HARD DRIVE FUSE BLOWN! No power, Not spinning PCB repair and data recovery

[@Data-Salvage-F]

you are a LIFE SAVER!

[@lindsaybrown7639]

I just checked my HDD PCB's and found them, they had gone open. Replaced them and now I can get the data of the drives, thank you for the insight of WD drives.

[@benaires07]

Wow!!! That was an AMAZING tutorial!!! I've GOT to study MORE!!! I repair Computers and have a Micro-Electronics Certification from way back. I KNOW hard drives have fuses, but I will have to get a Soldering station to further analyze drives that I have lying around that won't power up. COULD be the fuse!!!! Subbed already!! KEEP EM COMING!! I NEED TO LEARN MUCH MORE!!! excellent job m8!!

[@MrVibrating]

If you've confirmed the continuity break and just wanna recover the data rather than put the drive back into regular use, you could presumably just _bridge_ the terminals with the blown fuse still in-situ..

[@alexgreis]

The best video I ve seen about this. Tyvm!

[@kiranjoshi2025]

Nice video👌. Very much useful for startup data recovery companies who lack indepth technical skills like you. Keep it up. My best wishes. Thanks for sharing

[@decaalv]

Thank you. I have a blown fuse. Your video was helpful. Now I only need to get another fuse.

[@NoobHit]

Thanks to you, well explained without fuss and useless talk like many other. Saved the day.

[@Abydos3064]

Thank you very much, that was exactly what I need to hear before starting desolder the BIOS EPROM Chip. :D

[@theg0ldenrati0]

Any source on where to get the replacement fuses? Also, how did you determine the size/amp rating of the fuse?

[@MrShaeto]

thank you! personally i recommend (for community :) to use soldering iron like ts-100, 400C hot air can damage other components very quietly and fast

[@TheBreadboardca]

The replacement looks to be a zero ohm resistor, not a fuse. It will get the job done but its not like for like, keep up the good work

[@Data-Salvage-F]

Sir what are the fuses capacity? i cant find it online

[@Michael.Chapman]

Great to watch :-)

[@abdesselamkhadraoui8840]

hi there good job!☀

[@shnxc]

still can't believe a little fuse, resistor, or whatever made an HDD completely useless. very informative video. thank you a lot for describing the problem and showing the solution to newbies.

[@drescherjm]

Very Interesting video thanks.

[@dovkedar]

How do you know the resistors what their resistance is because I think they are not listed on the printed circuit and the diode is not listed either, is it possible to connect normal diodes and resistors? What is the power that can go through them? Thanks

[@alsol4693]

How about a drive that starts spinning but stops after a couple of seconds? I heard some weird spinning noises just before this behaviour, any idea? Thanks for the video!!

[@ToomsDotDk]

the software at the end, what is that ?

[@rajeshv007]

Useful video

[@arturourbano]

Excellent thanks

[@mojtabaismaili9444]

Thank you❤❤❤

[@sahilsalvi8672]

I am not getting ground on 5th pin what would be the reason?🤔

[@SlyerFox666]

It's a very common misconception that a fuse can protect electronics... Simply putting it a fuse is a bit of wire gauged to only carry the right amount of current, there are many effects like time, heat, environment heat and heat dissipation that will also play into the overall equation of the fuse curves. Electronics is highly sensitive to static so which is more sensitive and will get damaged easier. The fuse will pop after the electronics are damaged. The only thing the fuse is protecting is the wire/ traces in the PCB, or in your house the wires from igniting and burning it down. And they don't even use them anymore it's all RCDs that trip at a certain current in a certain time ... I wonder why 😂

[@johnkemas7344]

What is the rating of the fuse you replaced? How many amps or an actually part number? Nice demo! Was got to send out 2 drives for data recovery that took a power spike from a power surge during a storm. I'll try this first.

[@ZeroalphaAu]

Thats actually a good question! Its hard a datasheet for electronic components like this as they use very generic markings but I would also like to know this answer

[@escheytt9326]

If you are going to mention that the screwdriver is special and hard to get, might be a benefit to viewers to tell them the specification of the driver and how to acquire. Cheers!

[@ZeroalphaAu]

Most are Torx, Some use phillips, Others use a mix of different stuff. An electronics multi bit set will usually have you covered

[@decaalv]

Can I just short the fuse pads?

[@umeshtank6146]

Hi I need help

[@realartsschool7798]

sir i have one toshiba 1tb hard drive, problem is hdd not detected in bios but spaining what is solution

[@TheStellaExperience]

What if I don’t have a fuse I can take off another one?

[@angeldelvax7219]

I'm trying to repair a couple of my hard-drives that died days after each other. Lost 4 years of work on 3D projects. I noticed the white diagonal components, same as in this video. What are they? Yes, I'm an electronics engineer, no, I'm not familiar with ALL components. Due to health issues haven't been able to work for about 20 years, and the work I did before wasn't with SMD components.

[@NickDiakos]

can I solder over the fuse to bypass it?

[@ZeroalphaAu]

Yes. As long as whatever upstream that caused the problem in the first place has been solved.

[@korwilbanyuglugur]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@patrickbeauvais7514]

You can see

[@masentaja8344]

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