Good, I'm not losing my mind. I've got the same exact problem with the musical Maxtor. I've tried all the "tapping" suggestions mentioned above, but still nothing. Weird things is, I think the drive is actually spinning, tho it is beeping. Anybody come across this, or have any other ideas? I don't think I wanna refrigerate it just yet because it is my work's hdd.
Oh, and yeah. I googled to find you guys. You totally rock!!