Looking for a MAXTOR 20.4 GB hd model 32049H3

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Looking for a MAXTOR 20.4 GB hd model 32049H3

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Looking for a MAXTOR 20.4 GB hd model 32049H3. My pc got fried because of a power surge. I've been told that it's possible to just change the logic board with another exact one since there doesnt seem to be any activity in my current one.
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Post by davd_bob »

in the old days when 20meg was an average hd i used to sucessfully take bad drives and do what you are attempting.
1) make sure you are ready to transfer all data from the bad drive to a good one the first time you try if it comes up. Often it wont come up again.
2) i had trouble with spindals sticking once in a while...to free the drive i would use a spinning motion and crack it against the other hand and usually it would bread free. usually everytime a drive like that gets warm it siezes again though.
3) the data is probably still good, if you can find a matching drive and are willing to risk killing BOTH drives, you can try remove the disks from the bad drive and put them in the good one...pros do this in clean rooms and charge a bunch. Be careful not to scratch the coating on the disk.
good luck,
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Post by Chicken+Ribs_Combo »

Thanks for the tips Davd :) Power supply, motherboard got fried and it smells like firecrackers around here. :) The HD doesn't register and there doesn't seem to be any activity. Heres hoping though! :)
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I would try with electronics first and then with discs if nothing.
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