What file system is on there, ext3? Can you look at any files? Have you tried re-seating the connectors? Is it still making clicking sounds? What do you mean by "dead"? PHPTOm wrote: > A 40 gig deskstar hard drive I use here at work is making clicking sounds > and dead. Anyone dealt with this? We do not have a budget for data > recovery. Are we screwed? -- Eric (Rick) Meyerhoff _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list