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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:53:36 +0530, Clueless 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.
> 
> ClueLess

The checking for a bent pin idea is a good one. They are very easy to bend
if you don't put the cable back on carefully. I know, I have done it. Did
you remove the jumper for any reason? Make sure it is back on properly.