[SOLVED] PCB swap help

[Anothernewbie7]

The sata connectors on one of my hard drives has got bent so I swapped the PCB from an identical board without knowing there was more to do than that.

Now when I put the pcb back on the original drive it doesn't show up in disk management.

Any ideas how I can fix this?

Thanks

 

[helpstar]

was the HDD working befre in your system and was formatted and initialized or is it a fresh one?

could be damaged while swapping or the connection is not well any more between PCB and HDD
remove the PCB and check the pins of the HDD to the PCB

Is the HDD spinning up while connected to power?

 

[Anothernewbie7]

was the HDD working befre in your system and was formatted and initialized or is it a fresh one?

could be damaged while swapping or the connection is not well any more between PCB and HDD
remove the PCB and check the pins of the HDD to the PCB

Is the HDD spinning up while connected to power?

Yes it's spinning and was working fine before. It contains a lot of work information that I really need to save. I didn't even think I'd be causing damage swapping the logic board. Lesson learnt.

Both drives are Seagate 1TB and about 5 years old if that helps?

 

[fzabkar]

Does the drive still spin up? Was it exactly the same model and part number?

 

[Anothernewbie7]

Does the drive still spin up? Was it exactly the same model and part number?

Yes, exactly the same drive, model and rev logic board. It still spins but not visible in disk management

 

[fzabkar]

It sounds like the drive has an internal problem. I think the new fault is just a coincidence, unrelated to anything you've done.

 

[helpstar]

check the correct seating of the PCB on the HDD, maybe it´s just not well mounted or the screws not well tightened