Windows 10: Is my hard drive dead?

Discus and support Is my hard drive dead? in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Context: my computer is 12 years old and just recently when force shutting it down after it crashing from opening a program while making weird beeping... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Technical_Issues, Dec 12, 2020.

  1. Is my hard drive dead?


    Context: my computer is 12 years old and just recently when force shutting it down after it crashing from opening a program while making weird beeping noises whenever I press any keyboard input or click my mouse. When booted up, it seemed to be stuck on a black screen so I force shut down. It seemed to be stuck again, so I force shut it down. On the third try, I get a message saying "Media Test Failure Check Cable. Press any key to continue" I wasn't able to get the error code as I accidentally pressed a key. It then proceeded to give me the same message, I accidentally press a key again, and then it runs into a blue screen of death. The current status is it's stuck on 0% and I'm going to force reset it.

    :)
     
    Technical_Issues, Dec 12, 2020
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  2. Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Dec 12, 2020
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  3. Is hard drive dead

    I have a Seagate NAS drive. It was accessible over the network but no longer.

    I've taken the hard drive out and bought an sata to USB3.0 drive

    I connect the hard drive to my PC, and boot up. It's not showing in File Explorer.

    A Google suggests going to disk manager and assigning a drive letter. I've done this. Disk Manager just shows "no media" and the hard drive does not show in File Explorer.

    What do I need to do to show the content of the hard drive in Windows or does this suggest the hard drive file contents can't be obtained?
     
    MyDaftQuestions, Dec 12, 2020
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  4. Is my hard drive dead?

    little cat, Dec 12, 2020
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