L lvisphan Nov 14, 2005 #1 I had an old motherboard and one of the components on the board itself caught fire. Would this have ruined my hard drive?
I had an old motherboard and one of the components on the board itself caught fire. Would this have ruined my hard drive?
poertner_1274 Posts: 3,874 +3 Nov 14, 2005 #2 It could have, if it sent a surge to it somehow. Best bet would be to take it out and put it into another system, or a friends. Just make sure you have it jumpered as a slave. BTW :wave:Welcome to TechSpot:wave:
It could have, if it sent a surge to it somehow. Best bet would be to take it out and put it into another system, or a friends. Just make sure you have it jumpered as a slave. BTW :wave:Welcome to TechSpot:wave: