LOL

Maybe if you fix the broken trace you will have better luck. Sub that out to someone with better soldering skills.

Re: fzabkar: "Shout louder!" he said. "Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened."

I Kings 18:27

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Of course he was, it was not his data to take a risk with...

Just as a side note:

Removing the TVS does not always fix the problem and you could end up with smoke in your face. There is a reason for the TVS failing in the first place. Also the same for a fuse (zero ohm resistor)

But as you say it was a risk, sometimes you get lucky. Bad luck,

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All went well until I plugged the drive in.

Unfortunately I think the original diagnosis was incorrect........In my experience when a TVS does it's job it will fuse and sometimes burn. In its short circuited condition the pc power supply should not even come on as its internal protection circuit will stop it from doing so.

So why is the drive not powering up? Well there is a more than good chance the head preamp is damaged causing the drive to not spin up. In this scenario the pc is still able to power on, even with the drive in this condition.

Got to say to you Hedgehog, your soldering skills are crap in contrast with your photography skills, your photos are pretty good so it's best to stick to what you know.

Looking at the pictures the damage you have done is minor and could be repaired but as the original diagnosis looks suspect I would say repairing the board won't make much difference as it would already have been damaged when the drive died. Thats not your fault but sheer bad luck.

Make contact with one of the UK based guys here and they will get your data back, obviously for an agreed price. Good luck!

Don't panic, hedgehog. And don't listen to the FUD.

You haven't done any damage at all, other than lifting a copper trace with your oversized iron. This is easily fixed. Just relax and step back a bit.

Be prepared for your drive to have other failures. A TVS diode can only do so much. Sometimes the surge goes straight past it. That said, any additional fault will not have been the result of anything you have done.

Once again, relax, and watch your mailbox.

Not listening to the 'FUD' is half the problem.



Clearly he has.



This is an opinion, not a fact.



How would you advice he 'prepare' ? Maybe if user knew the possibility of 'other failures' he may not have attempted a DIY fix on a disk containing important information.



such as protect a disk from damage that would normally occur, and may still occur after its removal



Are you really sure about this? Or are you taking the responsibility of the users actions?



Yep, more irresponsible advice to follow

FUD.

A story of 3 f's.

Don't listen to Fzabkar, listen to the FUD or your disk be FUBAR!

Well said. Ever think of writing a DDIY (Don't Do It Yourself) manual? The above statement could be the opening line.

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I forgot the popcorn...

very professional attitude from the pillars of DR community.
Sad day.

Professional advice was given, recomendation for professional service was made, but still the user knew better, and we are all after the users money for a repair that is so obviously simple

What does anyone expect? Good advice was ignored, bad advice was followed, now data may be beyond any DIY repair, and all for reluctance to seek professional help for what would have been a low cost recovery.

If someone is blind to logic, what are we expected to do?

act professional and keep ur peace. Not troll and make amazing bible references like its a world of warcraft forum.

Im sure your a regular at the WOW forum

Agreed, the TVS's are there for a reason, and if the root cause is a twitchy Power Supply then you have effectively removed the meager layer of defense the drive has against such protection. Plugging the drive back into the same PS that blew your PCB to begin with can come with a price.

TVS removal does not equal DR panacea.

And the funny part is - i am not.
I am a regular on EVEs forum though.

2nd rule: Not have any sense of humor at all . . .

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i do have a sence of humor. Didnt find anything funny in this topic however. Carry on gents.