Completely screwed my hdd

[piXel]

I did what pam told me on the other thread and removed the 4 pin plug from the hdd and into my graphics card i then put the 4 pin converter plug into my hdd then booted the pc up too have nothing happen, then booted again and the pc booted for about 4 seconds then shutdown, so i opened it up and put the cables where they were previously, i then switched it on and now the HDD wont Post what should i do?

[tempus]

your post is unclear on what actions you took. A hardrive has a 4 pin connection or the newer sata power connection. use one or the other. does the drive still spin up?

[piXel]

your post is unclear on what actions you took. A hardrive has a 4 pin connection or the newer sata power connection. use one or the other. does the drive still spin up?

Yeah it has a 4 pin connection straight from the PSU, and what is a sata power by the way does it have more then 4 pins because there is a connection next to the one with 4 pins that has about 6 or 8 i cant remember.

Basically what i did was completely pointless my graphics card requires power from the PSU, so at first i used a 6 pin cable with a 4 pin converter, anyway PAM told me in the other thread its better too use the former e.g. the 4 pin connection i was using for the HDD so what i did was open up my case and did a quick swap, when to boot up my PC and didnt seem to do anything i then tried booting again and the pc whent on for about 3-4 seconds then shut down, after this i then opened the case up again and put the cables back where they were originaly to then discover the HDD fails too post.

[newbuilder14]

You do not want to put two connectors into your hard drive. I really cannot understand what you did... what do you mean you used an adapter for your hard drive?

[piXel]

You do not want to put two connectors into your hard drive. I really cannot understand what you did... what do you mean you used an adapter for your hard drive?

Didnt put 2 connectors in the hdd, the PSU has one 4 pin connector which can be used with the graphics card or hdd its also has 6 pin too 4 pin connector i had the converter plug too power my GPU and the 4 pin connector from my PSU in my HDD i litterly swaped them around and now the hdd is buggered basically.

[tempus]

pixel,
what are your system specs?:)

[piXel]

pixel,
what are your system specs?:)

Asus M2N-E mobo
2 gigs corsair value ram PC 5300
3800 X2
XFX 7900 GT
Hiper 580 watt PSU
Western digital sata 2 hdd 160 gig
Sony dvd rewriter

[Panama Red]

You REALLY should have continued this discussion in the old thread so everyone can follow the sequence of events that have transpired.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=171161

Plus, using punctuation would greatly improve the chance of others understanding your posts. No periods and no caps makes it very difficult to follow the sentences.

[glc]

I can't understand what you are trying to say, but if you connected a 4 pin power plug to a SATA hard drive that already has a SATA power plug connected, you just blew your hard drive.

[newbuilder14]

Didnt put 2 connectors in the hdd, the PSU has one 4 pin connector which can be used with the graphics card or hdd its also has 6 pin too 4 pin connector i had the converter plug too power my GPU and the 4 pin connector from my PSU in my HDD i litterly swaped them around and now the hdd is buggered basically.

You shouldn't need to use any connectors/adapters related to your video card at all.

[Freakitchen]

You shouldn't need to use any connectors/adapters related to your video card at all.

The specific XFX 7900GT that Pixel has DOES require a six pin PCI-E power connector. As I explained in his other thread, he should be using the dedicated modular PCI-E connector that comes with the Hiper 580w power supply - it runs straight from the power supply to the video card.

FK

[piXel]

The specific XFX 7900GT that Pixel has DOES require a six pin PCI-E power connector. As I explained in his other thread, he should be using the dedicated modular PCI-E connector that comes with the Hiper 580w power supply - it runs straight from the power supply to the video card.

FK

Now you clear it up so i was using the right thing all the time :D
Ah well i probably just completely killed the HDD ordered a seagate one now so i hope all goes well :(

[piXel]

I know this thread was probably badly worded but what i did was put the plug FK just mentioned into the HDD and it fried it, im surprised the GFX card didnt get fried aswell seen asthough i used the 4 pin HDD conector with that.

[newbuilder14]

The specific XFX 7900GT that Pixel has DOES require a six pin PCI-E power connector. As I explained in his other thread, he should be using the dedicated modular PCI-E connector that comes with the Hiper 580w power supply - it runs straight from the power supply to the video card.

FK

I was referring to his hard drive. He mentioned using some adapters for his hard drive - I think, but as others said it is very hard to follow the problem.

[whubbard]

You should probably try using the old hard drive, but use the right connections and see if it works. It possible you didn't fry it.

[Freakitchen]

I know this thread was probably badly worded but what i did was put the plug FK just mentioned into the HDD and it fried it, im surprised the GFX card didnt get fried aswell seen asthough i used the 4 pin HDD conector with that.

Erm, how did you connect this to the hard drive? Hard drives do not have a 6-pin socket!

FK

[piXel]

Erm, how did you connect this to the hard drive? Hard drives do not have a 6-pin socket!

FK

6 Pin too 4 pin adapter :o

[whubbard]

did it combine the 6 pins into 4, or did it just remove 2 pins?

[glc]

No wonder you cooked it - that's NOT what that adapter is for!

[newbuilder14]

LOL, why did you take the video card adapter and use it for the hard drive? Did you have enough molex connectors or SATA connectors?

[piXel]

No wonder you cooked it - that's NOT what that adapter is for!

I know it was after some serious misunderstandings im kind of embarased about it :D its alright now my pc is up and running got a new HDD what chances of a replacement do you think i have if i send it back?

[Cricket]

what chances of a replacement do you think i have if i send it back?Slim to none...user error, not a defective drive.

:) Cricket

[piXel]

Slim to none...user error, not a defective drive.

:) Cricket

Hmm obviously but if said it just packed in would they bealive me?

[tempus]

Hmm obviously but if said it just packed in would they bealive me?
Personally I would try for a replacement under warranty. Why? Because it is possible it was defective in the first place.