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Dropped hard drive on floor.
To put it simply.
It was only a 3 ft.
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If you re hearing any sort of unusual sounds from a dropped external hard drive turn it off immediately.
The drive doesn t seem to turn on at all.
Heh i just got a new hard drive and dropped it on the floor hardwood floor covered by thing carpet.
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Dropped hard drive on the floor disk usage 100 jump to solution sounds like the heads came down on the platter when the drive was dropped yes that drive will work as a replacement and yes the dell recovery flash drive will restore the system to the way it was when you removed it from the box.
Drop but i just wonder if there are any long term effects kinda like a baby being dropped on its head when its a kid is it gonna be dumb in the future.
It s more likely that the drive has.
It s past the point of home repair.
If a hard drive is dropped and it isn t working anymore it is likely that the platters arm or render head of the hard drive were damaged or misaligned from the impact.
It s possible if unlikely that the electronic component of your hard drive was damaged.