# External HDD Sh!t
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 21, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329 "2007-10-21T08:58:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/1 "2007-10-21T08:58:41Z")
So i have this 500GB western digital external hdd that just took a crap, It clicks when you power it up. I called WD and it is 3 months out of warranty and they could not do anything for me besides giving me a few % off a new one at msrp…
Just wondering if there is a way to fix it before throwing it out or using it as a coaster
[http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=224](http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=224)
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/2 "2007-10-21T09:15:35Z")
yeah… throw it in a plastic zip loc bag and put it in the freezer for 3-5 hours or so… Have your PC on and ready to plug it back in and copy the data off as quickly as you can.
worked for me in the past
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/3 "2007-10-21T09:28:15Z")
[quote=“Dr.Stevil,post:2,topic:37329"”]
yeah… throw it in a plastic zip loc bag and put it in the freezer for 3-5 hours or so… Have your PC on and ready to plug it back in and copy the data off as quickly as you can.
worked for me in the past
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Freezer? Crazy, I’ll have to keep that in mind.
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### Author:  [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/4 "2007-10-21T10:08:01Z")
^^Worked for me to save 2 HDD already.
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/5 "2007-10-21T10:24:48Z")
Yeah, freezer trick works like 50% of the time.
Get Spinrite, that usually helps you get some shit
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### Author:  [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/6 "2007-10-21T11:02:43Z")
send it to me if you care about your data. please dont attempt hardware failure data recovery if your an amature.
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### Author:  [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/7 "2007-10-21T15:37:47Z")
I actually got all the data off it wish I was lucky to, I noticed something was fishy when it would no longer let me transfer data to it but it did let me transfer from it. After i saved all my info rebooted the comp and the external started ticking
lol at the freezer idea, I don’t understand how that works but cool
is it the power unit on it or the hdd itself, could I put an different harddrive in the enclosure?
looks like I may have myself a new coaster
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### Author:  [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/8 "2007-10-21T15:45:07Z")
OT\_ What brands don’t do this? lol
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### Author:  [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/9 "2007-10-21T17:52:45Z")
i can also help if you need me too. Locutus is also a pro at it.
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### Author:  [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/10 "2007-10-21T19:00:06Z")
hmm…WD really is a crap nowadays…
Seagate to the rescue.
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/11 "2007-10-21T19:43:16Z")
3 months out of the warranty?
Tear it open, the harddrive inside itself should be like a 5 year warranty… they should replace that at the very least… Interms of getting the shit off your harddrive… might be a rough one
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### Author:  [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/12 "2007-10-21T20:29:13Z")
^, I may check that out
most WD externals only come with a 1 year while their other hdds come with 3 and 5 years… bs i say
I got all of my data off of it before it crapped
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### Author:  [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/13 "2007-10-22T04:58:15Z")
THey know the external drives are going to get tossed around a lot more by the average consumer… hence the shorter shelf life.
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/14 "2007-10-22T22:50:12Z")
[quote=“JCuz,post:12,topic:37329"”]
^, I may check that out
most WD externals only come with a 1 year while their other hdds come with 3 and 5 years… bs i say
I got all of my data off of it before it crapped
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Yes, it is crap, but theyre going to know that the serial # drive in there was in a external enclosure, thus you had the 1 year on and and obviously had to open it to remove the drive so your warranty if you had one is now void…
Well thats how Hitachi works anyways…
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### Author:  [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/15 "2007-10-23T05:17:55Z")
[quote=“ZOMGVTEK,post:14,topic:37329"”]
Yes, it is crap, but theyre going to know that the serial # drive in there was in a external enclosure, thus you had the 1 year on and and obviously had to open it to remove the drive so your warranty if you had one is now void…
Well thats how Hitachi works anyways…
[/quote]
the internal SN is 99% of the time the external SN… so they track one SN for the device
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/16 "2007-10-23T05:54:54Z")
Cuz.
I know how to fix it.
BRING IT OVAR!
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/17 "2007-10-23T06:07:23Z")
Hammer time?
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### Author:  [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/18 "2007-10-23T06:16:42Z")
he would probably just fire at it with his pistol
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-sh-t/37329/19 "2007-10-23T10:25:36Z")
[quote=“Locutus,post:15,topic:37329"”]
the internal SN is 99% of the time the external SN… so they track one SN for the device
[/quote]
Riiiighhtt…
So im confused, how does this affect my previous post?