3.5 external hard drive case no longer works!

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I have a laptop harddrive that I put in a coolmax external case so that
I can back up files through the usb. It had been working for a few
months now whenever I would plug it in. But now, when I plug it into
the usb, all I get is a green light on the case, indicating on, whereas
before it would be blue and I could hear the disk spinning.
Does anyone happen to know what could be wrong?
I tried to plug in the other usb into the computer as well, I guess its
for more power, and nothing has changed.
 
joey said:
I have a laptop harddrive that I put in a coolmax external case so
that I can back up files through the usb. It had been working for a
few months now whenever I would plug it in. But now, when I plug it
into the usb, all I get is a green light on the case, indicating on,
whereas before it would be blue and I could hear the disk spinning.
Does anyone happen to know what could be wrong?
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Its died.

Try another case to see if its the case or the drive.
 
Previously joey said:
I have a laptop harddrive that I put in a coolmax external case so that
I can back up files through the usb. It had been working for a few
months now whenever I would plug it in. But now, when I plug it into
the usb, all I get is a green light on the case, indicating on, whereas
before it would be blue and I could hear the disk spinning.
Does anyone happen to know what could be wrong?
I tried to plug in the other usb into the computer as well, I guess its
for more power, and nothing has changed.
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With this info it is very difficult to tell anything.
Best remove the HDD, conect it to an IDE bus (via an adapter)
and use a SMART tool to get its smart ststus. If the disk
turns out to be fine then the encolsure is broken.

Arno
 
What I really wanted to know was if the enclosure can be broken, as I
am new to these portable hdd, so I thought maybe it was a usb driver
issue. Now that I know the case could be a problem I guess I should
troubleshoot the hard drive first. It might be hard as I dont think I
have the smaller pin ide cables.

btw, I have a 60 gb, 7200rpm hdd, i forgot which brand but its a brand
name. Before, it would work on my computer and not on my friends,
until I messed around with their usb properties. Now it doesnt even
work on mine.

Thanks for the replies, I'll report back
 
Well I just opened up the case and realized that the IDE wasn't
securely fastened, so I re-seeded the drive and now it works!!!!
 
joey said:
What I really wanted to know was if the enclosure can be broken,
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Yes, anything electronic can break.
as I am new to these portable hdd, so I
thought maybe it was a usb driver issue.
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That wouldnt prevent the drive from spinning up.
Now that I know the case could be a problem I guess I
should troubleshoot the hard drive first. It might be hard
as I dont think I have the smaller pin ide cables.
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You need an adapter to a normal IDE cable.
btw, I have a 60 gb, 7200rpm hdd, i forgot which brand but
its a brand name. Before, it would work on my computer
and not on my friends, until I messed around with their usb
properties. Now it doesnt even work on mine.
Click to expand...

And doesnt spin up anymore. Thats the important bit.
 
Previously joey said:
What I really wanted to know was if the enclosure can be broken, as I
am new to these portable hdd, so I thought maybe it was a usb driver
issue. Now that I know the case could be a problem I guess I should
troubleshoot the hard drive first. It might be hard as I dont think I
have the smaller pin ide cables.
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Things surprisingly stopping to work on a basic level as in
your case are often electronics or contact failures. And, yes,
although electronics are _very_ reliable today, occasionaly
they fail, sometimes due to bad design, sometimes bad Q/A,
sometimes sheer bad luck
btw, I have a 60 gb, 7200rpm hdd, i forgot which brand but its a brand
name. Before, it would work on my computer and not on my friends,
until I messed around with their usb properties. Now it doesnt even
work on mine.
Click to expand...

Huh? Did not get that.
Thanks for the replies, I'll report back
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Please do.

Arno
 
Previously joey said:
Well I just opened up the case and realized that the IDE wasn't
securely fastened, so I re-seeded the drive and now it works!!!!
Click to expand...

Congratulations! Contact problems are still a major issue and
will remain so for the forseeable future, I expect.

Arno
 
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