broken pin


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Old 12-15-02, 08:30 AM
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broken pin

my buddy has a hard drive with a broken pin, so it will not read
but we need the info on it
how can we do this
fugitsu 6.8gig
can the bottom board be removed so i can solder a wire in temporarily?
we will junk it after
 
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Old 12-16-02, 07:05 AM
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Yes, a board can be removed in most cases.
You can also try putting a right size pin in the connector, then pushing the connector in. Hopefully that will make enough contact with the drive pad to work.
 
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Old 12-16-02, 04:50 PM
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Not sure if it would work, but worth a try. If you can get a pin or have then one that broke you might try getting some electrical conductive glue ( I doubt radio-nothing you need-shack will have it). You may be able to use this stuff and glue the pin back on long enough to get the data off. Or as trinitro says, but I would use a slightly longer pin so that it pushes against the broken one with some force and not just touching.
 
 

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