Hi

First post... I had a look through the general area and FAQ, couldn't find anything relevant...

It's a fairly general question really - I had my PC fail yesterday. I diagnosed it as a power supply failure, and was pleased when the new P/S I bought worked OK. However... blowing the P/S seems to have damaged a HDD, a WD Caviar Green 500gig, and it will not now power up. Tried it in a couple of PCs, different power cables, different SATA cables, and in an external enclosure. Nothing.

So I assume it is dead. But - is it possible that it's just blown the electronics (or whatever I should call them) and that the data on the media would still be accessible and recoverable if I could somehow get the device to power up? And if so how feasible would that be - not for an idiot like me, but presumably by a specialist? Or is it more likely the entire device has been fried?

Any guidance welcome!

First you have to unscrew the PCB. Then post a picture of the PCB here, maybe its TVS problem and someone here could help you.

Well, I don't have the tool to unscrew the PCB... all I really want to know is , given the circumstances of the HD failure, how likely is it that the data would be recoverable by a suitably skilled technician?

It depends on the failure. ( i.e Precise diagnosis required )

Highly likely if no further tampering actions with the drive are taken by someone unqualified.

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As long as there is no media damage, successful recovery is very likely.

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OK, thanks for that. Much appreciated.