[SOLVED] Storage Server offline again...

[NightHawkRMX]

Hello, so my janky storage nas went offline. I noticed the web interface said the HDD went offline before the nas went offline entirely, which is likely due to the way its plugged into the optical bay and the SATA data cable likes to fall out.

I took the hdd out and plugged it into my PC just to ensure the data is still there. Nothing shows in file explorer, however, disk management shows the drive fine.

How can I assign the drive a letter and make sure no data is destroyed? The option to assign a letter is greyed out.

I believe the drive is formatted for Linux or something due to the OS on the nas.

@USAFRet

 

[NightHawkRMX]

And does it matter of the resistors are shorted to each other?

 

[Darkbreeze]

I guess one fire wasn't good enough huh? LOL. (Just playin' man)

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Eh, a little risk adds flare into life.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

https://ibb.co/f81YjTY
So heres where im at.

5v tvs diode is gone. I couldnt unsolder it, so the solder pads got ripped.

I dropped a massive solder ball on the resistors. I hope i did this right.

Then i soaked the board in alcohol to remove the exploded component residue. Now it smells less burned and more clean.

All done right? Not going to catch fire?

 

[USAFRet]

Not going to catch fire?

That's what you thought last time.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

This time its a question.

I'm basically asking fzabkar if I did everything he said correctly.

I'm not too handy with a soldering iron. I tried tho.

 

[USAFRet]

I was mostly just joking. Mostly.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I was mostly just joking. Mostly.

I am pleased to say that it did not catch fire, unlike last time.

In fact I can see the drive in windows. I can't access it since its Linux data, but I can see it.

I want to ask tho, is it safe to use this drive now?

 

[USAFRet]

I want to ask tho, is it safe to use this drive now?

"safe", at what level?
I certainly wouldn't treat it as I might a brand new drive.

Then again, I treat ALL drives, new out of the box or 20 years old, as if they were liable to die in the next 0.25 sec.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Well, the protection features are disabled now.

So, I mean safe as in, it won't catch on fire, again.

 

[USAFRet]

So, I mean safe as in, it won't catch on fire, again.

Completely unknown.
I probably wouldn't.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Time to buy a new drive and a proper PSU, without a stupid adapter.

Lesson learned. I'll keep this barracuda as a spare.

 

[Darkbreeze]

There may be hope for you yet.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Like my profile pic? Luckily the people here recommended me a half-competent PSU when I was a noob here so that SHOULDN'T happen to me.

But the adapter SHOULD have worked, so I don't even know anymore.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yeah, that's from this article that I've been posting links to here for going on six years now along with a few others.

Heroic Register reader battles EXPLODING COMPUTER

Saves son AND son's homework from firebomb power supply

www.theregister.co.uk

 

[Darkbreeze]

You should be able to post pictures of your own experience with that now, after the day you had.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

The way that article is written amuses me.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You should be able to post pictures of your own experience with that now, after the day you had.

Nothing more than what I showed here. Didn't catch the flames unfortunately.

https://imgur.com/KpFmVJo

View: https://imgur.com/KpFmVJo

https://imgur.com/ekJ4bzD

View: https://imgur.com/ekJ4bzD
I was planning to plug the HDD into my brother's EVGA 600b since Its non-modular and I didn't want to dig for my Molex cable.

Good thing I didn't otherwise he would have killed me for literally catching his PC on fire.

 

[USAFRet]

The continual question: "Can I use an adapter for...?"

Even with the best of intentions, the apparent proper adapter cable, the supposed correct voltage...
Any 'adapter' raises the fail potential off 0.
As evidenced by your smoke checked cable and HDD.

And the vast majority of "Can I?" is coming with far more sketchier parts than yours.
Hence the generic answer of "No".

 

[NightHawkRMX]

All of the damage was relating to the 5v

The 5v red wire burned and the safety thingys on the 5v part of the hdd were burned.

Since that adapter worked with the molex psu before and failed suddenly when a different psu was used, i think something was off with the wiring of the adapter.

Although thats not the first time i have fried something plugged into the molex of this psu. The first one was an lcd i was going to use to have a semi transparent case windows.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Throw that PSU in the trash before you ruin any other valuable hardware.

 

[fzabkar]

You can mount a Linux file system in Windows using Linux Reader 3.5 (Freeware Linux Reader for Windows):
https://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You can mount a Linux file system in Windows using Linux Reader 3.5 (Freeware Linux Reader for Windows):
https://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

Never knew i could do that.

Thanks!

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You can mount a Linux file system in Windows using Linux Reader 3.5 (Freeware Linux Reader for Windows):
https://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

The program cannot open disk.

Opened a PopOS live CD. It cannot read the files on the disk since it doesnt understand the ZFS file system or something.

 

[mdd1963]

Mint19 Live USB to the rescue....

Mint is so awesome...; Microsoft should worry!