Your drive does not work? What to do? Fix it!

You've probably come across such events in your life when you have had any problems or problems with your computer. One of the frequent problems is the failure of the drive. So if the drive does not work, what should I do? Well, do not throw it out right away! You should always try to restore it, if, of course, it is possible.

First you need to understand what exactly does not work. When you turn on the computer, look, if a light is on the drive, but it does not see your drive, it means that you do not receive information from the drive. That is, the power is on, and the drive is working, but the data on the motherboard does not transmit. This means that either a bad wire contact, or it does not work at all. Try disconnecting and then reconnecting the data cable. If the motherboard is dusty, blow out the connector, as dust can create interference.

The option may be that the drive is working, and the computer recognizes it, and the drive does not open. What to do? How to be? Do not worry too much. This is not so much a breakdown, because the main drive itself works and is determined by the system. If the carriage of the drive does not extend, then there is a problem with an elastic band, called a belt. We need to change it. Well, or to suffer and open the drive with some sharp object, for example, a needle.

If everything is good, everything works, it opens, it is determined, but at the same time the computer goes dead, what to do then? This problem occurs when your system has a conflict of devices, and they do not work properly and interfere with each other. Since there are several connectors on the motherboard (depending on the model, since there are only 1 or 2 on the older connector boards), simply insert the data cable from the drive to the other connector. In this case, the hang-up problem should disappear.

But if it remains, it means your drive is very tuppy and slows down the system. This happens when the drive is very old and works already out of last strength. Older drives are better to replace, as with time they stop reading some disks, and also start to hang.

So, for general development, I would like to mention that the "life" of the drive is determined by the number of recorded discs. If you want the drive to live longer, then do not record everything, or all in a row and all that is possible.

If you do not have a disk drive at all, what to do in this case, the expert in the workshop will tell you, because there are a lot of breakages that can lead to the inoperability of the entire drive. And they need to be determined individually.

For example, which is more likely, you have failed electronics on the drive. Could burn any detail on the board. Or it could pierce a chip or a fuse. There are many options. But, if you burned the main chip, it is cheaper and more reasonable to buy a new drive, than repair it.

But, first of all, first pull it out and smell it, whether it stinks. If there is a smell of burning, it surely means that something has burned down. Then open it. To do this, unscrew the bolts. By opening it, you can determine which part is burnt.

There may also be a situation that you can not understand, because of what the drive does not work. What to do? Carry to the workshop. They will accurately determine what the problem is.

If you do not want to take it to the workshop, or you do not have money, then take the phone and call someone you know who knows computers and tell him: "The drive does not work! What to do?". And hope that it will help you, otherwise you will need to buy a new device, or carry your own to repair, which, most likely, will also end with the purchase of a new drive.

Do not waste your time, and buy a new drive if the old one does not work. After all, they are not so expensive.