External HD Died?

Pixel · Pixel #1 (**permalink**)

01-20-2008, 03:02 PM

I own a MacBook Pro, and a 300 gb Seagate external HD.

For the past few weeks, while playing my music off the external, it would just stop, mid song.

Today when I try to connect the external, my computer says, "Disk is unreadable on this computer".

I hadn't done anything different than I usually do.

Is my external dead? Have I lost my data?

I tried Disk Utility, but it wouldn't complete the verification process. It would tell me that the volume needs repairing, but won't allow me to repair it.

It's been suggested that I place the HD in a new enclosure to fix the problem. Is this a good idea? Is there another, less drastic solution?

Any feedback would be helpful. My ENTIRE music collection is on this external (over 65,000 songs), and I would be devastated if it was lost.

osxx · osxx #2 (**permalink**)

01-20-2008, 04:56 PM

hate to ask but did you try a different cable had a friend with a macbook
that would mount and unmount his external hard drive daily in 3 months
time the cable went bad right at the head a wiggle test confirmed.

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Pixel #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Posts: 4	01-20-2008, 03:02 PM I own a MacBook Pro, and a 300 gb Seagate external HD. For the past few weeks, while playing my music off the external, it would just stop, mid song. Today when I try to connect the external, my computer says, "Disk is unreadable on this computer". I hadn't done anything different than I usually do. Is my external dead? Have I lost my data? I tried Disk Utility, but it wouldn't complete the verification process. It would tell me that the volume needs repairing, but won't allow me to repair it. It's been suggested that I place the HD in a new enclosure to fix the problem. Is this a good idea? Is there another, less drastic solution? Any feedback would be helpful. My ENTIRE music collection is on this external (over 65,000 songs), and I would be devastated if it was lost.
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osxx #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 3,926 Mac Specs: 15 MacBook Pro 2009 32GB iPad 4 32GB iPhone 5 Apple TV 3 AEBS/AE	01-20-2008, 04:56 PM hate to ask but did you try a different cable had a friend with a macbook that would mount and unmount his external hard drive daily in 3 months time the cable went bad right at the head a wiggle test confirmed.
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