2012-11-17, 08:53
Hi Guys, not sure if this is the best place to look for help but I'm lost here and unsure of what to do.
I've just finished ripping my 400+ DVD collection to a 2 TB Hard drive and I'm worried it's failing. It's only 5 or 6 months old but I've been using it almost daily. I have over a TB on it and don't want to lose it if possible.
Today, out of nowhere, the drive disappeared from "my computer". I restarted the htpc and it was still gone. I unplugged the sata and power cables and hooked the drive up to my desktop and it still wouldn't show up. After leaving it sit for a few hours and trying again, windows took FOREVER to load, literally a few minutes (it's on a small solid state drive and usually boots in 15 seconds) and the drive was back with all my movies and tv shows in tact. After about 10 minutes it disappeared again. This has now happened a few times and I'm afraid to turn it back on again. Anyone have any ideas? How do I transfer all that data to another drive if it won't stay connected for more than a few minutes?
If you need more info please let me know.
Cheers
I've just finished ripping my 400+ DVD collection to a 2 TB Hard drive and I'm worried it's failing. It's only 5 or 6 months old but I've been using it almost daily. I have over a TB on it and don't want to lose it if possible.
Today, out of nowhere, the drive disappeared from "my computer". I restarted the htpc and it was still gone. I unplugged the sata and power cables and hooked the drive up to my desktop and it still wouldn't show up. After leaving it sit for a few hours and trying again, windows took FOREVER to load, literally a few minutes (it's on a small solid state drive and usually boots in 15 seconds) and the drive was back with all my movies and tv shows in tact. After about 10 minutes it disappeared again. This has now happened a few times and I'm afraid to turn it back on again. Anyone have any ideas? How do I transfer all that data to another drive if it won't stay connected for more than a few minutes?
If you need more info please let me know.
Cheers