A piece of a hard drive has been broken off

[doer]

Hey guys! 
Something can be done about this ?
Please, take a look at this 



And this is a kind of a hard drive

[patio]

How did that happen ? ?

Even if you found an identical HDD casing with a controller board and swapped it in there you have approx a 50/50 chance of it working...
Others may have a different opinion though.

[Raptor]

Find an interface from an indentical hard drive and replace it. Don't know what that'll do to the data on the hard drive so I suggest you get that off first. If the connectors still "connect" then you'll just have to use some tape to keep the cables attached until you're done copying off all the data.

Of course, if you connect the power supply and not all the connectors connect, you might just destroy the interface and the motor entirely.

So if the data is really important to you, you'll want to contact a data recovery company about now.

[patio]

May be kinda hard to find on a HDD that new...

[doer]

How did that happen ? ?

I'm surprised myself
All the thing I was going to do then just disconnect and connect data and power cables. Since then no drive detected in my computer. I know it is weird. Maybe I pushed the connectors too hard while reconnecting the cables. I was kind of frustrated while doing this thru some other computer problem. But I still can't believe it that this happened.

Of course, if you connect the power supply and not all the connectors connect, you might just destroy the interface and the motor entirely.

So that means the hard drive is no longer usable once my computer can't detect it ?
BTW: Fortunately I don't worry about data.

[Raptor]

The connectors are very weak. I found out one day one of mine was broken and I had no idea how it happened. I even worked with it for several years without ever noticing it had come off. It was just the key, though. Not the entire connector. Yours looks more like an angry rabbit had a go at it.

So that means the hard drive is no longer usable once my computer can't detect it ?
BTW: Fortunately I don't worry about data.

Unless the hard drive's motor is damaged because the power cable can no longer be inserted properly (After having tried to do so knowing it was damaged) it would only mean that you need a new interface.

You should try contacting Western Digital, see if you can purchase one.

[doer]

It was just the key, though. Not the entire connector.

What do you mean by the key ?

[Raptor]

What do you mean by the key ?

The key that prevents you from putting it in the wrong way. The L shaped piece of plastic.

[Geek-9pm]

This thread is an object to demonstrate the sensibleness go ogling bask to the old cheep reliable  PATA drives. 

[Raptor]

This thread is an object to demonstrate the sensibleness go ogling bask to the old cheep reliable  PATA drives. 

Or simply not man-handle the SATA drives.

I think I bent more PATA-pins than I have broken off SATA-connectors. At least these things only truly go in one way.

[doer]

So lately I stopped by some repair computer place. The technician told me: I don't think anybody else would repair this for you. I don't even think WD would fix this for you.

Well... 

[quaxo]

My experience with most drive manufacturers is that they will only swap the drive out if it's under warranty, but it will be a drive for a drive. The will not provide the average consumer with replacement parts and will only send you a new drive once they receive the broken drive.

However, I have before (under the advice of WD) swapped out a damaged board for someone in the way that has been mentioned here. They told me to swap it from a new identical drive they sent me and to send the new drive back with the broken board attached as it should be. The hard drive worked perfectly fine with the new board. I'm sure they changed the board on that and sent it back out as a refurbished drive.

[Geek-9pm]

I will  open with bid of $5 for the drive in nits present condition.