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Help!: Broken Maxtor One Touch hard drive

carlito

carlito

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Recently the metal part surrounding the hole (err is that what it's called? ^_^) of my Maxtor One Touch external hard drive came loose, and now the USB cord simply won't go in. In other words - it's completely broken.

My question is - what should I do? I bought it years ago off ebay so any kind of warranty is out of the question. Is it worth taking it to a computer place and paying x amount to get it serviced? The data on there wasn't terribly important but would be nice to get back, for sure.

Has anyone had a similar experience before?
 
Just dismantel the thing and find out what kind of drive is in there.
Then spend $20 on a new case for it ;)

EDIT: Infact, your in Melbourne, head down to a Swap Meet tomorrow and youll get a new case for probably $10
 
Thanks for your replies. I don't have a PC so sander's suggestion isn't feasible.

fnixws, could you please explain exactly what a case is (I'm a complete newbie, be kind :p) and give me more details about this Swap Meet?

Thanks heaps guys!
 
First, you need to check what size the hard drive is. Is it a 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch? These are 2 different enclosures. The 2.5inch is for the external hard drives that typically don't need an external power source (and will fit as a laptop hard drive).

You just need a new enclosure that will fit your hard drive (a new case) to put the drive in so your comptuer can read it. There is also a USB reader that can read hard drives. Not sure how much they cost though but they are typically more expensive than the cases.
 
Volt.Networks said:
First, you need to check what size the hard drive is. Is it a 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch? These are 2 different enclosures. The 2.5inch is for the external hard drives that typically don't need an external power source (and will fit as a laptop hard drive).

You just need a new enclosure that will fit your hard drive (a new case) to put the drive in so your comptuer can read it. There is also a USB reader that can read hard drives. Not sure how much they cost though but they are typically more expensive than the cases.
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Since he didn't specify "One touch mini" it's safe to assume that it's 3.5"
 
If it's mini, it must be a 2.5" drive so go for a 2.5" enclosure.

With a tiny bit of research, it seems like the drive is SATA so you'll need a 2.5" SATA enclosure!
 
Thank you so much for the help! You guys are lifesavers!!

As I don't have a credit card I guess I'll ebay it. Hurruh.

Cheers. PS: Anyone have any recommendations re model/brand/etc?
 
Update: the hard drive does not appear to have screws anywhere on its body - it appears to have been vacuumed shut. How am I supposed to open it then? pirate2
 
carlito said:
Thank you so much for the help! You guys are lifesavers!!

As I don't have a credit card I guess I'll ebay it. Hurruh.

Cheers. PS: Anyone have any recommendations re model/brand/etc?
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Vantec is really good

carlito said:
Update: the hard drive does not appear to have screws anywhere on its body - it appears to have been vacuumed shut. How am I supposed to open it then? pirate2
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try reading this: http://www.techsupportforum.com/1217631-post3.html
 
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