Tom's Hardware > Forum > Storage > General Storage > SMOKE out of 2.5 HDD!!!?

SMOKE out of 2.5 HDD!!!?

Forum Storage : General Storage - SMOKE out of 2.5 HDD!!!?

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
ralphgrant   07-31-2008 at 09:16:46 PM

Tried to hook up 2.5 HDD to my desktop computer. Rebooting couple of times to find the HDD in bios, smoke came out. Smelled like something burnt up.

Is the HDD FUBAR? What did I do wrong? (Is 2.5 inch laptop bot 12V? Says +5V 0.55A on the HDD)

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Bronze Storage badge cjl   07-31-2008 at 09:25:13 PM
- 0 +

SATA?

If so, it should have worked.

Reply to cjl
Lavacon   07-31-2008 at 09:28:30 PM
- -2 +

Try not lighting fire under it next time..sheesh kids these days...

------------------------------ We can't stop here, This is bat country!!!!!
 Reply to Lavacon
gamerk316   07-31-2008 at 09:39:45 PM
- -1 +

Umm...its not a Dell, is it? Sounds like one at least...

Reply to gamerk316
Jim_L9   07-31-2008 at 09:51:15 PM
- 0 +

How did you connect it to the desktop?

Reply to Jim_L9
ralphgrant   07-31-2008 at 10:56:26 PM
- 0 +

it was a mac hdd connected with an IDE 2.5 to 3.5 converter, the power into the converter is ide hdd psu cable


Message edited by ralphgrant on 07-31-2008 at 10:57:51 PM
Reply to ralphgrant
fleakiller   07-31-2008 at 11:04:57 PM
- 0 +

What was it sitting on? did it short out on something? how was it hooked up?

------------------------------ 8088 @ 2 mhz
 Reply to fleakiller
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Storage > General Storage > SMOKE out of 2.5 HDD!!!?
Go to:

There are 529 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.360 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
  • 12:11 mi1ez won the Watchman badge
  • 01:00 sighQ2 won the Freshman badge
  • 09:06 ulysses35 won the CPUs badge
  • 01:00 fleeb won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 jaymoney61 won the Freshman badge
  • 07:06 amdfangirl won the Watchman badge
  • 01:00 benw won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 anmjoven won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 dpnaugle won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 ayeohx won the Freshman badge