MY HDD EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE BUT WHEN I PLUG IT IN, THE LIGHTS IS STILL SHOWING BUT ITS MAKING A NOISE. IT STOPS WORKING WHEN I TIP MY LAPTOP UPSIDE DOWN WHILE MY EXTERNAL DRIVE IS PLUGGED IN.
PLEASE HELP AS IT IS JUST NEW…THANKS
Use CMD for external hard disk check
Press and hold Windows icon and R keys.
Input “cmd” and hit Enter in the pop-up window.
Type “chkdsk f: /f ” and hit Enter to begin the scan process.
Upon completion, you can usually find the external hard disk errors fixed.