RIP PC

[omegabeatdown]

So my PC just died today (RIP) and i started taking all the easy parts out first (GPU, RAM, and hard drvie). i wanted to plug my drive into my laptop to see if my files were ok. so i got my SATA to USB 3.1 wire and plugged it in but my laptop wont read it. is there anything i can do like install a program or something or is it that my HDD draws to much power (its 3TB Seagate drive)?

[matt0725]

Does it appear as a drive in any way? or does nothing come up as it plugs in?

 

Do you feel the drive spin up if you touch it? If it isn't getting power( as in only the data plug is plugged in) it won't spin up, and won't appear as a drive within windows/OSX

[Master Disaster]

It will need an external power supply. Which cable did you buy?

[omegabeatdown]

1 minute ago, matt0725 said:

Does it appear as a drive in any way? or does nothing come up as it plugs in?

 

Do you feel the drive spin up if you touch it? If it isn't getting power( as in only the data plug is plugged in) it won't spin up, and won't appear as a drive within windows/OSX

When I go to "This PC" i see it as a drive but when i double click it it asks me to put a disk in the drive. Also i see power is going to the wire as the little orange light its glowing

[omegabeatdown]

4 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

It will need an external power supply. Which cable did you buy?

I bought this cable a while back http://a.co/5iBVj5O

[Master Disaster]

3 minutes ago, omegabeatdown said:

I bought this cable a while back http://a.co/5iBVj5O

That should power a laptop drive but if it's a desktop drive it will need an external power supply.

[omegabeatdown]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

That should power a laptop drive but if it's a desktop drive it will need an external power supply.

welp its a desktop drive rip me

[Master Disaster]

Just now, omegabeatdown said:

welp its a desktop drive rip me

I assume the PSU on your dead PC still works?

 

Remove the PSU

Connect power to the drive

Connect the drive to the computer using your cable

Get the 12 pin connector on the PSU and short black to green with a paperclip

Connect PSU to wall outlet

???

Profit

[omegabeatdown]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

I assume the PSU on your dead PC still works?

 

Remove the PSU

Connect power to the drive

Connect the drive to the computer using your cable

Get the 12 pin connector on the PSU and short black to green with a paperclip

Connect PSU to wall outlet

???

Profit

damn.... tbh i have no idea what that means so is something i could buy from like bestbuy or amazon to make my life not do that

[omegabeatdown]

4 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

I assume the PSU on your dead PC still works?

 

Remove the PSU

Connect power to the drive

Connect the drive to the computer using your cable

Get the 12 pin connector on the PSU and short black to green with a paperclip

Connect PSU to wall outlet

???

Profit

Would this work? 

Link: http://a.co/c4McScg

[mikat]

3 minutes ago, omegabeatdown said:

Would this work? 

Link: http://a.co/c4McScg

Yeah it would, any sata to usb cable with a wall adapter will work, you don't need the full computer PSU

[Master Disaster]

3 minutes ago, omegabeatdown said:

Would this work? 

Link: http://a.co/c4McScg

Yeah, that has external power so will work however there's no guarantee the drive isn't dead so you might end up getting that and still not get your files back.

[omegabeatdown]

1 minute ago, mikat said:

Yeah it would, any sata to usb cable with a wall adapter will work, you don't need the full computer PSU

cool thanks for the confirmation

[omegabeatdown]

1 minute ago, Master Disaster said:

Yeah, that has external power so will work however there's no guarantee the drive isn't dead so you might end up getting that and still not get your files back.

ill shell out $35 if it means i maybe didnt lose all my PSD files and files. Thank you for the help! 

[mikat]

4 minutes ago, omegabeatdown said:

ill shell out $35 if it means i maybe didnt lose all my PSD files and files. Thank you for the help! 

this one is only $20 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817986030&cm_re=SATA_USB_adapter-_-17-986-030-_-Product

also: I recently recovered a lot of photos and videos from an HDD with a damaged partition with a simple program called Photorec http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec

Really handy program if you find out it doesn't detect the filesytem if it's corrupted

[omegabeatdown]

Just now, mikat said:

this one is only $20 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817986030&cm_re=SATA_USB_adapter-_-17-986-030-_-Product

you are a god thanks again

[mikat]

2 minutes ago, omegabeatdown said:

you are a god thanks again

I added a link to a handy data recovery program that I used 2 weeks ago to recover lost photos and videos from a damaged file system, have a look

[omegabeatdown]

Just now, mikat said:

I added a link to a handy data recovery program that I used 2 weeks ago to recover lost photos and videos from a damaged file system, have a look

I LOVE THIS THIS FORUM

[mikat]

2 minutes ago, omegabeatdown said:

I LOVE THIS THIS FORUM

You're welcome