Lost Hard Drive

On 12/18/2015 9:36 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:08:33 -0500, John McGaw
wrote:

On 12/15/2015 5:12 AM, wrote:
I have a SATA hard drive I use for storing backup data. I am in W7
Home Premium. Suddenly the drive is not recognized, either by my MSI
BIOS or by Windows Explorer.

Is it lost forever? Or is there another way I can try to make it
recognizable (and readable)? Probaby not.
Thanks
JW


Sometimes it can prove useful to connect the drive to another computer,
either directly or through an external enclosure. This pretty much
eliminates the possibility of a bad MB port or cable or power connector. It
is a slim chance but it is so easy to do that it is probably worth the effort.

I've managed to salvage data on a couple of drives by doing this and
running the drive's maker's diagnostic/repair software. If all is lost then
nothing is at stake beyond a few minutes of your time.


I did that in a second XP PC - it did not recognize said drive either.

Thanks

JW

Guess you have a dead'n then...