Help! Problem in my external hard disk

[Tissaka]

I bought a gadget which can connect hard disks' through USB. Actually it's not my hard disk, But my friend's. My PC is a laptop. HD worked perfectly past months. 2-3 days back I took it to my friend's house to transfer some files, and plugged it to his PC through that USB gadget and switched on the power. (That gadget has a power pack which can give power to hard disks'.) Suddenly it sparked because of his power chord. (Not the hard disk but the 3 pin plug of the power pack) I thought it was the end of it but it worked perfectly. :shocked: So, I was cooled down. And copied the files.

Then, I came home and plugged again to my PC. Power pack of the gadget indicates the power bulb but HD does not start (No power). Before when I switch on the power I can hear the sound of HD starting. Now nothing. :(

I tried to plug it in with another friend's PC (Normal way), but the same problem persists. :(

So, please help me with this problem.

Thanks alot. :)

P.S. This is not a external hard disk, just a normal ones'

[deegopower]

chk the power pack voltage out put ...may be not connected properly

[SaCh-101]

too bad:( :( :(

[Tissaka]

chk the power pack voltage out put ...may be not connected properly
Tried everything, Even I tried to connect it to another friend's PC (Without that gadget) but still nothing. :(

Anyway, thanks for replying. :)

[EmperorRXF]

hehe... i just experienced wht u hav said in this post... i brought home a IDE-TO-USB convertor of one of ma friends to transfer some old files from my PATA HD to the SATA one... n just lyk u said the cable sparked whn i pluged it in... but thank god the HD is still workin.... my guess is that the plug must hav sparked whn u were tryin to remove it once u copied the files n that damaged the HD... :sorry: ... did u try plugin it in though the converter n in the normal way (straight to the PC's PSU n IDE cable)

[Tissaka]

too bad:( :( :(
ow banzz.. mama dl karapu moviez tikath wathure.. premiere 2.0 th dl kara.. bt dan okkoma iwarai da danne nehe.. :(

[hul2000]

I think the Problem is in the power pack or the circuit that gives power to the HDD.
Pulg in the HDD to the IDE cable and check. If it works then the problem is in the HDD USB adapter.

[Tissaka]

hehe... i just experienced wht u hav said in this post... i brought home a IDE-TO-USB convertor of one of ma friends to transfer some old files from my PATA HD to the SATA one... n just lyk u said the cable sparked whn i pluged it in... but thank god the HD is still workin.... my guess is that the plug must hav sparked whn u were tryin to remove it once u copied the files n that damaged the HD... :sorry: ... did u try plugin it in though the converter n in the normal way (straight to the PC's PSU n IDE cable)
Yeah.. tried that way too.. :( But nothing. No power. :( :( :( do u think that HD has finished? or a problem in the circuit?

[Tissaka]

I think the Problem is in the power pack or the circuit that gives power to the HDD.
Pulg in the HDD to the IDE cable and check. If it works then the problem is in the HDD USB adapter.
tried.. bt still the same.. :(

[BlackNight]

:( :( :sorry:

[x-pert]

Yeah.. tried that way too.. :( But nothing. No power. :( :( :( do u think that HD has finished? or a problem in the circuit?


Cant give a proper answer without looking at the HDD. May be the problem is in the power inlet of the HDD. If that is tha case most probably you will be able to recover the data...

But in the worst case if there had been a power short inside the HDD, then ithin.....
sorry thamayi malliyo.. hitha hadaa ganna....

[yasasvi]

Hey
according to diagnostics the problem is with ur Hard drive's MotherBoard ... SO ... ur data is might be still safe (Normaly this kind of power faults dont damage to hard drives Medium(Disks)).. So first u have to find burned a hard disk which's mother borad is good (Bad Sectors or something Like that.) .. But that hard disk should have same capasity , brand and model as u have .. then safly remove the mother boards from boath hard drives then get the good one(the one from bad sectors or something) and replace with ur hard drive then u CAN USE IT AS USUAL .................... :lol: :lol: :lol: :)

[hul2000]

Hey
according to diagnostics the problem is with ur Hard drive's MotherBoard ... SO ... ur data is might be still safe (Normaly this kind of power faults dont damage to hard drives Medium(Disks)).. So first u have to find burned a hard disk which's mother borad is good (Bad Sectors or something Like that.) .. But that hard disk should have same capasity , brand and model as u have .. then safly remove the mother boards from boath hard drives then get the good one(the one from bad sectors or something) and replace with ur hard drive then u CAN USE IT AS USUAL ....................

