is my HDD dead?

HMS-Dreadnought · Jul 23, 2005, 11:24 PM

this is turning in to a night mare.

I got a new PSU. (if you've been following the story you'll know why)

everything seemed to come on, but when I pluged the power in to my new 250GB maxtor HD, the PC wont even power up.

But pull the lead out of the HD however, and the PC works again.

Is my HDD Dead?

Did it die when my old PSU went bang!???

thing is, the HDD didn't work when I tryed it in my brothers PC, and that was befour the PSU in My computer went bang.

it's not even funny anymore.

CDsDontBurn · Jul 24, 2005, 01:24 AM

was ever working at any point? with the information you've given so far, i'm thinking it's:

1. your current PSU can't handle having the extra HDD, plugged in

2. if it's brand new (before your troubles began) your HDD needs to be formatted.

now, this second point leads me to a question. when it didn't work in your brother's computer, did you look in the BIOS and see if the BIOS recognized the HDD? And is it an IDE or SATA HDD?

(sorry for asking these questions if you've already answered them, but i haven't seen your other thread as to why this originally happened).

HMS-Dreadnought · Jul 24, 2005, 08:29 AM

my new PSU is a 350Watt hiper with 22Amps on the 12volt rail.

the HD worked up intill I took it out and tryed it in my brothers PC (that's when his PC wouldn't even power up, with my HD conected.)

He pulled my HD out again, and his PC powered on as per normal.

I then put my HD back in MY PC, and that's when my old 300watt PSU bluw up, it litrely happened as soon as I pluged the computer in.

So I got my self a new PSU, but sadly, when my HD is connected up to the power lead, the PC will not even power on. Disconect the power lead however, and the PC fires up as normal.

this is the link to the original post on the blowen PSU :LINK

ReDGuiTaR · Jul 24, 2005, 08:46 AM

sorry to have to say this but, it looks like you need a new HD...

HMS-Dreadnought · Jul 24, 2005, 09:09 AM

i've got an Amp/volt meater, tester.

Anyway I can use it to test my HD?

any really tec clever people in here who know what readings to look for, and witch pins (power or otherwise) I need to test.

CDsDontBurn · Jul 24, 2005, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HMS-Dreadnought

my new PSU is a 350Watt hiper with 22Amps on the 12volt rail.

the HD worked up intill I took it out and tryed it in my brothers PC (that's when his PC wouldn't even power up, with my HD conected.)

He pulled my HD out again, and his PC powered on as per normal.

I then put my HD back in MY PC, and that's when my old 300watt PSU bluw up, it litrely happened as soon as I pluged the computer in.

So I got my self a new PSU, but sadly, when my HD is connected up to the power lead, the PC will not even power on. Disconect the power lead however, and the PC fires up as normal.

this is the link to the original post on the blowen PSU :LINK

now did his computer not power up at all, or it did for a split seconds and then shut down? I'm asking because it would make a major difference as to it being bad or not. When you did this step on your brother's computer and yours, did you make sure that the jumper on the HDD is actually set to slave or master (depending on the way the drive is set up). Reason i ask is because if it's set to slave, and it's supposed to master or vice-versa, then it's not going (in most cases) to make the system boot

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 24, 2005, 05:22 PM

is the HDD under warenty?

Necrosis · Jul 24, 2005, 06:25 PM

I think it's totally borked, RMA time.

HMS-Dreadnought · Jul 25, 2005, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

[color=Red]now did his computer not power up at all, or it did for a split seconds and then shut down?[/color] I'm asking because it would make a major difference as to it being bad or not. [color=Lime][color=DarkGreen]When you did this step on your brother's computer and yours, did you make sure that the jumper on the HDD is actually set to slave or master[/color] [/color](depending on the way the drive is set up). Reason i ask is because if it's set to slave, and it's supposed to master or vice-versa, then it's not going (in most cases) to make the system boot

[color=Red]The power LED flashed once. but the computer never actualy powered on as such.

And when the button was pressed a second time, I don't think the power LED flashed at all.[/color]

[color=Lime][color=DarkGreen]The jumper was set to master. but when I got it from the shop, the jumper was set to 'CS Enabled' what ever that means.[/color]

[color=Silver][color=Black]it also has a setting that says ' Cap Limit' I don't know what that means either.[/color]

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rjpogi · Jul 25, 2005, 02:26 AM

it would be best if you'll return your HD to where you bought it...
that is if it's still under warranty

HMS-Dreadnought · Jul 25, 2005, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

is the HDD under warenty?

I've only had it a week,... it broke on day two.

question is, Did the PSU kill the Hard Disk, or did the Hard Disk kill the PSU?

Will they let me take it back?

because of this.?

What should I tell them?, more importantly, What ' shouldn't ' I tell them.

pr0digal jenius · Jul 25, 2005, 02:59 AM

to return it, tell them it was DOA.

