Will my hard drive still work?

Question

my house burned down a month ago and my computer was in about 1000 degree heat.the front melted a tiny bit but it is still in tact.

Answer 1

it might try it

Answer 2

The front of the computer melted? Or the front of the harddrive?

Will the computer turn on? I doubt it will work, but it won't hurt anything to stick it in another computer and try it.

You might want to try sticking in a freezer first. It will constrict the drive and temporarily treat a stiction problem (it does work, i've tried it). Make sure you but it in a zip lock baggie first.

Answer 3

Tough to say until you try it. Normally I would tell you to remove the hard drive yourself, but considering the heat damage that might have occurred, take it to a local computer store so they can remove it carefully. They can then further test it.

Answer 4

Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I have seen stranger things happen. Bottom line, if you can get it fired up (sorry for the pun) and running, make a backup of the critical data immediatly. No telling how long it will run.

Answer 5

You can try it. I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems. Some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful

Answer 6

no the storge temp is about 50c and the temp that was in was about 537.7777777777778c.so no it won't work.

Answer 7

want to say no but till you hook it up you will never know. Try it.

Answer 8

you can try it....
if your hard driver still work ,that's a miracle

Answer 9

no i think it will not work. if it work upto some days only.