When I start up the power, with or without the usb cable connected, the drive spins up, then gets quiet a split second then makes about 12 clicks in a row which sound kinda like an alien zapping something with a laser, but is probably some kind of test the drive is doing? Anyway, nothing happens after that and the drive is not seen by my laptop which is connected. I don't know if the two are related, someone pls advise if I have to just throw this drive away or if there will ever be any way to get my data off it.
It has been dropped from about 4 or 5 feet off the ground at some point in its life and there is a rattling noise inside when shaken, but it had worked after that so I can't be sure the fall is related to the current problems. I have not used it in months, but always had hoped I could get the data off it at some point, only to try today to do that and been disappointed with it not being recognized.
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