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Probably a slight problem. You didn't try this, did you..?

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3 minutes ago, SkylakeAlex6700k said:

I was just wondering what happens when you unplug an old IDE hard drive’s moles plug while it’s spinning. 

JUST WONDERING I SAID!!!

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it will stop spinning, any action happening will stop. you might loose/corrupt data.

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Just now, SkylakeAlex6700k said:

So I theoretically wouldn’t brick the drive?

shoudn't.
but your data's survival is at high risk.

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Just now, SkylakeAlex6700k said:

There wasn’t any data on it, so there’s that.

plug it back in, it should work fine.

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Just now, SkylakeAlex6700k said:

Cool, Thanks guys!

Let us know how it goes :D

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If the drive had a lot running then way more risk due to the amount of data going to and fro, with it moving in and out of volatile cache mediums within the system, so lots of chances for it to go bad.

 

If its practically blank with not a lot on, probs will be fine.....

 

Give it a go if you've got hardware that can be killed if it goes wrong, it's always fun to try and see what happens!

 

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Just now, SkylakeAlex6700k said:

Unfortunately it’s back home, and I’m on a day trip. I miss my desktop. :/

My statement still stands xD

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