Dead oem Maxtor MaXline 250 SATA hdd any way to replace?

[jdiddy]

So anyone have any ideas of what I can do with this hard drive its a nice hard drive . My buddy gave it to me and he can't track down the original system for the drive so I can't replace it through the OEM. I've tried the freezer trick just for the heck of it no go. It seems like its not powering up whatsoever. Neither though a molex or sata connector.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Go to maxtors website and request an rma. The serial number which is the thing you'll need should be on the label. I RMA'd my oem Western digital drive through WD I don't see why maxtor would be different.

 

[jdiddy]

I tried that already and I recieved this message, Please contact the PC manufacturer for warranty support. Blah I would just love to get this drive working. Maybe I'll try to give them a call on Monday.

 

[zephyrprime]

Try swapping out the PCB with another drive of the same model that is broken that you might be able to buy from ebay.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

You'll need to find what type of computer it was pulled from and contact it's maker then. Maybe you can try guessing, but I don't know if you'd need to produce serial numbers for the original computer too.

 

[jdiddy]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Try swapping out the PCB with another drive of the same model that is broken that you might be able to buy from ebay.

The drives still go for a 150 dollars i dont need any data i just wanted a working 250 gig drive if it works its gravy if it dosent work its a dust collector

 

[zephyrprime]

Yhe drives still go for a 150 dollars i dont need any data i just wanted a working 250 gig drive if it works its gravy if it dosent work its a dust collector

That's why I said you need a broken drive.

 

[grant2]

Why not return it to the store you bought it from?

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: grant2
Why not return it to the store you bought it from?

He said it was OEM knucklehead, that more than likely means it was a pull from a dell or gateway, etc.