Need Help with a Dead HDD

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sb14blue

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I accidentally used the wrong power supply to boot my external Seagate Free Agent Desk 1TB HDD. When I put the correct power supply in, the hard drive would not turn on. I removed the hard drive and placed it in my desktop. When I went to boot the computer, the computer itself would not power on. When I disconnected the hard drive, the computer powered on. Does anyone have any idea what I did, why the computer will not power on with the hard drive connected, and what I need to do to get my hard drive working again?
 
I just placed a backup hard drive into the Seagate Free Agent enclosure. The drive powered on and was recognized by the computer. Based on this, is it safe to say that I damaged the PCB board on the hard drive that is not working? Where do I go from here? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
 
You would need to change out the pcb from a good drive, the exact same model of yours. Or send the drive into a professional recovery center to have them recover the data for you. The later will cost a few hundred bucks.
 
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