TVS diode

Hi, I recently killed a couple drives and am looking into swapping the ROM chips into replacement boards. I'd like to test the TVS diodes on both of them beforehand, but one of them I'm not 100% certain which components to check. I've tested all the ones labeled "74" so far. Pics related are...

I made the mistake of using my old PSUs cables when changing out my PSU and think I may have overvolted my HDD. I’m hoping I can get it to atleast spin so I can image the data off it. Ive read that in cases like this it could just be the tvs diode that is affected and I should be able to get...

So I've been a major idiot and did this: http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=2545 I used a Corsair PSU cable on a Seasonic Power Supply and very likely caused a short circuit on my SSD (Samsung EVO 850 500GB). This was the only peripheral connected to the "wrong" cable and caused the...

Hi everyone, anyone I've got an 8Tb Seagate Barracuda drive here that came in an external enclosure. I was cleaning my office and unplugged everything then when plugging it all back in I accidentally plugged in a higher voltage plug and it has stopped working (no spin-up, no blinking light...

Hi. I need to buy a good enough motherboard for my new build. CPU is going to be i5-4570 or i5-4670. No K there, so i am not going to be overclocking. Is there anything wrong with Asus H81i-PLUS mini itx mobo? It is currently priced £ 49.38 in Amazon.co.uk. I know that Z87 has more features, but...