HDD not DETECTED!!!

[Bro Barrels]

This evening i cleaned up my system and after reassembling, my second hdd (WD Blue 500gb) isn't getting detected.

After BIOS , No OS found.

Tried changing SATA and power cables, even with a different system, still the problem exists.

Does this mean my hdd is dead?

Thanks.

Specs:
HDD: WD5000AAKX
ASRock Extreme 3
AMD 8350 AM3+
Gskill 8gb 1333mhz 4+2x2
XFX HD 7750
Corsair VS550
Windows 8.1 64bit

 

[bloc97]

Is the HDD Detected in the BIOS? If you swapped the cables, you might have changed the boot order, and windows might be trying to boot from an other HDD or a USB device.

Regards,

 

[fzabkar]

Does the drive spin up?

 

[1LiquidPC]

As mentioned, if the drive is being detecting in BIOS but not booting, I would also be looking at the boot order.

 

[Bro Barrels]

The drive is not detected in the BIOS. It isn't spinning either.

 

[1LiquidPC]

Unfortunately, it's looking like it may be dead oddly enough. You didn't accidentally damage the SATA power/data connections from the drive? Sometimes these can stick pretty good and you seem to need excess force just to disconnect them. Also, I believe you mentioned it doesn't work in a different PC, otherwise I'd suggest trying another SATA port.

 

[fzabkar]

Check the following components with a multimeter:

http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/bigcircuitboard_diodes.jpg

A shorted diode (D3 or D4) will point to a PSU fault.

Alternatively, remove the HDD's PCB and clean the board's HDA contacts with a soft pencil eraser.

Oxidisation on Western Digital PCBs:
http://www.alexsoft.org/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=649

 

[D_Know_WD]

Hi there Bro Barrels,

If the HDD is not recognized on another computer, it most probably sustained some physical damage during the cleaning process. If this is the case, and you need the data that is stored on it back, you will need to use the services of a data recovery company. You can check out WD's Data Recovery Partners.

WD's Data Recovery Partners: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=uBlDxf

D_Know_WD

 

[fzabkar]

A drive that does not spin up will most probably have a faulty PCB. In most cases the user will be able to recover his own drive for US$50 or less.