External hard drive, died.

Roeg1

Roeg1

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Woundering if anyone could help, just plugged my external hard drive into the wall, and it popped. Smoke came out, like an idiot id used the wrong cable.:(

Now this as hell of a lot of my work on, can i take the drive apart plug it in my pc and just recover the data of it through windows..:confused:
Im really screwed, could anyone help?
 
I assume you used the wrong DC adapter.

The drive may be ok.

Strip the drive from the caddy and inspect the drive PCB for charing, componets that are damaged or a burnt smell. If it appears ok and the damage seems to be on the Caddy PCB then borrow or but a basic usb caddy to install the drive into.

I wouldn't use you PC in case the drive is damaged and it then damages your mainboard.

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Thxs glad u said that, was just about to plug it into my desktop PC, guess im going to have to pop into town, and grab a caddy at lunch :(
I wont need any special Software will I ?
 
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Nope just plug it in and go, as the previous poster indicated I think your data should be OK <fingers crossed>

Next time why not get a USB powered external disc ;)
 
ok just been to get a external caddy, no luck nothing comes up in my computer..

tried it in anotehr tower again nothing..:( help
 
Seems power releated as the disc isnt spinning up tried another HD in the caddy and it spins, but the external one will not spin in the caddy.
 
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