N Novice Beta member Messages 3 Apr 21, 2007 #1 I was working in iTunes when I heard a loud CLICK and the power light on my external hard drive started flashing red and blue. When I try to access the drive I get an error message; "the drive is unavailable..." Any ideas or advice?
I was working in iTunes when I heard a loud CLICK and the power light on my external hard drive started flashing red and blue. When I try to access the drive I get an error message; "the drive is unavailable..." Any ideas or advice?
Apokalipse Golden Master Messages 14,559 Location Melbourne, Australia Apr 21, 2007 #2 I'd say it's highly likely the drive's read/write heads have crashed (literally).
N Novice Beta member Messages 3 Apr 21, 2007 #3 Do you think the data can be recovered, or is it all lost?
peterhuang913 Retired. Messages 8,076 Location . Apr 21, 2007 #4 if the hard drive is dead, you can send it to data recovery centers for a price.