>> As I said, I *hope* it's just the enclosure that croaked, and the drive
>> itself is just fine.
> 
> Isn't that hoping against hope? I mean, the most mechanically vulnerable
> components are in the -drive-, no the enclosure? The enclosure is just a
> port and physical container?

Typically an external enclosure contains some kind of controller to 
convert from IDE/SATA/whatever to USB. This is a non-trivial piece of 
electronics, and it's not inconceivable that it could break.

Seems kinda unlikely though...

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