As for volt testing it, there are some posts on the bottom where the ribbon cable connects(a 12v, 3v, and 1.5v i think)...you could check those

HMS-Dreadnought · Jul 25, 2005, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

to return it, tell them it was DOA.

As for volt testing it, there are some posts on the bottom where the ribbon cable connects(a 12v, 3v, and 1.5v i think)...you could check those

theres no way they would know that I had installed windows? then F-disk deleted it. ?

mike2h · Jul 25, 2005, 03:22 AM

just tell them it kinda worked, partial install-whatever, then took a dump & everything else in your comp is fine.

ReDGuiTaR · Jul 25, 2005, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HMS-Dreadnought

I've only had it a week,... it broke on day two.

question is, Did the PSU kill the Hard Disk, or did the Hard Disk kill the PSU?

Will they let me take it back?

because of this.?

What should I tell them?, more importantly, What ' shouldn't ' I tell them.

Mostly sure that the PSU killed it by suppliying bad power before it goes dead itself..

Jul 23, 2005, 11:24 PM	#1
HMS-Dreadnought DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain (Wales) Posts: 129 Rep Power: 0	is my HDD dead? this is turning in to a night mare. I got a new PSU. (if you've been following the story you'll know why) everything seemed to come on, but when I pluged the power in to my new 250GB maxtor HD, the PC wont even power up. But pull the lead out of the HD however, and the PC works again. Is my HDD Dead? Did it die when my old PSU went bang!??? thing is, the HDD didn't work when I tryed it in my brothers PC, and that was befour the PSU in My computer went bang. it's not even funny anymore. __________________ My E)motions are as follows: HMS Clan forum

Jul 24, 2005, 01:24 AM	#2
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	was ever working at any point? with the information you've given so far, i'm thinking it's: 1. your current PSU can't handle having the extra HDD, plugged in 2. if it's brand new (before your troubles began) your HDD needs to be formatted. now, this second point leads me to a question. when it didn't work in your brother's computer, did you look in the BIOS and see if the BIOS recognized the HDD? And is it an IDE or SATA HDD? (sorry for asking these questions if you've already answered them, but i haven't seen your other thread as to why this originally happened). __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jul 24, 2005, 08:29 AM	Thread Starter #3
HMS-Dreadnought DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain (Wales) Posts: 129 Rep Power: 0	my new PSU is a 350Watt hiper with 22Amps on the 12volt rail. the HD worked up intill I took it out and tryed it in my brothers PC (that's when his PC wouldn't even power up, with my HD conected.) He pulled my HD out again, and his PC powered on as per normal. I then put my HD back in MY PC, and that's when my old 300watt PSU bluw up, it litrely happened as soon as I pluged the computer in. So I got my self a new PSU, but sadly, when my HD is connected up to the power lead, the PC will not even power on. Disconect the power lead however, and the PC fires up as normal. this is the link to the original post on the blowen PSU :LINK __________________ My E)motions are as follows: HMS Clan forum

Jul 24, 2005, 08:46 AM	#4
ReDGuiTaR DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Quebec , Canada Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	sorry to have to say this but, it looks like you need a new HD... __________________ Zing a ling... zing a ling a ling ... A8N-E - A64x2 4600, 2048 Mb Kingston ram 400mhz cas 2.5 ( 2 x 1024 DualChannel ), Seagate 320 Gig 7200 16Mb cache S-ata 2, GeForce 7900GT 512MB, Enermax 460watt power supply, WindowsXP SP2.

Jul 24, 2005, 09:09 AM	Thread Starter #5
HMS-Dreadnought DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain (Wales) Posts: 129 Rep Power: 0	i've got an Amp/volt meater, tester. Anyway I can use it to test my HD? any really tec clever people in here who know what readings to look for, and witch pins (power or otherwise) I need to test. __________________ My E)motions are as follows: HMS Clan forum

Jul 24, 2005, 05:22 PM	#7
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	is the HDD under warenty? __________________

Jul 24, 2005, 06:25 PM	#8
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I think it's totally borked, RMA time.

Jul 25, 2005, 02:26 AM	#10
rjpogi DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Seoul-Tokyo Connection Posts: 235 Rep Power: 0	it would be best if you'll return your HD to where you bought it... that is if it's still under warranty __________________ AMD 64 +3000 Venice 2 Infineon 1 gig PC2700 333Mhz DDRAM ECS Elite nForce3a Mobo Seagate Barracuda 120GB HD SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Inno3D Geforce 6600 AGP

Jul 25, 2005, 02:59 AM	#12
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	to return it, tell them it was DOA. As for volt testing it, there are some posts on the bottom where the ribbon cable connects(a 12v, 3v, and 1.5v i think)...you could check those

Jul 25, 2005, 03:22 AM	#14
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	just tell them it kinda worked, partial install-whatever, then took a dump & everything else in your comp is fine. __________________