Maxtor Hard drive not working

softmind82 · 08-28-2007, 04:38 PM

Hi ,

I got maxtor 60 GB hard drive which was working fine before i made some mistake...

My computer was on and i attached this device with my pc and it was detected fine that time then i tried to unplug the power cable from this drive while it was on and gave me some spark and since then it did not work, there was not any king of smell or any thing .

But all i want to know that is there any way i can copy my important data which i kept saved in that drive...

Please help me i hope there will be some way to copy my data.

Well sorry for my stupid mistake.

**linderman** · 08-28-2007, 06:58 PM

Hello

does the hard drive sound like its trying to spin up ???? can you feel any vibrations when the drive is powered ???

if not; then there is no "affordable" means of recovery that I am aware of.

you could try to get the same exact drive model and replace the "board" in the drive, not the platters themselves!

but thats a real long shot

softmind82 · 08-29-2007, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linderman

Hello

does the hard drive sound like its trying to spin up ???? can you feel any vibrations when the drive is powered ???

if not; then there is no "affordable" means of recovery that I am aware of.

you could try to get the same exact drive model and replace the "board" in the drive, not the platters themselves!

but thats a real long shot

No it does not vibrate or spin ...

is there any body can help me out.

08-28-2007, 04:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
softmind82 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Maxtor Hard drive not working Hi , I got maxtor 60 GB hard drive which was working fine before i made some mistake... My computer was on and i attached this device with my pc and it was detected fine that time then i tried to unplug the power cable from this drive while it was on and gave me some spark and since then it did not work, there was not any king of smell or any thing . But all i want to know that is there any way i can copy my important data which i kept saved in that drive... Please help me i hope there will be some way to copy my data. Well sorry for my stupid mistake.

08-28-2007, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Maxtor Hard drive not working Hello does the hard drive sound like its trying to spin up ???? can you feel any vibrations when the drive is powered ??? if not; then there is no "affordable" means of recovery that I am aware of. you could try to get the same exact drive model and replace the "board" in the drive, not the platters themselves! but thats a real long shot __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial