Recover files from non functioning external hard drive

kmorarity

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Sep 18, 2012
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Hi,

I have 1TB Iomega external hard drive (with it's own power supply). It seems it no longer works. The light flashes constanly like it's trying to read the drive and I get a beep about every 30 seconds. I opened the case and I don't see any sata ports on the hard drive itself, so i was wondering how to connect it internally to get the files off (I only need to recover a small amount of data about 20gb max). Not sure if a recovery program will work as the comp does not recognize. The starnge thing is I never dropped the drive or anything, I moved about a month ago but made sure my hdd's were packed securely and placed in the car isntead of the moving truck btw the other 2 drives work just fine. also I noticed the usb cord isn't a snug fit on the hdd side not sure if this is the problem or not.

All help is greatly appreciated
Kyle