Today I was trying to remove the internal hard drive which has been making lots of wierd noises. I was gonna give it a shake and put it back in to see if that fixed it. Well I forgot to unplug the data connector and the back part of it snapped off when removing it, leaving only the pins intact. Like a fool, I jury rigged it back in, and it was a loose connection. Of course it didn’t even show up on the PC.. Watching a “fix it” video today the guy said that if the pins are touching on the HDD (which they are after checking) while doing this you could short circuit the computer. Now nothing has happened to the pc, and it runs fine. I’m just worried I could’ve short circuited it and it hasn’t become apparent yet. Is this possible, or do short circuits always present with noticeable issues?
any insights much appreciated.
any insights much appreciated.