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Carolina Mallol wrote:

> I have a kangaroo usb hard disk that stopped working (skips, makes 
> strange vibrating clicking noises and the computer does not recognize it.
> could you offer any help? suggestions?

Maybe a strange suggestion from recent articles from technical 
newspapers published here:

Put the disk in the freezer for a few hours. Don't let it get wet! Then, 
remove it from the refrigerator
and quickly plug it back to the system, before it warms up, and backup 
all the data you can, because
it may be the last time you'll be able to use it and read it 's data.

As strange as it may sound, some readers replied with positive experiences.

http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,110320,pg,3,00.asp
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6255-5029761-2.html