Hi there
a couple of years ago (2-3) we bought a 1tb Mybook home… It is still under warranty but the outer PLASTIC case has a TON of scratches…
around 4 months ago it fell from around a foot high, and the outer plastic case popped open. I put it back together but i forgot to put the plastic peice that reflects the light to show how much space is left
Please note that the HDD was working JUST fine - no probs whatsoever
A week ago i decided to open up the plastic case again, and put the light back together
I opened the case, unpluggged the sata connector which has the USB, and power ports, and put everything back together
Since then it refuses to start…
Power cable seems fine- i tried multiple (working) usb cables… I also tried multiple computers
Now when i have the HDD OUT of the plastic case, with the bare sata connecor plugged in. I connect power- and immidietly i can hear and feel the HDD spinning - not loud - no clicks - a lil quiter then normal - but nothing happens if i connect a usb cable… The lights do NOT turn on on the sata connector
What makes me think that the HDD itself is fine is that it is spinning…
i dont have any other 3.5inch drive from which i can borrow a sata connector
I have a ton of files on there that will take me months to redownload… really hope i can atleast get the files back.