You have probably encountered such events in your life when you had any problems or problems with the computer. One of the common problems is drive failure. So, if the drive does not work, what should I do? Well, do not throw it away 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 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 it does not transfer data to the motherboard. This means that either the wire is poorly connected 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 may interfere.
It is possible that the drive is working, and the computer will recognize it, and the drive will not open. What to do? How to be Do not worry too much. This is not such a bad breakdown, since the main drive itself works and is determined by the system. If the drive carriage does not extend, then there is a problem with an elastic band called a belt. Need to change it. Well, or to suffer and open the drive with some sharp object, for example, a needle.
If everything is fine, everything works, it opens, it is detected, but the computer is stupid, what should I do then? This problem appears when your system has a conflict of devices, and they work incorrectly and interfere with each other. Since there are several connectors on the motherboard (it depends on the model, since there are only 1 or 2 connectors on old motherboards), simply insert the data cable from the drive into another connector. In this case, the problem with the freeze should disappear.
But if it remains, it means that your drive is very stupid and slows down the system. This happens when the drive is very old and is already working hard. Old drives are better to replace, because over time they stop reading some drives, and also begin to freeze.
So, for general development, I would like to mention that the “life” of a drive is determined by the number of recorded discs. If you want the drive to live longer, then you should not record everything in a row, or everything in a row and everything that is possible.
If your drive doesn’t work at all, what to do in this case will be prompted by a specialist in the workshop, since there are many breakdowns that can lead to the inoperability of the entire drive. And they need to be determined individually.
For example, more likely, you have failed electronics on the drive. Could burn some part on the board. Or it could have broken a chip or a fuse. There are many options. But, if your main chip has burned out, then it will be cheaper and more reasonable to buy a new drive than to repair it.
But first of all, pull it out and smell it if it stinks. If there is a burning smell, then it definitely means that something is burned out. Then open it. To do this, unscrew the bolts. Opening it, you can determine which part burned out.
There may also be a situation that you cannot understand why the drive is not working. What to do? Take to the workshop. They will determine exactly what the problem is.
If you don’t want to take him to the workshop, or if you don’t have money, then take the phone and call some acquaintance who knows computers, and tell him: “The drive does not work! What to do?". And hope that he will help you, otherwise you will need to buy a new device, or take your own for repair, which, most likely, will also end with the acquisition 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.