Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Carkus

33 posts

Geek


#66614 21-Aug-2010 00:00
Send private message

Hi there, need some help ...

Was rebuilding my PC today into a new case i bought, and while i was connecting up the hard drives, the SATA connector broke off.

It just so happened to be my Windows Drive which is slightly annoying and has a lot of files i'd like to get back. It's a Seagate 500gb hard drive.

Now i have another identical hard drive, so have taken the connector board off that one, and fit it to the broken drive but my computer just does not want to detect the drive. Not sure if that would actually work anyway but thought i would give it a try.

Is there anything i can do? Does anyone reccomend any good hard drive or computer repair places in Central Auckland?

Cheers

C

Create new topic
richms
28168 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #370546 21-Aug-2010 00:49
Send private message

you cant just swap boards between harddrives.

Yuo need to solder a new sata plug on or else ghetto it with a direct connection to get your files off it.




Richard rich.ms



Nety
2584 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #370578 21-Aug-2010 09:13
Send private message

Getting data restored from a damaged hdd is VERY expensive. Think 1k and up. You could see if a electronics firm could solder a replacement plug on?







Media centre PC - Case Silverstone LC16M with 2 X 80mm AcoustiFan DustPROOF, MOBO Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H, CPU AMD X2 240 under volted, RAM 4 Gig DDR3 1033, HDD 120Gig System/512Gig data, Tuners 2 X Hauppauge HVR-3000, 1 X HVR-2200, Video Palit GT 220, Sound Realtek 886A HD (onboard), Optical LiteOn DH-401S Blue-ray using TotalMedia Theatre Power Corsair VX Series, 450W ATX PSU OS Windows 7 x64

Carkus

33 posts

Geek


  #370598 21-Aug-2010 10:04
Send private message

I have actually found the plastic piece that has broken off which was stuck inside one of the sata cables. The conductors on the board look ok. Might try and glue it back on, otherwise yeah may have to replace the whole sata connector.

It's kind've mounted to the front plate along with the power connector so might be hard to replace if that's the case.

Thanks

C

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.