OH NO I've broken my external hard drive !!!

July 18th, 2010
Ok heres the thing ,
the jack that the usb cord goes into has maybe snapped / broken . Anyone got any ideas on how to get the photos off it , or to repair it ???
July 18th, 2010
you need to take it to a shop like the guy in at the old pink ellie markets or someone else similar and have them take the actual hard drive out of it and put it in a new case.

Its possible he or another computer tech type guy might be able to fix the jake but not worth trying really.

You can also buy the cases from the computer fair but then you have to find someone who can do the swap. It wouldnt be hard for someone who knows what they are doing. just like replacing the hard drive in your computer
July 18th, 2010
Oh no! Fingers crossed you can get the stuff off it. God, that reminds me that I need to backup...
July 18th, 2010
Kellie is spot on, any computer shop (or buff) could help. The photos should all be OK.
July 18th, 2010
thanx guys, yeh im sure they photos will be ok ... just didnt know which way to go with getting them off the hard drive .. Im shattered cos i got photos on it that i want tonight grrrrrrr oh well
July 18th, 2010
I had a external hard drive enclosure fail on me a while back. I just took apart the enclosure and pulled out the drive, then picked up a SATA hard drive dock and used the drive without the enclosure.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817816009&cm_re=hard_drive_dock-_-17-816-009-_-Product

It's really easy to do - just don't drop your drive.
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