Re: [SLUG] hard drive failure, back-up, and other unhappiness

[Craig Dibble <craig@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting david <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I've had a back-up hard drive fail today (just the backup drive, not the
> original)
>
> Worse still, my son's hard drive failed and then his back-up drive also
> failed, so he is in deep doo-doo.
>
> Fail = clicking noises, won't mount or mounts then won't read/write,
> etc.

Whilst not an answer to your question, if you're fairly sure the drive  
is terminal it might be time to try a bit of percussive maintenance. I  
remember having similar problems with a drive many years ago and a  
sharp smack off the side of the desk did actually fix it. Whether the  
drive heads were stuck or what I don't know, but it was supremely  
satisfying nonetheless...

File that under the "Please don't try this at home" category ;-)
Craig