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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.

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

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

2.5" Toshiba SATA Hard Drive: Why is my hard drive not working if I try to change it to basic

Wed, 27 May 2026 09:31:19 -0700

It says an I/O error

⟐ Answered maio 27, 2026 at 9:31 GMT-7

WD blue Hard Drive: My HDD isn't spinning, making a sound, or lighting up when plugged in

Sun, 24 May 2026 10:42:06 -0700

So I noticed my storage and applications and files all gone after the New Years, apparently the blank folder since December 2025 was a tall tell sign that the drive stopped working after I switched to a lower voltage charger since my old original one broke. I since then bought a new SATA cable and new charger but still nothing. I also tested out a external HDD drive cable to check if it worked, but still nothing. I don't have enough money to get it fixed by a specialist so I'm wondering if I can fix it myself?

Here's a Pic, I've been trying to see if it'll spin when connected to a wall but so far, nothing.

It's an internal HDD so idk if it was a good or bad idea to remove it from my laptop. I got it around the beginning of the pandemic. So 2020 or 2021.

Here's the 2 pictures. Is a bad controller board fixable at home?

⟐ Commented maio 24, 2026 at 10:42 GMT-7

Western Digital My Book: Blue Screen of Death

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:03:04 -0700

Have a 3TB My Book, has been working fine, then all of a sudden as soon as it is plugged in i crashes my system and gives the Blue screen of Death.

Have tried it on other systems and it does the same thing.

Really need help

⟐ Answer edited maio 22, 2026 at 15:03 GMT-7

External Storage: How to disassemble my external hard drive

Thu, 21 May 2026 11:55:22 -0700

Hi everybody, I need your help to disassemble my Verbatim Store 'n' Save SuperSpeed USB 3.0 4Tb Desktop external hard drive because I dropped it from half meter high and now it doesn't work. It makes some noises like if it's trying to read and the sistem doesn't recognize it. I want to open it to see if I can do anything to solve the problem.

Thanks everybody and keep it up!

The model is: 47674

Here some images taken from the Verbatim webpage:

⟐ Commented maio 21, 2026 at 11:55 GMT-7

Seagate Technology Hard Drive: hard drive not make partition

Sat, 16 May 2026 10:04:23 -0700

My harddrive health show 9% only and also window is not install and also not make partition and show error

⟐ Answered maio 16, 2026 at 10:04 GMT-7

Toshiba External HDD: Toshiba external hard drive DTP110

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:04:22 -0700

My Toshiba external hard drive when it's plugged in it says it can't be accessed because the parameters are bad or something I know that all my files are still on there I just can't access the drive I don't want to lose any of the stuff I have on it and curious as to how to get it off or how to repair the drive

⟐ Answered maio 13, 2026 at 11:04 GMT-7

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX: I want to recover data from hard disk

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:37:30 -0700

I want to recover data from the hard disk but the problem is it can't detect in pc

⟐ Answered maio 13, 2026 at 7:37 GMT-7

Western Digital External Storage: One WD 12tb Won't Turn Off, Even on Shutown

Sun, 10 May 2026 03:44:57 -0700

I have two 12tb WD external hard drives connected to my computer. When I shut the computer down or put it into sleep mode, only one drive powers down. The other keeps humming as if it's connected/as if the computer is powered on.

Full shutdown of the computer doesn't make it stop, nor does ejecting the disc.
The other drive doesn't have this problem. It shuts off when the computer is in sleep mode or shut down. The drives are the exact same make.
Nothing appears to be accessing the drive (nothing could be accessing it if the computer is shut down fully and disconnected from the internet, as far as I'm aware).
I have changed the USB port, and it doesn't seem to matter which port it's plugged into. The power remains on regardless. This includes extra ports, as I have a USB plug extender with an extra four USB plugs. I have swapped the main plug for this as well as not plugging the WD into it at all. I've tried just about every USB port on the computer at this point.

Looking this up online I have found some discussion about entering the BIOS and changing settings, but I don't understand why it would only effect only one WD, and not both, especially when the USB port it's plugged into doesn't seem to fix the problem. I also don't have power running into any other USB devices (art tablet, for example) when the computer is shut down, regardless of port.

⟐ Commented maio 10, 2026 at 3:44 GMT-7

1.8" Toshiba Hard Drive: My hard drive is corrupted

Sat, 02 May 2026 10:53:18 -0700

When I connected a hard drive in my laptop my laptop performance is very slow. What can I do to fix it and recover my data?

⟐ Commented maio 02, 2026 at 10:53 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: Apple 2016/17 Apple Blade SSD 5GA 34+22 Pins NVMe Converter / adapter

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:26:12 -0700

Hi I am looking for a adapter that allows me to plug in a 2016/2017 non touch bar ssd drive to usb or usb-c to read and test drives externally. I cant find anything online

Apple Blade SSD 5GA 34+22 Pins NVMe

⟐ Commented abril 26, 2026 at 16:26 GMT-7

Other Hard Drive: Dell inspirion 700 m series hard drive

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:33:28 -0700

Give me solution for dst failure

⟐ Answered abril 21, 2026 at 21:33 GMT-7

2.5" Toshiba SATA Hard Drive: Why is the hard drive inaccessible after I have accessed it initially

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:42:16 -0700

My hard drive was extracted from my laptop after my laptop couldn't start. Upon extracting I used an external drive holder to access files. After some time I couldnt open it because I may have entered password wrongly and now it is giving notification of inaccessible.

⟐ Answered abril 19, 2026 at 21:42 GMT-7

Seagate Technology Hard Drive: Title: Accidentally plugged 25V Roborock H7 charger into 12V Seagate O

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:49:04 -0700

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Device: Seagate One Touch (Hub version)

The Issue: I accidentally used the power adapter from my Roborock H7 Handheld Vacuum to power my Seagate One Touch external desktop drive.

The Specs Mismatch:

Seagate Requirement: 12V / 1.5A - 3A
Roborock H7 Charger Output: 25.6V / 1.4A
Result: I sent more than double the required voltage into the drive.

Current Status: The drive is currently unplugged. I am worried about the internal controller board or the drive motor being fried. I haven't tried plugging it into my computer yet because I’m afraid of a short circuit damaging my PC's USB ports.

My Questions for the Community:

Is there a high likelihood that the TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) diode on the HDD's PCB sacrificed itself?
Should I attempt to "shuck" the drive (remove it from the Seagate enclosure) and try connecting the internal SATA drive directly to a PC or a different SATA-to-USB adapter?
If the PCB on the hard drive itself is burnt, is a DIY board swap possible, or does the BIOS chip need to be moved to a donor board?

Any guidance on how to test the internal drive safely without risking my computer would be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Answered abril 15, 2026 at 1:49 GMT-7

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: The cruzer blade is rot read by my computer and pc

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:26:10 -0700

I inject the drive in the USB socket. It shows the USB drive is there but any files of the cruzer blade do not open.

⟐ Answer edited abril 13, 2026 at 9:26 GMT-7