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[swigs]

So I put my old 2.5 Seagate 60gig HD into some really cheap enclosure that really did'nt fit it right: and I think it's now dead. (hd was originally from a macbook, so i'm working with mac software trying to get it fixed)

I already backed up everything on it, so I don't care about data recovery.

But I just bought a new (kind of nice) enclosure in hopes that that would fix the problem, but it didn't.

So I put the old internal hd back in the notebook and booted from the new one as an external and tried to run disk utility, but it wouldn't let me repair/delete/reformat or anything. The device does not even mount.

I had hope because I never heard that horrible clicking sound that a crashed HD tends to make and it still seems to have a steady vibration when turned on. But after searching on the internet I'm not really finding any solutions that have worked for me.

Is there anything that anyone would recommend? Again I don't care about the data on it, it would just be nice not to have to buy another HD for my frivolous needs. I feel that the hard drive is just some how 'bricked' from the crappy enclosure and I'm thinking that there must be away to reset it, or something of that nature... Or maybe it's just burnt out.....

I have yet to try the urban legend of the freezer...

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[ladron]

Honestly, if it's only 60 gigs, just get another - you probably won't be able to really trust this drive again anyhow.

(Sorry, for the frivolity of just tossing away a hard drive. I remember when 60 gigs was unheard of - I clearly recall being amazed with my first (and really expensive) 1 gig HD. But now, 60 gigs is on the low end of cheap.)

[pkang0202]

Yuor seagate HD might still be under warranty. If that is the case, just RMA it and Seagate will mail you another drive.

I think the 60gb 2.5" drives is around the time Seagate changed their warranty from 3 years to 5.

[Temporary]

Except OEM drives. The warranty usually never covers HD inside computers such as Apple/Dell/ETC,,, They will tell you to send it to your original reseller.

[swigs]

Thanks for the replies. Basically the only reason why I am sad is because I foolishly spent 17,000 on a case that I wont use now.

I'm thinking about going ahead and getting a 3.5 between 500 and a 1000 gigs. Anyone know of any good deals for that? (brands?)

[pkang0202]

All drives generally have the same failure rates. A Western Digital is just as likely to die on you as a Seagate or Samsung.

My suggestion would be to get one with a 5 year warranty. Seagates come with 5, and I believe some WD drives come with 5.