While removing sata cable of hard drive the pins snapped

[restllesss]

So as tittle says i pulled out my sata cable and the pins came with it, also the edge of it.
So i cant use my hard drive anymore..
Is there any way i can still use my harddrive without a sata cable?

 

[dingo07]

You mean the pins on the HDD side are now gone from the HDD?

Nope, toast my friend

Send it to a data recovery place

 

[restllesss]

Ok, well that sucks, thanks tho guys

 

[ram1009]

So as tittle says i pulled out my sata cable and the pins came with it, also the edge of it.
So i cant use my hard drive anymore..
Is there any way i can still use my harddrive without a sata cable?

Post a picture.

 

[geekapproved]

I had a guy return a drive like this, I told him I couldn't warranty it and my boss told me to attempt to RMA it for him cause he is a big customer.

I sent it to Western Digital knowing that they were going to laugh and send it back, but they actually replaced it.

So you never know until you try.

 

[fzabkar]

If you need your data, then a replacement PCB plus firmware transfer should cost no more than US$50.

The following PCB suppliers offer a firmware transfer service, either for free, or for US$10:

http://www.donordrives.com
http://www.onepcbsolution.com
http://www.hdd-parts.com

Otherwise, if you have damaged the SATA power pins rather than the data pins, then a relatively easy solution would be to hardwire a legacy 4-pin Molex connector to the HDD's power pins.

http://pinouts.ru/Power/sata-power_pinout.shtml
http://pinouts.ru/Power/BigPower_pinout.shtml

 

[restllesss]

this is whats actually broken so if anyone knwos a way for me to fix it or whatever PLEASE tell me

 

[restllesss]

http://www.imageups.com/img/uploads/big/f832dc7501.jpg
http://www.imageups.com/images/view/d58cfbbad5.jpg

 

[dingo07]

Yeah, if there is data on the drive that you MUST have, then your only option is to send it to a professional data recovery center. They will disassemble the drive and take your data off for a nominal fee. Don't even thing about replacing the pcb yourself.

 

[fzabkar]

@Dingo07, why would any intelligent able-bodied person engage a data recovery professional to remove and replace 4 screws?

Are you a data recovery professional?

 

[dingo07]

@Dingo07, why would any intelligent able-bodied person engage a data recovery professional to remove and replace 4 screws?

because I have no idea what will happen to the drive once the part that dictates where the data is, is replaced with another one

Are you a data recovery professional?

no, that's why I leave it to the pros

 

[fzabkar]

@Dingo07, I suggest you keep sending your drives to the pros. The rest of us will just go out and buy a screwdriver.

BTW, the proprietor of donordrives.com is in fact a pro who frequently posts to hddguru.com. So if you do buy a PCB from him, and engage him to do your firmware transfer, then you will in fact be engaging a DR pro.