Maxtor 160GB 7200rpm SATA Diamondmax9 : Not booting

[Grove Erasmus]

Hi there,

Problem: After Connecting my Maxtor Diamondmax9 160GB 7200rpm SATA
hard disk, it seemed to have destroyed my IBM 60gb 7200rpm Deskstar
hard disk.
Drive worked fine until I connected the Maxtor 160gb SATA hard disk.
My IBM hD is now making clicking noises, like something physically is
damaged. BIOS won't pick it up. Its like its completely dead. The IBM
unit does have power.
When I have the drive loose and turn it upside down I dont hear
anything, nothing seem to be physically loose.

I'm stomped!

Is there any way of recovering the IBM HD ?
I've had all my stuff backed up (on about 90 CD's!!) before I
connected, so I'm not really loosing anything other than 1 day's junk
emails.

Any help/suggestions appreciated

Grové
Hounslow (London)
UK

 

[Jerry]

You didn't say - did you remove the SATA drive to verify the condition of
the IBM?

 

[*Vanguard*]

"Grove Erasmus" said in

Hi there,

Problem: After Connecting my Maxtor Diamondmax9 160GB 7200rpm SATA
hard disk, it seemed to have destroyed my IBM 60gb 7200rpm Deskstar
hard disk.
Drive worked fine until I connected the Maxtor 160gb SATA hard disk.
My IBM hD is now making clicking noises, like something physically is
damaged. BIOS won't pick it up. Its like its completely dead. The IBM
unit does have power.
When I have the drive loose and turn it upside down I dont hear
anything, nothing seem to be physically loose.

I'm stomped!

Is there any way of recovering the IBM HD ?
I've had all my stuff backed up (on about 90 CD's!!) before I
connected, so I'm not really loosing anything other than 1 day's junk
emails.

Any help/suggestions appreciated

Grové
Hounslow (London)
UK

Have you calculated the power consumption of all devices connected to
the power supply unit (PSU) to check that it can provide enough current
to the newly installed second hard drive? If not, and if your PSU is
marginal, especially if some cheapy generic brand which never can
produce the power level they claim, could be the Maxtor will still run
under more varying voltage levels and sucks up less juice than your
older IBM drive which feels the pain of straining the PSU beyond its
ability.