my western digital 60gb hard drive is dying slow

wwefan316

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my usb 60gb western digital hard drive is dying the smart test said it was.

I am using it as a backup drive (have all my freeware and pictures on it) :(

when its hooked up as slave it makes the main hard drive which is a western digital 20gb ( master/drive C: ) really slow. When I load a recovery program like handy recovery I can see all my folders and stuff on the hard drive that is dying. But when I try to save them to my other usb 80gb hard drive, it just locks up does not seem to transfer any files. I also tried to use "pc inspector file recovery" I get sector errors and have to keep hitting retry nothing works. The drive will show up in windows but when I click on it error comes up "F:/incorrent paramater"

anybody have any ideas on what to do?

thanks
 

Zorg

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Stop using the drive immediately, although it may already be too late. Buy a new HD, 80-160GB or more if you want. Purchase and download a copy of SpinRite, read the directions completely before beginning, and use it to attempt to save your data.

GRC | SpinRite 5.0 to 6.0
http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm
 

wwefan316

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Model: Ascendtech 120GB EIDE
Access time- 8.5ms AVG.
Capacity- 120GB
Data Buffer (Cache)- 2MB
Device Type- Internal hard drive
Data Transfer Rate- 100MB / 133MB
Form Factor (Drive)- 3.5-inch low profile
Interface- EIDE
Rotational Speed- 5400 /// 7200 rpm (Optional)
Operating System- Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT & Vista

http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=HDIUSD120W

$41.66


I dont want to spend over 50 bucks on a hard drive.