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Old 05-15-2020, 12:27 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by underscore View Post
Take the external case apart and swap the drive into a new case, plug it into a drive dock or plug it into the computer directly (with the computer off) to try and read the drive. Chances are you just fried the adapter board and not the drive itself.
Thanks for the great advice. I swapped the hard drive out of its casing and it's made by WD. After plugging it into a hard drive dock. It doesn't do anything. I am thinking I need to replace the PCB board. Without having the right equipment to take it apart, any good place that doesn't charge $500?

The data doesn't matter to me anymore but having it purchased at the beginning of this year. Is it worth fixing the PCB board or should I just buy a new one?

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