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Hard drive power issues

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sswingle

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I have a hard drive where the power intermittently cuts out and makes the system BSOD. I determined that the power plug is loose, if I push up on the power connector, the drive gets power, and if I push slightly down, the drive does not get power. I am fairly positive that the connector itself is not loose in the socket, but it is most likely the socket on the circuit board that is somehow loose. If I look at the drive flat, the circuit board seems to bend down slightly at the power connector, and when pushed up, it straightens up.

Anything I can do to fix this reliably? I already have a replacement drive on the way, but I hate to just throw away an otherwise good drive. I haven't checked warranty, as that would be the obvious solution, but I am 99% sure its out of warranty.
 
Try changing cables/connectors. Sounds like it could be a crack where the HDD connector is mated to the circuit board. Repair of printed circuit connections ain't easy. I would consider replacing the drive - probably the cheapest solution. In the meantime, you might improve reliability by mounting the drive upside down until it is fixed or replaced.
 
I put the drive on the floor so the cables reaching up to the PSU pull it in the right direction. Switching connectors was the first solution I tried, which didn't help, so I guess its most likely the circuit board. Sad to hear theres no easy way to fix it.

Oh well, only a 40 gb, the system needed a bigger hd anyway 😉
 
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