And now it doesn't work!
All that happens is that the led light flashes for a second and then a sound like a scratched cd trying to play for 10-15 seconds before it just stops all together and is not recognised by any pc.
Its got over 350 GB of stuff on it and some cannot be replaced.
Any pc experts that can give me any hope of ever recovering this or is it f****d!!!!!
Cheers!
Help with PC problem, I dropped my external hard drive!
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JSDOUVRES
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Re: Help with PC problem, I dropped my external hard drive!
Sounds knacked to me. If you're really desperate, there are companies that can restore data from broken drives, but I am sure it will cost you. 
StevePSB
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JSDOUVRES
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Re: Help with PC problem, I dropped my external hard drive!
Yep, your probably correct there. Seems something is jammed inside but I'm afraid to open it up myself in case I make it worse. I'm going to take it to a pc shop tomorrow to see what they say but in France it is so bloddy expensive to do anything that I dread to know how much they will want even to look at it!
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redsock
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Re: Help with PC problem, I dropped my external hard drive!
That scratching sound is the read arm dragging over the platter. If you really need the data from it saving, as Steve said, there's companies that can do it, but it will cost a bit. Depends how valuable the data is. If you REALLY need it, DO NOT plug it in and let the arm damage it even more.
But, I'm afraid to say it's as good as dead, sorry matey.
Oh, and don't open it yourself, it will kill it instantly.