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greatsenshi
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 Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: Coke + Laptop Harddrive = Bad!!! |
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my dick head of a friend spilled coke on my Dell XPS M1530 when the lid was open, none appered to go inside, i turned it of and didn't turn it on till the morning. when i booted it up again it said there was no hard drive. i put the HDD in to an external case and it was spinning but was not picked up by windows. i just put another hdd into the laptop and it worked fine. is there anything that i can do to fix, or at least save my files off the old hdd.
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Bad laptop is bad, Thinkpad and toughbook can take liquid spill any day
Looks like OP need to do some disk rescue
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Test it and if it's damaged, clean it.
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greatsenshi
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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@shota - what is op
@noz3001 - already have tested in a external HDD case, disk was spinning but it was not recognized by windows, how would I go about cleaning it ???
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| greatsenshi wrote: | @shota - what is op
@noz3001 - already have tested in a external HDD case, disk was spinning but it was not recognized by windows, how would I go about cleaning it ??? |
Open hardrives case, clean disk. (don't touch with fingers, make sure you use a cleaner which won't damage it either)
is my guess.
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| Sonitus Vir wrote: | | greatsenshi wrote: | @shota - what is op
@noz3001 - already have tested in a external HDD case, disk was spinning but it was not recognized by windows, how would I go about cleaning it ??? |
Open hardrives case, clean disk. (don't touch with fingers, make sure you use a cleaner which won't damage it either)
is my guess. |
Oh god, you would be a good troll if you try hard enough.
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gogodr
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Coke + Laptop Harddrive = Bad!!!
NO SHIT SHERLOCK
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k jokes a side.
get alcohol, take off all the keys fromt he keyboard and clean .
pray that your laptop didnt make a short-circuit.
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| Sonitus Vir wrote: | | greatsenshi wrote: | @shota - what is op
@noz3001 - already have tested in a external HDD case, disk was spinning but it was not recognized by windows, how would I go about cleaning it ??? |
Open hardrives case, clean disk. (don't touch with fingers, make sure you use a cleaner which won't damage it either)
is my guess. |
I have no idea how to respond to this. Should I flame and get warned, or should I laugh? I just don't know.
Just let it dry, see what happens. Clean it up.
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kls85
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Have you tried connecting the hdd directly into a desktop instead of using the external case?
Does the other hdd (ones that works fine) work with the external case as well?
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| My sisters have spilled shit on laptops before. The HDD was the last thing to even check. It probably got the connector wet. Since its a dell, is it under warranty?
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| greatsenshi wrote: | @shota - what is op
@noz3001 - already have tested in a external HDD case, disk was spinning but it was not recognized by windows, how would I go about cleaning it ??? |
OP is Original Poster. Guy who made the thread, so, you.
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Pull the PCB from the bottom of the drive, you'll probably need an allen wrench or a torx bit. Run it under water, then let it dry for several days.
| Sonitus Vir wrote: | Open hardrives case, clean disk. (don't touch with fingers, make sure you use a cleaner which won't damage it either)
is my guess. |
Oh my god...
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greatsenshi
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Sorry, what is the PCB? Is it's the green chip board on the underside of the HDD.
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