Question Old psu cables fried 1 ssd but not the other 2?

[mikehenro]

So I used the old psu cable because I didnt know that you could fry your hard drives, it is what it is. But what I dont get is, I used it on all 3 of my SSD's 2 of them nothing happen to them and 1 of them is not recognised by bios. PC never started when I tried to use the old psu cables, just did a click and turned itself off as if it was trying to save the components. So what I am wondering could the 3rd SSD disk be alive? I tried to use the same SATA cables and power cables as the other 2 and still not recognised by bios. (There was no burnt smell or anything)

 

[USAFRet]

So I used the old psu cable because I didnt know that you could fry your hard drives, it is what it is. But what I dont get is, I used it on all 3 of my SSD's 2 of them nothing happen to them and 1 of them is not recognised by bios. PC never started when I tried to use the old psu cables, just did a click and turned itself off as if it was trying to save the components. So what I am wondering could the 3rd SSD disk be alive? I tried to use the same SATA cables and power cables as the other 2 and still not recognised by bios. (There was no burnt smell or anything)

It might be.

The only way to know is to connect it/them to a properly configured system, and see what happens.

 

[mikehenro]

So I did that, and everything seems to be working fine just not that one ssd. When I've checked everyone elses stories about this they usually say that all their SSD's went out when they switched. But only one of mine, I tried different SATA cables, (even the same ones that works for the other 2) And I also used the same power cable that I am using for the other 2 but nothing. But I find it strange that only one of them got fried in that case and not the other 2. (And obviously the one I needed the most was the one that died).

 

[USAFRet]

So I did that, and everything seems to be working fine just not that one ssd. When I've checked everyone elses stories about this they usually say that all their SSD's went out when they switched. But only one of mine, I tried different SATA cables, (even the same ones that works for the other 2) And I also used the same power cable that I am using for the other 2 but nothing. But I find it strange that only one of them got fried in that case and not the other 2. (And obviously the one I needed the most was the one that died).

There is no "usually".

Everyone has a different set of parts and results.

Sometimes, it is far more than just toasted drives.

 

[mikehenro]

There is no "usually".

Everyone has a different set of parts and results.

Sometimes, it is far more than just toasted drives.

Hmm... You got any tips on how to make sure if the "dead" ssd is 100% not working?

 

[USAFRet]

Hmm... You got any tips on how to make sure if the "dead" ssd is 100% not working?

Does it appear anywhere?
Device Manager, Disk Management, etc, etc.

 

[mikehenro]

Does it appear anywhere?
Device Manager, Disk Management, etc, etc.

No, nowhere. BIOS didnt recognise it all, I tried removing the 2 other SSD that were working aswell to see if maybe the motherboard would pick it up then, but no luck there either.

 

[DSzymborski]

No, nowhere. BIOS didnt recognise it all, I tried removing the 2 other SSD that were working aswell to see if maybe the motherboard would pick it up then, but no luck there either.

Then it's dead. There's not much to do.

 

[USAFRet]

No, nowhere. BIOS didnt recognise it all, I tried removing the 2 other SSD that were working aswell to see if maybe the motherboard would pick it up then, but no luck there either.

You let the magic smoke out.

 

[mikehenro]

Then it's dead. There's not much to do.

Oh well it is what it is. I just thought it was weird that it fried only one of my SSD's and not the other ones. Regardless thanks for the info both of you.

 

[mikehenro]

By the way, since its whatever I opened it up. Do you think the data is recoverable? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IjPja4YPnmekPSln8UXknzLttN7_1_Sf?usp=share_link Because it doesnt look fried to me

 

[DSzymborski]

Oh well it is what it is. I just thought it was weird that it fried only one of my SSD's and not the other ones. Regardless thanks for the info both of you.

It's not really weird. None of these parts are truly identical.

 

[DSzymborski]

By the way, since its whatever I opened it up. Do you think the data is recoverable? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IjPja4YPnmekPSln8UXknzLttN7_1_Sf?usp=share_link Because it doesnt look fried to me

If you pay a great deal of money to a specialized recovery lab to try and find out, maybe.

Otherwise, if you've tried it on different PCs on different cables on different parts, not by you or I.

 

[mikehenro]

If you pay a great deal of money to a specialized recovery lab to try and find out, maybe.

Otherwise, if you've tried it on different PCs on different cables on different parts, not by you or I.

I havent tried it on another pc just yet. So amybe there is hope. Regardless, I do appriciate the info

 

[USAFRet]

Because it doesnt look fried to me

You have a microscope for eyeballs?

 

[DSzymborski]

I havent tried it on another pc just yet. So amybe there is hope. Regardless, I do appriciate the info

I certainly wish I had happier news to give you. Hopefully there were proper backups.

 

[mikehenro]

You have a microscope for eyeballs?

Lmao, I love you too