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SATA to USB adapter not detecting hard drive
vanrose72:
I have a SATA hard drive that crapped out on me recently. I replaced the drive and also got a SATA to USB adapter so I can try (with fingers crossed) to retrieve what data I can.
The old drive isn't being detected via USB, even after 24 hours chilling in the deep freeze.
The initial issue with the drive was that it wasn't detected at startup, so I guess it's just continuing its previous behavior.
I'm wondering if there's a trick to getting it detected or if I'm just wasting my time on a completely busted hard drive.
Anyone have any ideas?
404:
does the drive spin up at all? any ticking noises? chances are the controller board is fried. your only chance would be to get a controller board from another, exact model drive and swap them out temporarily.
vanrose72:
--- Quote from: 404 on June 27, 2012, 09:20:07 pm ---does the drive spin up at all? any ticking noises? chances are the controller board is fried. your only chance would be to get a controller board from another, exact model drive and swap them out temporarily.
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Yep, the platters are definitely spinning. Maybe a new controller board is the ticket.
404:
--- Quote from: vanrose72 on June 27, 2012, 09:22:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: 404 on June 27, 2012, 09:20:07 pm ---does the drive spin up at all? any ticking noises? chances are the controller board is fried. your only chance would be to get a controller board from another, exact model drive and swap them out temporarily.
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Yep, the platters are definitely spinning. Maybe a new controller board is the ticket.
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what model is the drive?
vanrose72:
--- Quote from: 404 on June 27, 2012, 09:51:41 pm ---what model is the drive?
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It is a Seagate 7200.11. The physical operation of the drive sounds completely normal, like the initial click when it starts spinning as well as the vibrations as it continues.
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