HDD gone... how did my HDD spoilt

[gyaradoz]

Hi,

2 weeks ago, while inserting another slave HDD, my Master HDD crashed and spoilt... no matter what I tried to revive it(e.g. putting in freezer, knocking it etc), it failed to even move


Just now, I went to Acecom to change my HDD and the guy there showed me that one of the HDD chips had "blown" and shorted...When I asked him why it happened, he told me that maybe there is still electricity running when I touch the HDD cables, and thats y it blown..


BUT, I know that I had already turned off the power supply and took out the black power cable before touching anything inside..... it is only when I fixed everything(the slave drive and my master drive),then I fix in the power supply..... and then I found out that my Master HDD had spoilt...

Anyone can tell me how did this occur? is it overheating or what?

Thanks

 

[sumukh]

Dear gyaradoz,
This may be due to static charge. If you switch off the power supply, you should wait for some time as the output capacitors of SMPS ( switch mode power supply ) are charged. They require some time to discharge.

Check out following article on Hard drive safety.

http://www.cheapest-computer-hardware-software.com/Hard_drive_safety.html


Regards


Sumukh

 

[haGGard]

When i open my PC, i switch the power supply off, and then press the 'on' button on my PC. The PC will start for a split second and then shut off imediatley. This drains any charge left in the machine and makes it safe to touch componants.

 

[timmer]

wow that sucks befor i knew anythign bout computer i used to fool around in there when the power was on i dont know how u people can be soo unluckey lol

 

[joshd]

i didnt know that works, haGGard, thanks.

 

[gyaradoz]

how do you enable S.M.A.R.T of the HDD in the BIOS?