did I kill my lpatop HD?

[Matt L]

I was plugging in the laptop Hd into my main system to add Linux and I didn't notice I mis-positioned the adapter, it was shifted down 1 set of pins. My system shut down immediately, then I figured out the problem, but now it doesn't recognize the HD. Is there any hope of recovery? I know the odds are against me, but I can hope...

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, I you are real lucky you only blew some of the data. If all else fails try to partition and format the drive. Luck, Jim

 

[Abhi]

Is the HDD spinning up?

Also, was there any data on it? FAT32/NTFS?

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Matt L
I was plugging in the laptop Hd into my main system to add Linux and I didn't notice I mis-positioned the adapter, it was shifted down 1 set of pins. My system shut down immediately, then I figured out the problem, but now it doesn't recognize the HD. Is there any hope of recovery? I know the odds are against me, but I can hope...

Iti is possible that you could have mixed the pins that supply the power with another pin like data or two positive termanals toghter, causing a short.

 

[Matt L]

I think it's dead. It's not even spinning up. I guess I'll hit EBay and find a cheap replacement. it was only a 4G I am/was using in a hacked Iopener.

 

[Googer]

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