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Hard Drive: O meu HD Não Reconhece no meu PC

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:30:39 -0700

O que Fazer?
Como reparar Um HD fisicamente?

⟐ Commented agosto 01, 2025 at 4:30 GMT-7

Storage: Colocar o SSD de um PC antigo para novo dá problema?

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:18:50 -0700

Vou comprar um computador, porém não queria formatar o SSD do antigo, caso eu coloque ele no computador novo tem chance de dar algum erro? No caso estou falando do SSD com o sistema operacional. Ou teria que fazer algo para não dá.
E no caso eu tenho 2 SSD, um com o sistema operacional e o outro com os jogos e arquivos.

⟐ Answered novembro 25, 2023 at 18:18 GMT-7

Hitachi GST Deskstar HDS721010CLA332 Hard Drive: disco rígido seagate barracuda

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:35:46 -0700

meu disco parou de funcionar não sei se travou ou não faz mais a leitura?

⟐ Answered março 11, 2023 at 10:35 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: SSD Kingston Intermitente e tela azul?

Sun, 15 May 2022 05:49:01 -0700

Comprei o SSD Kingston 1Tb. Inicio a instalação do windows e após um tempo, o computador entra em tela azul... Meu SSD simplismente trava e não volta mais, perdendo toda instalação. Então, tentei usar como Armazenamento e travou o PC tb. Utilizei programas de teste de armazenamento e passou, sem erro algum para badblock. Aí comecei a achar que seria a "placa controladora" mas como não entendo muito, fiquei a mercê do conhecimento. Resumindo, tenho um SSD Kingston 1Tb que não funiona. Queria muito entender mais ou até mesmo aprender a concertar um.

Western Digital My Passport Studio: How to replace the internal drive?

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:30:13 -0700

Is it possible to replace the internal drive ? Will it take a regular 2.5" 1TB drive from Western Digital ? I mean this both physically (as a comment in the other question says the original drive has slightly different dimensions than usual, I assume non-slim, 2.5" drive) and w.r.t. firmware of the SATA/Firewire converter accepting regular drive.

⟐ Commented agosto 04, 2026 at 14:30 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: Adata 256GB SSD died, I fixed it, now I can't recover data from it

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:10:24 -0700

I have an Adata 256GB SSD that just died all of a sudden, PC would not see it in BIOS, and plugging it in externally to other PC's would not do anything, it wouldn't even show up in disk management. I ended up taking it apart and reflowing it, and surprisingly, It Worked!

Now it shows up in disk management as unallocated, and my GetData Recover My Files software could see and scan it. Unfortunately, it could not find any files on it (I have always used this software for data recovery and have had a fairly high success rate with it).

Does anyone have any suggestions for software to recover data from a functioning (I guess) SSD? I appreciate any help. Thanks!

⟐ Answered julho 24, 2026 at 5:10 GMT-7

2.5" Toshiba SATA Hard Drive: Why is my toshiba sata hard driver not working

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:32:59 -0700

why is my hard disk not working when i connect it to external hard drive case

⟐ Commented julho 13, 2026 at 8:32 GMT-7

Seagate Technology Hard Drive: Why my hard disk has not working

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:18:46 -0700

My hard disk was not working

⟐ Commented julho 13, 2026 at 4:18 GMT-7

Western Digital My Passport: Repair my external hard drive?

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:06:22 -0700

I accidently dropped my hard drive and now it just makes a screeching sound and is not recognized by CPU. Can the data be recovered?

⟐ Answered julho 09, 2026 at 6:06 GMT-7

Seagate Technology Hard Drive: My hard disk drive keeps pepping but it doesn't show on my computer

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:06:54 -0700

my hard disk drive keeps pepping but it doesn't show on my computer

⟐ Answer edited junho 29, 2026 at 23:06 GMT-7

WD 4TB My Passport Portable: My barely used WD 4 TB My Passport Ultra spins up up then down

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:49:02 -0700

Based on a suggestion in this forum I twisted my hard drive drive with some rotation in the air. This knocked it out of the 16 clicks then shutoff problem which I was having. Now I'm faced with the issue of the drive spinning up for a few seconds, followed by spinning down the next few subsequent seconds. All the while the white power light is on. I'm unsure what's happening. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also worth noting, it doesn't show on my pc when connected, neither mac nor windows, at any point

⟐ Answer accepted junho 27, 2026 at 4:49 GMT-7

External M.2 SSD NVMe Enclosure: What is the Compacity limit?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:28:09 -0700

What is the compacity limit? i need one for a 4TB what TB does it cap at?

⟐ Answered junho 24, 2026 at 19:28 GMT-7

External Storage: Disassembly of Simple Drive Deluxe

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:35:56 -0700

I have a REALLY old SimpleTech Simple Drive Deluxe, and it has stopped being accessible so I'd like to remove the drive from the case (I have a number of adapters for different types of drives) and see if I can still access the data. The drive has 4 deeply-inset screws that appear to be Phillips-head. I just bought an iFixit Essential Electronics toolkit and the largest Phillips head seems to fit (loosened up 2 of the 4 screws) - but I cannot get it to "catch" on the other two.

