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I have a Seagate Barracuda Compute HDD (3TB) that just died because I used a borrowed PSU that wasn't turning on when SATA was plugged, after I switched cables and everything it didn't turn on again, tried 2 different motherboards (2 desktops), different SATA cables and different PSU SATA cables, the HDD ain't being recognized by the computer.
My dead HDD is the following: 3TB Barracuda HDD
and I have a working HDD the same model, but with only 1TB.
If I change the PCB from the working hard drive and replace it in the dead hard drive, could it fix my dead HDD so I can access its data? Could this result in any problem for the working hard drive?
Is the drive spinning up, or remaining silent when plugged in? – davidgo – 2018-04-26T05:08:12.683
This is only to be done if you don't value your data to the cost of professional recovery as its likely to make things worse - I have a Baraccuda drive which I removed the PCB from, and I see a lot of resistors/resistor/diode like things (fuses ?) connected from the underside of the power connector - see if any of them are burnt out and either replace them or short them. (You may want to take a picture and ask for help in electronics.se) - Again, this is more likely to make things worse then better. – davidgo – 2018-04-26T05:15:00.540