This could be a last resort if nothing else works,
Remove the external casing & take out the hard drive and plug it directly into a computer,
I found that removing the logic board and its SATA to USB interface & changing to a direct SATA to Internal motherboard SATA connection was enough to recover what i required file wise.
I have done this one 1x Seagate external & 2x WD externals when the logic board on them started to play up.
The casings are normally relatively easy to get into without destroying,
* DO AT OWN RISK
After i had the hdd's out of the casings i simply installed into the computer itself and booted off of " Hirens boot cd "
I than chose to start up the linux partition it offers for recovery / drive wiping etc.
*If you don't have a blank CD it's possible to make a bootable Hirens USB key very easily.
From there i could access the hard drives and i just copied what i needed onto a folder inside my OS drive.
Good luck;)
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| Samsung | WDScorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320G | DVD+RW | Yellow Pages |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
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| Windows 7 32Bit Ultimate | 15.5" WSXGA+1680x1050 with TrueLife | 90W AC Adapter | Vostro 1500 |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|
| Intel i7 3820QM | P15xEMx | Nvidia GTX 680M | Samsung 16GB *4x 4GB @ 1600mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | OS | Monitor |
|---|
| Crucial M4-CT256M4SSD3 | ST9750420AS | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate | 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 LED / LCD 95% Gamut Matte |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Mouse |
|---|
| Samsung SA850T 27" PLS 2560x1440 via DP | 180W AC Adapter | Clevo P150EM | Touchpad |
| View all |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|
| Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7500 | Dell - WY041 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | Samsung 3GB Total 667mhz |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
|---|
| Samsung | WDScorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320G | DVD+RW | Yellow Pages |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
|---|
| Windows 7 32Bit Ultimate | 15.5" WSXGA+1680x1050 with TrueLife | 90W AC Adapter | Vostro 1500 |
| Mouse |
|---|
| Touchpad |
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