Dead Hard Drive

[MP]

Recently I built a new PC. When I swapped out the old hard drive from
the old build to the new, my hard drive wasn't recognized. I checked
all the settings in the BIOS and made sure cables were all securely
attached. Also, I installed the hard drive on an old PC and it didn't
recognize it either. What could have gone wrong from the time I
disconnected the hard drive from my old computer to reconnecting it to
my new computer (a matter of minutes)?

 

[Calab]

Recently I built a new PC. When I swapped out the old hard drive from
the old build to the new, my hard drive wasn't recognized. I checked
all the settings in the BIOS and made sure cables were all securely
attached. Also, I installed the hard drive on an old PC and it didn't
recognize it either. What could have gone wrong from the time I
disconnected the hard drive from my old computer to reconnecting it to
my new computer (a matter of minutes)?

"Also, I installed the hard drive on an old PC"... the same PC that it came
out of?

Could be as simple as different mainboards using different setup parameters
for the hard drive.

If it really has failed, a static shock could have killed it.

 

[GlowingBlueMist]

"Also, I installed the hard drive on an old PC"... the same PC that it
came out of?

Could be as simple as different mainboards using different setup
parameters for the hard drive.

If it really has failed, a static shock could have killed it.

Try another cable between the drive and the motherboard(s). They can break
by just attempting to reseat them, especially if they were the older ribbon
style cables.