CPU system can not find external hard drive anywhere

[Desa231]

Hello, I was on my external when I tripped on the cord, it stopped working from there. At times it appears as if its going to load and may even flash as a drive and then disappears. I took the hdd out of the enclosure thinking that could be the problem but the same happens when placed in dock. Device is not being seen in device/disc manager. Operating system is vista, please help.

 

[fantastik250]

Umm, which cord the power cord or when you plug in your external? are you using USB or another cable?

 

[smorizio]

head crash like the one you caused the data might be lost. you can try a few free data recovery programs.

 

[Desa231]

It was the power cord and i have tried EASUES data recovery, but the system doesn't recognize the hdd long enough to designate a drive.

 

[fantastik250]

Well, if it is shorting out like that you may not be able to recover it, unless you position the plugs so that it works long enough for you to get the data out.

 

[Desa231]

Well, if it is shorting out like that you may not be able to recover it, unless you position the plugs so that it works long enough for you to get the data out.

I'm going to keep trying, i don't want to give it to a specialist but i will in another attempt to get data.