hdd has 0 size

[smwl5]

i've got a seagate freeagent go usb drive, and had power supply trouble. now my drive shows up only in xp as raw file format with 0 b, there is no drive letter assigned but it shows up as installed device. i've tried to analyse it but i get the message that it has 0 data. how do i use zar correctly for my drive?
thanx

[Alexey V. Gubin]

i've got a seagate freeagent go usb drive, and had power supply trouble. now my drive shows up only in xp as raw file format with 0 b, there is no drive letter assigned but it shows up as installed device. i've tried to analyse it but i get the message that it has 0 data. how do i use zar correctly for my drive?
thanx


Did you try this procedure - http://www.z-a-recovery.com/unformat-tutorial.htm
If yes, and it fails, that what is the exact error message?

[smwl5]

i followed steps as per tutorial. but at step 3 when i click next i do not get to step 4 because the drive has 0 capacity and i am supposed to change my advanced settings disk access using logical drive, when i do i cannot see my drive at all.
thanks

[Alexey V. Gubin]

The only do-it-yourself option remaining is to disassemble the enclosure and attach the drive directly to the appropriate motherboard port (bypassing the USB-to-ATA bridge). Please remember that doing so voids the warranty on the device.

[smwl5]

i cannot connect drive directly have laptop my desktop has only ide. now ive seen a drive letter for my drive. but in status it says fault. anything else i can do to recover my files? may be quick format? or will my files be permanently deleted?
thanks

[Alexey V. Gubin]

When you have a drive letter visible, if you try to analyze it regardless of the "fault" indication, what is the error message?

Quick format, any sort of the format, is generally bad. Do not do it.