External HD Power Failure- Put it in HD Enclosure?

[GLeavitt]

My Maxtor 160 Gig External Hard Drive has power problems and won't start up. First no power- and then the blue light goes on but no whirling start up. Can I remove it from the casing and pop it into one of those hard drive enclosures and get the power from there?
Thanks

 

[Crack]

Where is it getting the power from when it is external? If it is from your power supply inside your pc, you may need a bigger one.

 

[GLeavitt]

Power from Wall Outlet

It is an external drive so it gets its power from a wall outlet. I have tried different outlets and different cords to no avail.