012-04-04 08:51:32.
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04/04/2012 09:15:28 AM · #12 |
| Sucks, the beeping sound is pretty much any drive's swan song. Hope you recover your data. |
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04/04/2012 09:31:53 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by nickyb:
Wow... comp died on me... keeps telling me to restart but when I reboot it it tells me to restart again:/
Double fail.... |
Nicky, it's the weight of all those ribbons and HM's you've been getting recently !
But seriously, sorry to hear this and I hope you can retrieve everything. |
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