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.

  • freedomlinux@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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.

    • CliplessOne@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 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.