9.04 can't find second hard drive.

[NoOp]

On 07/17/2009 03:31 PM, Accessys at smart.net wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009, Andrew Farris wrote:
> 
>> Sounds like the drive has failed to me...
>>
>> If you want to check it w/o putting it in another computer, one way
>> would be to buy an external hard drive adapter (i.e. one that would let
>> it plug into a USB port) and try it that way. best bet would be to put
> 
> never seen one of those.
> 
> the hassle is that the old computer per se doesn't exist since it was
> an upgrade. would have to tear the new computer back apart and
> reinstall the old one in the box,
> 
>> it back in the old system though, see if it works like that, as others
>> have suggested.
>>
>> What does the seeking noise you hear sound like? when does it start?
>> does it have a pattern?
> 
> click
> click
> click
> 
> about 3-5 seconds apart very regular.

Drive is shot/broke/don't work. If simply applying power to it results
in the above then it's a drive issue. After you try it in another
working system, and if it still is the same, then you might try putting
in a plastic bag, sticking in the freezer for a few hours & then firing
it back up. *Sometimes* that will allow a drive to work just long enough
to get data off of it.