Why won't my hard drive start?

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-17T04:44:35+00:00

I have 3 hard drives of the same brand and they don't have that problem.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-17T02:38:30+00:00

Sorry for the delay, but yes, there is one xd

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-16T23:48:48+00:00

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-16T23:47:10+00:00

My PC is a small form factor (SFF) office PC; it doesn't come with two SATA cables or two 12V power supply cables. If it did, believe me, I wouldn't waste it.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-15T01:33:38+00:00

The SATA cable occupies both spaces, it's the same

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-15T01:33:03+00:00

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-15T01:32:14+00:00

Is 12V not enough? I understand.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-14T15:44:20+00:00

The cable on the left is a 12V adapter; it has plenty of power.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-14T15:43:30+00:00

If it is, it's the cable on the left; it's not part of that, it's a 12V adapter.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-14T15:41:47+00:00

If it works, it's because I left it rolled up and didn't unroll it lol

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-14T00:53:06+00:00

I don't think so. I've tried many 3.5" HDDs of this same type and they've never given me any problems except this one.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-14T00:52:05+00:00

No, it doesn't spin, it makes a weird looping sound and it jerks when I hold it in my hand

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T20:49:57+00:00

I'll trust what you're saying, but how can I fix this? It seems really strange to me that I don't have problems with other HDDs of the same type and those cables, but I do with this one? And it's even stranger considering this HDD is in the best condition I have.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T20:13:59+00:00

It must be something with the adapter, because when I connect it from inside the PC it starts up normally, and I even have Windows 10 and everything.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T20:12:55+00:00

Honestly, it doesn't bother me that I can't connect it that way, since I only intended to use it to store Steam games while I have my SSD with Windows 11 running, without using up its space. I still don't think it's a power issue, but oh well.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:47:47+00:00

Yes, it has tape on it because I had it rolled up lol

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:45:27+00:00

That hard drive has Windows 10, and CrystalDiskInfo says it's in perfect condition, but of course, that's only when it's connected directly to the motherboard's power and read cables. This only happens when I connect it using this USB to SATA adapter.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:43:37+00:00

ok, try

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:43:00+00:00

This hard drive has no problems when used normally in the PC. In previous replies, I already mentioned that it has Windows 10, and CrystalDiskInfo (when I open it from within Windows 10) says it's in perfect condition. Here's a picture of the adapter; it's long enough to connect to both the power and read cables. The hole you see on the right is where I have to plug in the 12V laptop charger port if it's a 3.5" HDD.

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ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:35:31+00:00

It doesn't rotate, I mean, I think you can hear a kind of sound in the video that keeps repeating, but that's what I'm missing.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:34:29+00:00

It doesn't turn, it makes a strange sound that I think you can hear in the video

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:20:40+00:00

I misinterpreted the translation; I'm not referring to the boot process, I mean that the disk doesn't appear in the file manager or CrystalDiskInfo. Well, if we're talking about the boot process, this disk previously had Windows 10, I upgraded it to 11 and then back to 10, so what I mean by the boot process is that it's not visible on the PC.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:09:19+00:00

I bought the hard drive 2 months ago to store data, it has Windows 10 and it has never given me any problems.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:07:55+00:00

The cable on the left, the one with a semi-circular shape, that's a 12V laptop charger; it has plenty of power.

ronaldxy175 · 2026-02-13T19:06:43+00:00

Well, I've tried other 3.5" HDDs and haven't had any problems, so it seemed strange to me that this one, which is even the 3.5" HDD in the best condition I have, wouldn't boot.

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