Seagate Internal Desktop IDE HDD PCB Repair

invalid@example.com (gaurav279), gaurav279
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:23:01 +0000
Memory and Storage

Hi All...
I have an old 40GB Seagate Internal Desktop IDE HDD. The PCB of this HDD has got some components burnt as a reverse polarity IDE connector was accidently connected to it - ie.5V connector pin was connected to 12V socket and 12V pin was connected to 5V socket. The drive was immediately removed.

Currently when I connect the drive to the IDE power connector (with the corect orientation), I noticed that the drives motor rotates but the drive is not reading. I tried it on a Desktop Mother board as well as an external IDE-USB reader on laptop.

Iam posting some photos of the drive. It would be kind and great if some experts on the subject could guide me as to how can I repair this drive and recover the data on the same.

MAny Thanks & regards

Gaurav U Sharma
INDIA