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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Clueless <clueless@wilderness.org> wrote:
> Hello all who know

> Here is a problem with an almost new Seagate HDD.

> I bought this drive in March this year, Barracuda 7200.10, Model
> ST380215A, 80GB and it was working very well.

> I got a Slax (KillBill) Linux CD and ran this from the CD itself and
> was playing around with it. To ensure that nothing was written to the
> hard disk I disconnected the drive and its power.

> Alas, when I reconnected the HDD the bios itself does not recognize
> the hard disk. It WAS working before I disconnected it. I also did not
> physically remove the hard disk so there is no chance of a mechanical
> damage.

> The computer of course recognizes other hard disks when I put them on
> so the problem is with the new hard disk only.

> What could be the reason? How can I recover the hard disk short of
> returning it to Seagate who provide a five year warranty for the
> drive?

> If I get an exactly similar hard disk and swap the circuit board will
> it work - I assume the media must be still good and it may be only
> some  fault in the circuit board.

> Please tell me what I can try.

Did you unplug it under power? If so, you may have fried everything,
including the preamplifier inside the case. Then swapping a board
will not work at all. 

I cannot think of any other way you could have damaged the
drive by unplugging it. Maybe the cables are defect?

Arno































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