<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> If you really want the data back, but not enough to pay a recovery service, I have found several times that I drive will fail (making clicking sounds) because the read head jams. I tapped the drive firmly on a corner (make the drive as tall as possible if that helps with the orientation I am referring to) on the ground, then reinstalled and it worked. I would only try this as a last resort as it may make things worse! You may simply have a failed power supply, or loose power connector (if it got real hot in the case it could have actually softened the solder enough to crack/break away. Matt Tim Vaughan wrote: <blockquote cite="mid91321cfc0510110747j62fe434bge83832850d532650@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On 10/11/05, Tim Vaughan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:talltim@gmail.com"><talltim@gmail.com></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi, I own a 100GB Maxtor USB external drive. It has just failed, only making beeping and clicking sounds when I turn it on I realise that it may be a long shot, but are there any Linux disk utilities that could analyse the drive to see if any of the data may be recoverable? It's ext3 formatted. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">It *may* be possible to read data from it by removing the internal IDE drive from it and instaiing the drive into your computer, making it an internal drive. If the failure is in the electronics of the external enclosure, that should fix it. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Ok, thanks. I'll have a look. I was hoping for something non-invasive as getting a refund probably requires me not to have voided the warranty. I'll talk to the place I bought it from about what sort of data recovery I'm permitted to do to it! Tim </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>