Hi all,
I have a Seagate Barracuda 300GB HDD. Here's what happened...I removed my other drive to replace with this one. The CPU was on when doing so. While connecting the power connector (i guess its called molex) I inserted it the wrong way...not actually insert it, cause it cant be inserted the wrong way, but I think it just touched the HDD pins. The CPU turned off, and doesnt start again with the HDD connected. Just the power light comes and goes for a second. But my system is working fine with other drives. What could be the problem? Is only the fuse or something on the PCB? On doing some research on the net, I found that replacing the PCB will do, but if its just a small fuse on the PCB, should I be able to pluck it off? I am not ready to shell out money for data recovery centers even though I have important data in the HDD. Is it covered under warranty?
I have a Seagate Barracuda 300GB HDD. Here's what happened...I removed my other drive to replace with this one. The CPU was on when doing so. While connecting the power connector (i guess its called molex) I inserted it the wrong way...not actually insert it, cause it cant be inserted the wrong way, but I think it just touched the HDD pins. The CPU turned off, and doesnt start again with the HDD connected. Just the power light comes and goes for a second. But my system is working fine with other drives. What could be the problem? Is only the fuse or something on the PCB? On doing some research on the net, I found that replacing the PCB will do, but if its just a small fuse on the PCB, should I be able to pluck it off? I am not ready to shell out money for data recovery centers even though I have important data in the HDD. Is it covered under warranty?
