I think it’s beyond a software fix at this point. I haven’t had a flicker of life from the drive after switching power/sata cables, a usb drive enclosure and a hdd docking station (i’ve confirmed the external devices work with a different drive). I’m all for booting to linux, but the bios doesn’t report that anything is connected when going through the sata ports.

Ya, it’s definitely out of my ability. I’m going to start getting quotes for data recovery services around me.

Ya, i’m coming to the conclusion that it’s beyond me and needs professional help. Tried the external enclosure and got nothing as well.

i just tried swapping the power and sata cables between the good and bad drives and was able to boot up from the good drive, but no bad drive. so the cables are good

Ya, I’m approaching that point of maybe paying for it, but want to exhaust the options I can do.

I just tried a new Sata cable and no luck 😞 I’ve tried 4 out of 6 Sata ports on the mobo. I know one is working cause the c drive still boots.

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