Member Avatar for shedpack

Hello, I backed up 2 computers onto a simplesave HP md1000h. After 2 years i have re-connected the hard drive and nothing happens - no light, no running sound. I dismantled the unit and removed the circuit board from the hard drive. Using a USB to SATA? cable I connected just the hard drive to my computer. I can hear it running but it doesnt show in my computer. If I go to computer management it appear as

Disk 5
Unknown
931.51GB
Not Initialized

I need data from the drive.

Can anyone help?

  • 2 Contributors
  • 2 Replies
  • 201 Views
  • 3 Hours Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by shedpack
Member Avatar for 3knur8

Sounds like the drive failed. If you go to the command promt and type "diskpart", enter, then "list disk". See if it picks it up there.

Member Avatar for shedpack

I've done that and it does show up - weirdly as Disk 0 and Disk 5 - it says online and 931GB.

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.