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cybrsamurai · 02-18-2003, 12:38 PM

You could try running it as a slave, it might work. Is the drive making any unusual sounds or did it before it stoped functioning?
I have had several IBM drives die on me and they started making the click of doom sound before they would die completly. Even after they stopped functioning properly I was able to pull data off of them by turning the drive upside down and slaving it.

No there isnt any damage you could do to the motherboard. Its possible that you could do further damage to the data on the platters if there is a mechanical error in the HD. But if you arent going to pay someone to recover it anyway I dont think you need to worry about it.

Good Luck

02-18-2003, 12:38 PM	#2
cybrsamurai Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ashland Posts: 296	You could try running it as a slave, it might work. Is the drive making any unusual sounds or did it before it stoped functioning? I have had several IBM drives die on me and they started making the click of doom sound before they would die completly. Even after they stopped functioning properly I was able to pull data off of them by turning the drive upside down and slaving it. No there isnt any damage you could do to the motherboard. Its possible that you could do further damage to the data on the platters if there is a mechanical error in the HD. But if you arent going to pay someone to recover it anyway I dont think you need to worry about it. Good Luck __________________ Air cooled my ass.