Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
May 28th, 2007, 13:15
Hi,
I bought a Seagate 80GB sata about 3 years ago... a day back, the computer doesnt bootup. I tried to open the unplug the HDD and the computers turns on but gets stuck on the CMOS screen because theres no HDD to boot from...
I tried to plug in the HDD to my bro's comp, it somehow doesnt let the comp boot up too...
All my works inside.. what do i do???
May 28th, 2007, 13:34
Is your hard disk detecting in bios, is it enable in bios, is it spining or is it knocking. have u pluged it on another PC. Please describe the problem.
DF
May 28th, 2007, 13:40
When i switch on the computer with my HDD plugged in, i see a black screen. Nothing else. It doesnt even let me see the bios screen. When i unplug the HDD the computer starts off as it should, but because it doesnt find any HDD it doesnt boot up normally.
I plugged in the HDD to another Comp. it does the same thing with the comp. Just shows a black screen without even going to the BIOS screen.
The HDD does spin, but no other sound is audible.
May 28th, 2007, 13:41
Yes it is enabled in BIOS. The SATA used to be primary HDD in my comp.
May 28th, 2007, 13:59
when u power on the computer with disk attached you mean to say that your pc dosent power up and when u unplug the disk pc statrs normally. right
DF
May 28th, 2007, 14:51
Yeah... thats right!
May 28th, 2007, 15:51
Sounds like PCB problem.
May 28th, 2007, 18:09
maybe the diode on +12v input is broken ( shorted )...
May 28th, 2007, 19:44
Possibly a software issue? I had a drive that tested 100% fine using DOS utilites, but Windows would crash with it attached. Using a USB enclosure, Windows would BSOD when this drive was connected! After a lot of head scratching, I formatted the drive, and problem was solved.
Ahh, nevermind. Read the messages more closely. Yes, could be something shorting the +12 or the +5, or maybe something really screwy on the IDE bus.
May 29th, 2007, 3:20
simple solution is find the same hard disk like you have. match its model # and Firmware # as it should be same. like your hard disk is ST380812AS with firmware 3.AAC then other hard disk should also be same.
change the pcb and then power on. I hope you will get your data
DF
May 29th, 2007, 5:31
Thanks a lot guys...
Im gonna try and get back....
May 29th, 2007, 22:39
Hi check this post re the power diode on seagate PCBs it is likely shorted and stopping your power supply from powering up.
http://forum.hddguru.com/seagate-hdd-short-vt7081.html?sid=ff47076daf16fc93057f800b4188e117
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