Blown Circuits

dunezone · 07-30-05, 11:48 PM

I have two Seagate Baracuda 7200 SATA hard drives, now what are the odds of two of these having the same circuit blown on them, both are blown the same way exactly, one of them has burn mark on the exact opposite side of the HD beneath one of the circuits. Picture attached. And what could cause this?

Avg · 07-31-05, 01:44 AM

Were both on the same system?

mista ting · 07-31-05, 02:02 AM

were you moving the computer while it was on?

dunezone · 07-31-05, 11:44 AM

They were on the same system, and lets be honest, unless I knocked the thing over onto cement I dont think moving the case while its on would do it.

Dukeman · 07-31-05, 12:24 PM

Those parts are near the power connector, have you checked your voltages using a digital volt meter? How long have you had the drives? Have you recently added anything to the same power cable?

mista ting · 07-31-05, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dunezone

They were on the same system, and lets be honest, unless I knocked the thing over onto cement I dont think moving the case while its on would do it.

My hard drive blown a chip when i was moving it forward while it was on

Avg · 07-31-05, 02:49 PM

Moving the case could have caused the power cable to move a little causing a short circuit, or as mentioned above your psu rails might be off.

Vulcan · 08-02-05, 07:05 AM

Is it possible that piece could have gotten nicked/moved by something first, which thencaused a short and the burn mark?

07-30-05, 11:48 PM	Thread Starter #1
dunezone Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	Blown Circuits I have two Seagate Baracuda 7200 SATA hard drives, now what are the odds of two of these having the same circuit blown on them, both are blown the same way exactly, one of them has burn mark on the exact opposite side of the HD beneath one of the circuits. Picture attached. And what could cause this? Attached Images
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Avg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NY, Long island	Were both on the same system? __________________ Heatware
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dunezone Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	They were on the same system, and lets be honest, unless I knocked the thing over onto cement I dont think moving the case while its on would do it.
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Dukeman Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rocky Mountian High	Those parts are near the power connector, have you checked your voltages using a digital volt meter? How long have you had the drives? Have you recently added anything to the same power cable?
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07-31-05, 02:49 PM	#7
Avg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NY, Long island	Moving the case could have caused the power cable to move a little causing a short circuit, or as mentioned above your psu rails might be off. __________________ Heatware
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Vulcan Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pa	Is it possible that piece could have gotten nicked/moved by something first, which thencaused a short and the burn mark? __________________ Currently rocking a BlackBook
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