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WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 not recognized by motherboard, is this fix okay ? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My 8TB hard drive that I shucked isn't showing up on my motherboard. I've tried another HDD with the same SATA / PSU cables and that one is recognized fine, would removing the 3.3v pin that some cover with kapton tape permanently damage the drive at all? I see others saying it isn't an issue but don't want to lose any data. I just don't want to buy a whole role of tape I'll only use a sliver of.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just don't want to buy a whole role of tape I'll only use a sliver of.

For a quick test, I would be willing to cover the pin with regular scotch tape. Some people do remove the pin entirely, but I just use Kapton tape because it is reversible if needed.

If you have a Molex -> SATA power adapter cable, those will also sever the problematic 3.3V line.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Tried the scotch tape and everything worked as expected. Was also able to locate a small piece of Kapton tape so things are as they should. Thanks for the response.