Maxtor Hard Drive went up in smoke

Throwback24 · 09-23-2009, 09:59 PM

I was dusting off my computer and I could see inside of my PC and all of a sudden the Hard Drive went up in smoke.

I've since then purchased a new hard drive but is there anything I can do to recover the files? I don't really see any burn marks, I just know that I saw so me sparks and it started smoking.

**raptor_pa** · 09-24-2009, 12:31 AM

What is the model number ( not the family name like Diamond Max 10 ) also look at the PCB and see if you see the word 'Calypso' silkscreened onto the board, probably along the side.

09-23-2009, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Throwback24 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 32 OS: XP SP3	Maxtor Hard Drive went up in smoke I was dusting off my computer and I could see inside of my PC and all of a sudden the Hard Drive went up in smoke. I've since then purchased a new hard drive but is there anything I can do to recover the files? I don't really see any burn marks, I just know that I saw so me sparks and it started smoking. __________________ Feeling good when I should be ashamed I really should've fell but I stood See I came like a flame in the night Like a ghost in the dark, there's a ray, there's a light Last edited by Throwback24; 09-23-2009 at 10:00 PM.

09-24-2009, 12:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,819 OS: XP	Re: Maxtor Hard Drive went up in smoke What is the model number ( not the family name like Diamond Max 10 ) also look at the PCB and see if you see the word 'Calypso' silkscreened onto the board, probably along the side. __________________