I smoked my hard drive

[Toll Booth Willie]

Hi all,
I recently plugged the wrong cord into the back of my external USB hard drive for my laptop. It's transformer was the wrong voltage/amperage. Now the drive just sits there and blinks. I have changed the USB adaptor itself, but the new adaptor blinks as well, so methinks the drive is toast. I'd sure like to recover the data off the drive before I declare it DOA. Anyone know how? I doubt the data is smoked, just the controller probably.

 

[mathmajors]

Spank it and see if it will spin.

 

[HardHarry]

You smoked a hard drive??

WTF did you use for wrapping papers?

 

[vpkozel]

You smoked a hard drive??

WTF did you use for wrapping papers?

It's always nice to witness a new low.

 

[builder]

you may have just blown the circuit board. Open the bitch up and install it as a second drive to your current master. See if it will read it that way.

 

[mathmajors]

you may have just blown the circuit board. Open the bitch up and install it as a second drive to your current master. See if it will read it that way.

Yes, do this.


I thought he meant the controller on the drive.

 

[HardHarry]

It's always nice to witness a new low.

Tell me when you're doin your night at the improv so I can come heckle you.

Then fuck right the fuck off. :imagestor

 

[vpkozel]

Tell me when you're doin your night at the improv so I can come heckle you.

Then fuck right the fuck off. :imagestor

Remind me of that line when I tell you to get your own material.

 

[The Brain]

you may have just blown the circuit board. Open the bitch up and install it as a second drive to your current master. See if it will read it that way.

.

 

[jazzbluescat]

You smoked a hard drive??

WTF did you use for wrapping papers?

Wrapping papers?? Rolling papers.