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Shorted hard drive
ConsiderPhlebas:
Fixing these kinds of things is not a good idea. you can never trust them again.
Salvage data if necessary, which it seems you don't want, and get something proper.
AceHigh:
Tell me what are the symptoms when you attempt to access it (noises, how pc reacts to it, etc...)
halfelite:
If the main logic board is what shorted all it takes is to find the same make and model drive and swap the board on the top, requires some soldering and desoldering as the platter motor is usually soldered to the board. If you dont have same make and model scrap it and just buy a new.
Pentium100:
If the logic board was shorted out, then most likely the protection diodes or fuses blew - you might be able to find and replace them, however you most likely will need to have an oscilloscope to see what is happening with the drive.
On the other hand, if you don't need the data and have the money, then buying a new hard drive is easier...
megido-rev.M:
--- Quote from: onsinch on December 17, 2012, 07:37:52 PM ---The drive was bought used so didnt have warranty, and it only had 700GB of anime, of which i have watched approximately 400GB so i couldnt really care less :D
just wondering whether it would be cheaper to fix than buy a larger drive, i am going to buy parts for new pc tomorrow anyway and i was planning to reuse this drive to save costs
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Not really worth the hassle for repairing I say.
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