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moishy
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Hi all!
I use a internal hard drive as my external hard drive by using a IDE to USB wire.
One day, I plug in the electric, but it won't work!
I plug the electric into a different hard drive, it works.
My hard drive doesn't work!

What do I do from here?

Should I do it myself?
(post links to helpful info)

Should I give it to a pro?
(waist a few thousand bucks)

Any help?
Dec 6 '07 #1
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Cryoma
3 New Member
Taking it to Compusa or such would be the safest method, but if you want to you can try unscrewing the casing and checking out the plug area.
My guess would be a power surge fried it.
Good luck!
Dec 7 '07 #2

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