Stupid computerfilter: I didn't back up, and now the external drive seems dead. Options? [more inside]
posted by neewom on Oct 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Oh god please help. MacBook hard drive failure. Oh god. [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong on Jan 21, 2008 - 27 answers

One of my hard drives threw a SMART error last night, but the symptoms are inconsistent with the self-diagnosis. What is the best way to do further testing? [more inside]
posted by Ziggy Zaga on Oct 31, 2007 - 9 answers

I have a hard drive in an external enclosure. Recently, it (sometimes) has been making disturbing noises. Is my hard drive dying, or is it my enclosure? [more inside]
posted by TheIrreverend on Mar 28, 2005 - 16 answers

Potential hard drive failure: What do I do? [more inside} [more inside]
posted by stoneegg21 on Mar 3, 2004 - 5 answers