Any tips?

⟐ Answered junho 23, 2026 at 20:35 GMT-7

LaCie Minimus: I Won Auction: Cool Gadgets & Heaps of Tangled, Mismatched Cords

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:56:19 -0700

Since moving to Oregon I have longed for the helpful, competent fixer-folks that were in every other open-garage back home. Most have no interest in repair here, others overstate their skills and just brutishly destroy things. Mostly my things. That's not me. My father built and repaired everything and showed me how as he worked. So, I do fix things, however my confidence in electronic repair is timid. I feel I'm a capable, careful, manual reading, proper-tool using gal that respects the directions. I would have been content reading and learning from @oldturkey03's contributions all weekend. My point is, I don't know everything but I can repair things. Having said all that, the tangled nest of the cables here cannot be overstated. I may eventually tease out the matching power cords but I have other things to do and it's my birthday weekend!

Key Problem: I need to download 1.5 Tb of data from a paid data storaGe service to an external drive from the auction before I'm charged another year's subscription fee on Monday.

Question: Can one successfully cut the device plug from the main housing of a 12v power adapter and attach a device plug that seemingly fits? I have a new looking LACie Minimus with no writing at all other than "LACie". No amperage printed either but @oldturkey03 and I believe it to be 5v 2A. What say you? Can it be done without zapping the drive? I don't want to wait and be charged, I also don't want to destroy it if its just impossible. I need to know, given what I've shared, is it possible? And how,, I need that too, lol. Instruction and encouragement is always appreciated. Thank you!

⟐ Answer edited junho 19, 2026 at 18:56 GMT-7

Lacie petit 500GB n2870 ABY25: Hard drive not recognised

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:49:04 -0700

Hi,

I’ve got a “vintage” LaCie Petit hard drive that I had not plugged in in a while (understand a good 10 years). As I wanted to use it, I found out my latest laptop would not recognise it. I assume this is because an old driver on my hard drive. Any idea how to proceed to be able to reuse it, please?

⟐ Answered junho 19, 2026 at 1:49 GMT-7

SD Card: Why am I unable to delet pics and videos on my memory card

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:51:13 -0700

Everything is showing up I can send pictures but I I'm not able to delete things its saying SD card error

⟐ Answered junho 10, 2026 at 3:51 GMT-7

Hard Drive: Is this drive fixed speed SATA III or SATA II capable?

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:12:39 -0700

I have an E6400 with Computrace active in BIOS - 1440x900 Quadro NVS P series Core 2 Duo, so the good one. Absolute confirmed the machine was left active on an old dead subscription and the prior owner dealt with it and confirmed it is ready to be deactivated but the hard drive was pulled. The drive is a WD10SPCX I pulled from a a janky IdeaPad. Will this drive work properly in the E6400 so I can get the agent removed from the machine under XP or Vista Ultimate?

(Yes really, an E6400 licensed for Ultimate and not Business or XP Pro)

⟐ Answer edited junho 08, 2026 at 19:12 GMT-7

hard drive: Recommendations for where to shred a hard drive?

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:26:30 -0700

I have a small stack of dead hard drives I'd like to have shredded. I've found a few places online that provide that service, but the best quote I got was $10 a drive. I'm curious if anyone has any recommendation of anyone who provides the same service for a cheaper price.

(And I know I could just drill some holes in the drives, which is what I may end up doing, but I like the idea of total information destruction that shredding provides and I like the idea that they'll recycle the remains properly afterwards.)

⟐ Answered maio 28, 2026 at 11:26 GMT-7

Sandisk USB Stick SDCZ410 64GB: Re-wiring broken connector for data recovery

Thu, 28 May 2026 06:34:05 -0700

This stick has 5 PINS which do not follow normal USB stick convention. I need to resolder a 4 pin USB-A cable to the board and need to know which pins are VCC, GND, D+, and D-,.....I have buzzed out with a meter but come up with nothing except the middle pin pictured is GND ?? go figure...anyone know anything at all about this ? SANDISK will not release any pinouts or schematic

Photo with RED must be the 4 PIN USB A 2.0 connections.....unfortunately it is snapped off the board taking half the tracks with it by the looks. I am locating the same stick to recreate the tracks, connect the 4 x USB wires, and hopefully recover data !!

Thanks everyone for your help !

⟐ Answer edited maio 28, 2026 at 6:34 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: SSD Suddenly Stopped Working.

Wed, 27 May 2026 16:35:54 -0700

So, upon restarting my laptop, my 2.5" TeamGroup 2TB SSD stopped showing up. It wasn't showing in the BIOS or Windows. Later it started showing up as an unknown device in Windows, and still not at all in the BIOS.

I popped it open to have a look, and the only think I saw that looked out of order were these semi transparent things. They look cracked.

What are these, and could they have caused the problem?

They look like fuses to me, and they are non conductive. There's absolutely no conductivity through them. Just OL with a multimeter.

⟐ Answered maio 27, 2026 at 16:35 GMT-7