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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 4:36 pm
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Computer won't boot with HDD connected

I recently updated my computer system (new memory, graphics card, mobo, cpu, power supply). It broke and I was going to update the system anyway so I decided to just go all the way.

I currently have 4 internal hard drives (all SATA). They all work except for one. When one of them is connected to the power supply, the computer won't boot-the fans start for like .5 seconds then shut off completely. I've tried switching the cables with another HDD and when those same cables are plugged into a different HDD, it boots up fine. I'm pretty sure it's a problem with this specific hard drive.

Now, my question is, what's the best way to go about getting the data off of this broken hard drive? Should I try to purchase an enclosure and use it as an external? Have I probably lost all the data? It seems to me like it's a problem with the power connector so there should be some way to get the data off, but I'm not willing to spend the $1k or whatever to have a professional manually extract the data from it.

Any suggestions and pointed questions are greatly appreciated.
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