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RE: External hard drive failure (?) - anything I can do?
Did you try plugging it in another machine (other USB ports on the same machine are not always sufficient as they often share the same controller)?
If that fails the bit more tech savvy is to open up the case, take out the drive, and connect it directly to your PC. You'll probably find a normal SATA/IDE drive in there.
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