System won't start up when hdd plugged in

Keneto

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Jul 17, 2017
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When my hdd is plugged to power supply, my pc does not come on, but when i remove the molex power supply, and press the power button the pc turns on, if i try to plug the molex power cable, the pc will go off immediately, please i need help urgently.
 
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Most often this is caused by a blown TVS diode on the hard drive. It's causing a short circuit which is overloading the power supply.

If you need data recovered from the drive, let me know and I can PM you some information. If not, just return or scrap the drive.

JaredDM

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Most often this is caused by a blown TVS diode on the hard drive. It's causing a short circuit which is overloading the power supply.

If you need data recovered from the drive, let me know and I can PM you some information. If not, just return or scrap the drive.
 
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