my hard drive caught fire.. is there any way to fix it???

Question

i was trying to get all the data off of it by putting it as a master slave IDE.. seconds after i turned the computer on i smelled something and the slave hard disk was on fire.. is there anyway to retrieve the data off of it still without currupting anything else???

Answer 1

Whoa buddy! There are special places where they can probably retrieve info from it, but its too expensive. Im sure watever you have in there can be replaceable. It would cost you between 2 and 3 thousand to get info out of that drive so forget about it.

Answer 2

The best thing you can get from it is a manufacturer relpacement, if it is still under warranty, usually a year, sometimes more.
Your data is probably there, but all the drive internal electronics that control the disc spinning and data access is fried and unless you replace that (extremely unlikely), your data is lost.
If the data is really, but I mean really valuable, you could try to buy another drive exactly the same model, and swap the back circuit board. Most likely the damage ocurred there, but there is no garantee that during that burn, the disk did not get corrupted so even a new controller installed may not be able to read it.
Some companies that provide data retrival may do exactly that, and that would cost you a lot more than you trying to buy another drive and replace the board yourself. I would. At least before going to a more expensive solution.

Answer 3

Hmmm.. so you set it as both master AND slave at the same time? I'd say that you probably fried the circuit board. If you can find an identical working hard drive (same brand, model, number of platters, sectors, heads, etc) you could probably swap the circuit board if you are electronically inclined. If not, I am sure that there is an electronics repair shop near you that could do it for a couple hundred bucks. You might have to find them in the yellow pages or through word of mouth.

DO NOT take it to radio shack or best buy or some other big chain computer retailer because they will not know what to do or what the heck you are talking about. This takes a degree of specialized skill and experience only found in one of those old time "mom & pop" TV and Radio repair shops.

Answer 4

There are companies that specialize in retrieving data off of damaged hard drives, but you had better want the data badly as they will typically charge $1000 and up.

Answer 5

nicely I hate to say it yet your demanding stress will be FUBAR, purely own up and tell them. What maximum in all possibility befell is the impact with the floor broke it. in case you probably did no longer ought to exhibit it lower back you're able to open it up and examine it the relationship to the truly demanding stress is free yet i imagine you're probabl SOL this time. Sorry, good luck. Edit: one element you are able to examine is that if the disk is spinning. once you plug it in positioned your ear up and also you need to listen the sound of it spinning round. in case you do not then you are truly SOL..

Answer 6

wow that really sucks.. probably not..

Answer 7

no sorry

Answer 8

no.