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nikm
 Post subject: Help with hard drive.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:43 pm 
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Hi my pc is broke i have taken the hard drive out but now i need a usb power and data transfer cable for it can anyone sugest what i should try. Here's a link to the hard drive i have. i would like to use it as a external HD if pos what cables should i use?. thanks for your help.

http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/marketi ... 7200_9.pdf
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JBaz
 Post subject: Re: Help with hard drive.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:33 pm 
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what is your interface? IDE or Sata? those drives came in both interfaces.
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nikm
 Post subject: Re: Help with hard drive.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:39 pm 
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i have a lead that fits both to usb but ive plugged it in and it doesnt work on its own think i need a power lead to it aswell?
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nsvander
 Post subject: Re: Help with hard drive.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:23 pm 
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You cannot spin up a 3.5" drive via USB needs a 12V power source. You should have a spot on your drive enclosure for power as well.
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coastie65
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:24 pm 
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Are you using an enclosure? If not you should get one and put your Hdd in that. That is what those things are for.
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nikm
 Post subject: Re: Help with hard drive.
PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:00 am 
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ok i think i understand i have my pc but cant get power to it it keeps blowing fuses so i think the way is to get an enclosure is this right?
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nsvander
 Post subject: Re: Help with hard drive.
PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:16 am 
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nikm wrote:
i have a lead that fits both to usb but ive plugged it in and it doesnt work on its own think i need a power lead to it aswell?


Post a link to this or show us a picture so we can see what we are working with.
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Wiked_smart
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:57 am 
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nikm wrote:
ok i think i understand i have my pc but cant get power to it it keeps blowing fuses so i think the way is to get an enclosure is this right?

What fuses? The fuses on the PSU? you may have shorted something.
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JBaz
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He's talking about the 5 or 13amp replaceable fuse built into the 240v power cables. Euro standard PC power cables.
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Wiked_smart
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:20 am 
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I just saw that on another post thanks for the pic though. I still think its a short or a bad PSU.
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coastie65
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:22 am 
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Maybe a bad cable ? It happens, try another one if you have one, although I'm inclined to go with the other suggestion of a bad PSU.
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