me = idiot. Can my external HD be rescued?

Herr-Berbunch · 03-15-11, 03:12 PM

External casings do change but the drives are pretty standard. I'd still crack it open - if I were a betting man I'd say €10 on it being compatible. And if it's not, it's only a matter of another cable for pennies.

At the moment it's unusable so what have you got to lose?

Skybird · 03-15-11, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

External casings do change but the drives are pretty standard. I'd still crack it open - if I were a betting man I'd say €10 on it being compatible. And if it's not, it's only a matter of another cable for pennies.

At the moment it's unusable so what have you got to lose?

100 Euros if they accept it as a "warranty case".

For the technical side, I simply do not know it. I can't tell you if I had IDE Hd in my old and SATA or SATA-2 in my new, or if I had SATA in my old and SATZA-2 in my new. All I see is that the cables and connectors definitely look different.

Gargamel · 03-15-11, 05:43 PM

Don't tell them about the wrong cord issue, just send it back for warranty work. Or was that costing you 100 euro for the warranty work?

If so, that's not warranty, that's robbery.

If they are charging you for the work, then just open it yourself, as has been mentioned, and figure the drives interface (The outsides change, the inside don't), and get a new enclosure for a fraction of the cost of the "warranty" work.

Or worst case scenario, as it was probably only the power supply circuitry that fried, you could find another one on ebay, and switch out the circuit board. Or just replace the fried components yourself.

Skybird · 03-15-11, 06:38 PM

I bought it new. I did not realise that I connected it to the wrong PSU before I tried to put it back into the box - it was much too big.

As I said: me=idiot, in this case.

Spend the evening with doing image and data backup wikth a WD MyPassport SE, 1 TB. I think I will have two of these with 1TB each, instead of one drfive with 2 TB. I am safer that way - in case I ruin another hardware item.

Castout · 03-16-11, 04:22 AM

Sounds like an expensive mistake

03-15-11, 03:12 PM	#1
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	External casings do change but the drives are pretty standard. I'd still crack it open - if I were a betting man I'd say €10 on it being compatible. And if it's not, it's only a matter of another cable for pennies. At the moment it's unusable so what have you got to lose? __________________

03-15-11, 05:43 PM	#3
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Don't tell them about the wrong cord issue, just send it back for warranty work. Or was that costing you 100 euro for the warranty work? If so, that's not warranty, that's robbery. If they are charging you for the work, then just open it yourself, as has been mentioned, and figure the drives interface (The outsides change, the inside don't), and get a new enclosure for a fraction of the cost of the "warranty" work. Or worst case scenario, as it was probably only the power supply circuitry that fried, you could find another one on ebay, and switch out the circuit board. Or just replace the fried components yourself. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-15-11, 06:38 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,660 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I bought it new. I did not realise that I connected it to the wrong PSU before I tried to put it back into the box - it was much too big. As I said: me=idiot, in this case. Spend the evening with doing image and data backup wikth a WD MyPassport SE, 1 TB. I think I will have two of these with 1TB each, instead of one drfive with 2 TB. I am safer that way - in case I ruin another hardware item. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-16-11, 04:22 AM	#5
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Sounds like an expensive mistake __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/