Return your HDD to the place where you bought it. They'll do it.

[EmperorRXF]

Yeah.. tried that way too.. :( But nothing. No power. :( :( :( do u think that HD has finished? or a problem in the circuit?

i'm sorry to say this.... but thats wut i think (HD's is interior curcuits hav burnt)..... :sorry: :sorry: since u said that u tried both options to power the HD n they both failed... hope u hav warrenty... :(

[EmperorRXF]

Ane machan gahen wetichcha minihata gona anna wage kiyala hithanna epa... :lol: :lol: can u pls tell me whr u got the converter cables from?? n for wht price???(hope its IDE-TO-USB) i need to buy one 4 myself....

[SAN_APIIT]

If it worked even after the sparking then, can't think what is the reason to the burnt circuities......

see if any power pins are damaged. well if not i must say what "yasasvi" (POST #12) said is ur last option. u don't need to buy a circuit, just ask a friend and borrow one. copy the files and return the board back(since u need da files badly). may be i have i. (tell me the brand and capacity)

Hope u get ut data back bro....

[Tissaka]

Cant give a proper answer without looking at the HDD. May be the problem is in the power inlet of the HDD. If that is tha case most probably you will be able to recover the data...

But in the worst case if there had been a power short inside the HDD, then ithin.....
sorry thamayi malliyo.. hitha hadaa ganna....
:( :( :( :( scene eka kiyanne oka mage HDD ekak nam mama hitha hadaa gannawa.. yaluwek gen 1 month withara use karanna illagena apu reddak ne oka.. :( :(

anyway thanks bro :( :)

[Tissaka]

Hey
according to diagnostics the problem is with ur Hard drive's MotherBoard ... SO ... ur data is might be still safe (Normaly this kind of power faults dont damage to hard drives Medium(Disks)).. So first u have to find burned a hard disk which's mother borad is good (Bad Sectors or something Like that.) .. But that hard disk should have same capasity , brand and model as u have .. then safly remove the mother boards from boath hard drives then get the good one(the one from bad sectors or something) and replace with ur hard drive then u CAN USE IT AS USUAL .................... :lol: :lol: :lol: :)
Ah, thanks alot.. i'll try that way. thanks a million.. :) :) :) :)

[Tissaka]

Return your HDD to the place where you bought it. They'll do it.
yeah it's safe than doing it myself. :yes:

[Tissaka]

i'm sorry to say this.... but thats wut i think (HD's is interior curcuits hav burnt)..... :sorry: :sorry: since u said that u tried both options to power the HD n they both failed... hope u hav warrenty... :(
mage nemei ne hd eka;.. ekane duka.. :( :( :( :( :'(

[Tissaka]

Ane machan gahen wetichcha minihata gona anna wage kiyala hithanna epa... :lol: :lol: can u pls tell me whr u got the converter cables from?? n for wht price???(hope its IDE-TO-USB) i need to buy one 4 myself....
mama gaththe machan unity plaza eken.. 3rd floor.. mata ee shop eke nama nam mathaka nehe.. foddak gihin balapan.. ahapan hard disk usb through connect karana gadget eka tiyenawa da kiyala.. :lol: :lol: :lol:

eka nama nam "Lexcron" "USB 2.0 HI-SPEED IDE ADAPTER"

oka hodai machan.. mata nam working perfect.. ara yaka ge power chord eka nathnam.. :angry: :angry: :angry:

:( :( :( :(

[Tissaka]

If it worked even after the sparking then, can't think what is the reason to the burnt circuities......

see if any power pins are damaged. well if not i must say what "yasasvi" (POST #12) said is ur last option. u don't need to buy a circuit, just ask a friend and borrow one. copy the files and return the board back(since u need da files badly). may be i have i. (tell me the brand and capacity)

Hope u get ut data back bro....
mata brand name eka nam mathaka nehe bro.. capacity eka nam 80GB. eka mama illagaththa frienda ta mama dunna poddak balanna kiyala.. mama ugen ahala kiyannam.. :(

thanks.. :( :( :( :(