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Does the drive spin up?

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Just now, Durzo_Blint99 said:

yes it appears to and it is getting warm like its functioning properly

 

Did the cable suffer any damage? Is everything connected properly to the drive and to the board(coming from the drive).

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1 minute ago, Durzo_Blint99 said:

not that i can see and i did try and swap it for a brand new cable and still had the same problem

Did the board on the drive(if visible) suffer any damage?

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Just now, Durzo_Blint99 said:

no it never came out of the case and nothing was inside

Do you have any other hard drives you can connect to the system?

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Just now, Durzo_Blint99 said:

i do but it dosent have a sata port

How about another system to connect the drive to? Perhaps a friend's computer?

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7 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

How about another system to connect the drive to? Perhaps a friend's computer?

ok so after looking closely the power cable to the drive was halfway out and after un plugging it and plugging it in its working thanks for the help though

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Just now, Durzo_Blint99 said:

ok so after looking closely the power cable to the drive was halfway out and after un plugging it and plugging it in its working thanks for the help though

I did ask you that earlier if everything was connected properly to the drive.

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Just now, Durzo_Blint99 said:

lol no need to get smug it is dark in my case^_^

lol. As long as everything is working properly, that's what matters.

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