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As if my self-divorcing drive wasn't enough: I woke up one morning to hear clacking. Needless to say, the TiVo HD had reset itself, not being able to access the external drive (that was clacking). It stayed in Powering Up mode since it couldn't receive any data from its external device; once disconnected, it proceeded to "External Device Disconnected," which meant the main unit was still functioning. But still.... Obviously, I'm sending it back to WeaKnees for repair. *sigh*
My one question: When an external drive (or an internal one for that matter) ends up clacking, is there a snowball's chance in hell that the data is recoverable? (As opposed to a divorced drive, where the index is gone. The index, as implied, is still there in the main unit, hence the persistent requesting by the main unit when connected to the clacking external drive, and its request to reconnect it when its disconnected.) In other words, does the clacking in no uncertain terms mean data loss (even a small amount of which renders the drive unusable by the main unit), or can it just mean the mechanical part of the drive is shot, and the platter(s) are still viable? (I know it would be mucho dinero, but I have to ask.) Thanks for any enlightenment. *double sigh*
[My one consolation is that it was mostly June-July shows: lots of repeats and no must-see stuff. But still, first-runs of lovable canceled shows like Samantha Who? and Eli Stone (with little chance of repeats). Maybe I can catch them on abc.com before they disappear forever. (And maybe my quota of bad luck has been used up!)]
My one question: When an external drive (or an internal one for that matter) ends up clacking, is there a snowball's chance in hell that the data is recoverable? (As opposed to a divorced drive, where the index is gone. The index, as implied, is still there in the main unit, hence the persistent requesting by the main unit when connected to the clacking external drive, and its request to reconnect it when its disconnected.) In other words, does the clacking in no uncertain terms mean data loss (even a small amount of which renders the drive unusable by the main unit), or can it just mean the mechanical part of the drive is shot, and the platter(s) are still viable? (I know it would be mucho dinero, but I have to ask.) Thanks for any enlightenment. *double sigh*
[My one consolation is that it was mostly June-July shows: lots of repeats and no must-see stuff. But still, first-runs of lovable canceled shows like Samantha Who? and Eli Stone (with little chance of repeats). Maybe I can catch them on abc.com before they disappear forever. (And maybe my quota of bad luck has been used up!)]
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