So my hard drive caught fire today. Any chance I could recover the data if I found a replacement PCB?
of course. unlike ssds you can swap the controller on a spinning disk and fire it right back up without losing data
It's possible
>>55018588
nope
Also fuck off, not your personal tech support
What brand?
>>55018588
Is there any damage to the traces on the PCB?
>>55018684
at the overclock speeds that case is capable of? it's highly likely it would catch on fire. you can probably overclock to at least 20k rpm
>>55018684
>dat disgusting puke green color
>>55018659
Seagate
>>55018733
The way it was meant to be displayed.
>>55018756
You had it coming.
>>55018672
It looks like the only damage to the card itself is on the edge near the pins.
>>55018684
Where's the webm?
>>55018796
never seen a HD do that before, is it even possible that these can get that hot given the voltage they run at? OP probably used a blowtorch on it
>>55018796
Well then solder that shit up, senpai. See if you can get it to power up. Data connector seems untouched so you might get lucky.
>>55018756
>he fell for the shitgate meme
>>55018831
Short inside the power connector is my guess. Some power supplies can put out decent current on the 5V rail.
Maybe. Can you get a better picture of the PCB near the power connector?
If the PCB is sufficiently undamaged, it may be possible to solder a power cable directly onto the power connector. This is probably a more reliable approach than replacing the PCB.
>>55018588
how the hell did this happen?!
>>55018860
>sufficiently undamaged
Triggered.
I'm pretty sure this is not the first time I've seen a thread like this. OP did you use one of those adapters that converts from MOLEX to SATA? Those things are made by chinks and they're probably not actually rated for the amount of power they're supposed provide.
>>55018862
Molex to sata connector
100% of the ones I have used catch fire within 4 years
>>55018906
>Molex to sata connector
Was just thinking of buying one to put a sata drive in an old pc, glad I saw your post. I guess I'll use externals and just keep the 40gb id drive in it.
>>55018935
ide*
>>55018935
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TataDaUNEFc
>>55018906
this right here
Hopefully this guy finds this thread
https://rbt.asia/g/thread/S54914642#p54934290
>>55019065
Poor bastard if he doesn't find this thread.
>>55019123
I think what scares me most is after checking the archive there's actually quite a few people that are using and recommending these things. I saw at least one post with a guy trying to DIY his own with like 4 SATA connections.
>>55019157
https://rbt.asia/g/thread/S51039856
>>55018588
da fack, that happened to me some time ago
is that power connector a molex to sata converter from MSI?
my drive survived just fine (2.5mm 5400rpm hitachi), but after years of using that converter it melted away one day for no reason (wasnt even pushing the system, programming at the time)
>>55018588
>>55019175
ps: clear all the remaining carbon/ashes bits from the connector/pcb (its conductive), your drive might be fine (sata has ground planes between each voltage planes [3 of each])
>>55018906
Wow, that's messed up.
Thanks for the tip. Never used one.
>>55018906
holy shit, just like what happened to me!
did that converter came with an msi motherboard too?
>>55018789
>>55018835
It had nothing to do with the HDD, but the power connector for the HDD, retards.
This happens all the time with cheap shit molex to SATA converters.
The charred plastic cleaned off the leads pretty well, would it be worth seeing if it still works with a new cable?
>had friend that did this
>bought an XXXTREME GAMEN PC
>all he plays is diablo 3
>decides the 1tb hdd isn't enough and wants to upgrade
>buys a 2tb hdd and upgrades it himself
>apparently the case was so shitty a normal sata power connector won't let the case close
>he just slammed it shut thinking it's fine
>catches fire and melts hdd and psu
>comes to me offering to sell the "piece of shit" for half what he paid 2 months ago
>got an i7-4770k 32gb ram gtx 770 for half market value
>replaced psu and hdd, used L shaped connector cables so the case can close and works fine now
>he's now a mactard because "it just werkz"
Repeat after me, everyone:
"Molex to SATA, lose all your data"
Seriously stay the fuck away from those things. A new PSU is cheaper than a new house after your old one burned down.
>>55018588
Oh my god they got the malware to run. god save our data centers
Cool beans, I cleaned off the burnt plastic, threw it back in there with new cables and it's running normally now even after being partially melted. Still getting a new HDD anyways, then I guess I'll use the charred one as a backup.
>>55020353
So that's where mactards come from?
>>55018655
>>55018649
Much better to have constant linux vs windows or whatever shit is constantly posted on this board as opposed to actual technology advice.
>>55018835
Seagates can be beasts if you get one that isn't shit, I've got a 2009 Barracuda 5900rpm with no bad sectors and over 30k hours on it.
>>55018655
>Also fuck off, not your personal tech support
You're the one who should fuck off,gayasslord.
>>55019817
>using a molex to SATA converter
You had it coming.
>>55018588
Contact the NSA..they will have a backup of your tranny porn
Best program to test hdds? I have 2 internal and a bunch of externals.
>>55019817
had it coming
>>55025588
Windows btw
Just get a new one and restore from your backup.
>>55022656
I've got a 120GB Seagate that's still going strong today at ~45k hours, 5k power cycles, no errors.
>UltraDMA CRC Errors 200
This is on an external drive, it this the drive of the cable?
>>55026048
or*
Put it in the oven first, you might be able to fix it that way.
>>55026132
Fuck off Linus
>>55020353
kek
