Power cord broke off in hard drive?

[p3acefrog]

So i was cleaning my moms computer and cleaning up the wiring because it was bad and when i unplugged the had drive i found that the power cord was broken/melted into the harddrive. I did not notice until i was having issues plugging back in the hard drive. I bent a pin and when trying to unbend the pin and plug in the broken end of the cord because it had been working and seemed to go back in but not stay in, I broke off the pin. I tried to pull out the plastic parts that were stuck plug it in and see what would happen the first time i tried it posted to bios but did not see the HDD. When i wiggled the cord around and restarted it didn't even pretend to boot  the fans spun and stopped and it started to smell like melting plastic so i shut it off. How fucked am I? Is the harddrive dead now? If so whats a cheap solution for a hard drive so i can get my moms computer up and running again.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

This is an external hard drive?

 

You can remove the drive and put it into a new enclosure (or inside a PC)

[comicsansms]

is it an external or internal?

[p3acefrog]

is it an external or internal?

 

This is an external hard drive?

 

You can remove the drive and put it into a new enclosure (or inside a PC)

Interal drive. Only Hd in the computer

[comicsansms]

Interal drive. Only Hd in the computer

is it ide?

[p3acefrog]

Here is what the pins look like after trying to get the plug in and not knowing the plastic was in it and after attempting to remove the plastic (Graphic)

[p3acefrog]

is it ide?

No sata i belive

[comicsansms]

[p3acefrog]

video

 

 

Its not the sata pins that are the issue would i be able to do that with the power pins as well tho? Also when I attempted to use the drive i smelt burning plastic and the drive smells like burning plastic i dont want to burn down my house or fry her pc

[comicsansms]

Its not the sata pins that are the issue would i be able to do that with the power pins as well tho? Also when I attempted to use the drive i smelt burning plastic and the drive smells like burning plastic i dont want to burn down my house or fry her pc

the same concept applies 

[p3acefrog]

the same concept applies 

There is still plastic stuck on the top of the pins

[comicsansms]

There is still plastic stuck on the top of the pins

I think it would work the same way.

[p3acefrog]

I think it would work the same way.

Ill look into giving it a try thank you for the help. Is there a place to buy a cheap drive for her to use it doesnt need lots of space 240/500 will work for her needs as of now i need to get her pc working again.

[p3acefrog]

oh nice one.. you ripped the sata power connector out and buggered the pins..

 

Get a new HDD, repair the pins, mirror the broken HDD onto the new one and get rid of the broken one

I see you didnt read the post thats fine ill do a tl:dr The power connector that was plugged in broke in some way while plugged in i know if it melted or just snapped but the plastic is stuck inside the pins. I did not notice this at first and bent a few pins trying to plug it in then accidently bent a few more trying to dislodge the plastic.

[p3acefrog]

probably snapped, would seem like a structurally weak point for the plastic

It wont come out of the pins and when i tried to use the same broken plug because the plastic fits correctly it smells like burning plastic

[p3acefrog]

what the actual shit

Im not sure if your confused about it smelling or that my dumb ass attempted to use the same broken plug  either way you can see my confusion

[p3acefrog]

smelling like burning plastic.. It shouldn't really be doing that..

 

Try and re-bend the pins and get a new sata power cable. The drive is buggered now anyway, but see if you can salvage as much data off of it as you can

When i tried to start the computer with it plugged in it wouldnt boot even to bios and started to smell

[p3acefrog]

smelling like burning plastic.. It shouldn't really be doing that..

 

Try and re-bend the pins and get a new sata power cable. The drive is buggered now anyway, but see if you can salvage as much data off of it as you can

Looking closer as it sits here you can see that a pin is burnt 

[Blake]

good luck OP, you will need it. 

 

Replace that drive ASAP, if the connector melted into the sata power connector, you have bigger problems (figure out if the drive, your PSU or you house's electrical system is acting up, and replace/mitigate the risks as needed).