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There is no possible way in which a damaged HDD can "hurt" a Computer so to speak.

Though if the read-and-write head of the HDD is busted you're not going to get much
data back unless you happen to have the correct tools to repair it. You could send it
off to a Data Recovery company of sorts but that would be expensive and possibly
futile since there is no 100% to getting everything back.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

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So I dropped my laptop and damaged the Hard Drive a lot (sounds like the needle is f***ed. Could I plug this damaged Hard Drive to retrieve the documents into my desktop sata connector without it damaging my desktop ? and is it possible a sector could be lost>? thanks for help in advance 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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It won't damage your desktop but if the readhead is the broken part you won't get much out of it and even scratch the platters inside the drive. If the data is really important you could mail it to a data recovery company but that's not a cheap option. 

CPU I7 - 4720HQ • RAM 2 x 8GB • GPU Nvidia GTX 850M Storage 250GB 850 EVO - 1TB Seagate Hybrid
Keyboard CM Storm QuickFire Rapid-I (MX brown) & Pok3r (MX clear) • Mouse Logitech G502 • Sound Audio-Technica ATH-M50X • OS Windows 10 Pro - Linux Arch • Storage Asustor AS7004T

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It won't damage your desktop but if the readhead is the broken part you won't get much out of it and even scratch the platters inside the drive. If the data is really important you could mail it to a data recovery company but that's not a cheap option. 

so i can just plug this into my desktop without it having an affect- it sounds pretty damaged- I don't want it shorting out my psu or anything because now my laptop is broken- i have no backup pc in case my desktop fails :/

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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You can't ruin a computer by plugging in a physically damaged HDD.

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There is no possible way in which a damaged HDD can "hurt" a Computer so to speak.

Though if the read-and-write head of the HDD is busted you're not going to get much
data back unless you happen to have the correct tools to repair it. You could send it
off to a Data Recovery company of sorts but that would be expensive and possibly
futile since there is no 100% to getting everything back.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

"Have you tried turning it off and back on again?"

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There is no possible way in which a damaged HDD can "hurt" a Computer so to speak.

Though if the read-and-write head of the HDD is busted you're not going to get much

data back unless you happen to have the correct tools to repair it. You could send it

off to a Data Recovery company of sorts but that would be expensive and possibly

futile since there is no 100% to getting everything back.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

ok thanks for the help- I just need to know that my pc won't be damaged- is my only computer left thank you for the help.

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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ok thanks for the help- I just need to know that my pc won't be damaged- is my only computer left thank you for the help.

No problem, hope that you have some luck with getting your stuff back. =)

"Have you tried turning it off and back on again?"

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