My Hard disk does not power?

[sulweb4world]

I tested another hard drive with the same power pack and ribbon cable and it works...... and i have an important files to copy out...what can i do again...

[Anodoin]

Make sure all the jumpers are set correctly, check the pins, etc., look for any easy to notice physical damage, and hope for the best. 

If you're very serious about needing this file, there are data recovery services that specialize in getting data from "dead" drives that have been shattered, or burnt, etc.  But they are pricey.

[Trygon]

Okay, this is a LAST DITCH SOLUTION. I'm probably gonna get glares for even mentioning it, but it DOES work. Confirm beyond any shadow of a doubt that the HDD is the problem before trying this!

Freezing your hard disk often makes it work just enough for one last gasp. The one time I tried this, it was with a HDD I found at the side of the road (no, really), and I was curious to see what it contained. Plugging it in didn't work, so I tried the freeze trick, and lo and behold, it worked. However, melting frost then shorted the drive and killed it.

I got to play the leaked Doom 3 demo, though.

[patio]

It's not even clear what the poster is trying to accomplish and you have him going to a data recovery service and / or putting his HDD in a freezer ? ?

Think before hitting the Post button please.

[contrex]

Think before hitting the Post button please.

 

[simshi993052]

it is most likley that your Hdd controller is on the blink, if you have access to many dtrives and you spot one with the same board and model number then go head all you can do is try it before attempting to aproach a costly recovery service

Simshi