I have a Maxtor 3200 and I accidentally plug in the wrong power cable for it. I saw the light flicker on then off. I realized my mistake and tried to plug it in its correct cable but now it won't turn on at all. I figure that the wrong cable must of forced too much energy through it. I have a lot of important files on there. I know that fixing it won't be cheap, I fully realize that. However, is there any hope of retrieving my files at all?
You mean the wrong power supply, not just cable... If you fried it, you are in trouble. Take it to a repair shop and ask them what to do.
sond a thugh blown it but if you take it to a store and see if they can recover the data of the platters, you may get lucky if you get the right people?
You will be able to get your files back as they are magneticly stored on the harddrive not electronicly, as far as fixing it yourself, you could try opening the plastic shell and retrieving the harddrive itself from inside and hook that up to your pc if you know how.
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Without knowing more, I can give you a definite answer. However, you do have a chance of getting your files back, especially if it's just the enclosure that's fried. In that case, it's a no brainer to yank the drive, and either toss it on a converter cable, or directly in a system. Have you looked to see how hard it is to take apart the enclosure?
