Mailamea Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Alot of my mods are backed up here, Lots of progress and lots of other important stuff.This happened, the needle doesn't go all the way to the disk, also if its turned off if you move the needle manual inside its so tight, thats why its making that noise. Help please
Anatriax Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1961749/repair-external-hard-drive-dropped.html Best thing I could find that might help you
Mailamea Posted April 12, 2015 Author Posted April 12, 2015 Already moved the needle back. It didn't work cuz the problem with mine is the needle gets stuck 1/4 when it goes inside the disk, like really tight, that's why its screeching.
Ark of Truth Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 This wouldn't be the same hard drive that has already done this a few months back would it? To be honest it sounds like a head crash which is fatal and irreparable. I'll copy the video to my phone and go to some of the computer shops and see what they can tell me about it. To be honest and this is not meant to be mean, considering you have manually tried to move it you have most likely just borked the hdd as well. By any chance have you dropped this HDD recently or violently knocked it? To be honest its most likely beyond fixing and all the data is lost.
pantherlux Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 sounds pretty bad he drive has a headache now two ways are open now: do it your own or recovery lab.. if the datas are realy needed and/or extremly private in any way first way: i would say "bring it to the lab to let them cast their magic upon your drive" but that will cost a lot of money, paid by hour + amount of data or so !first off: it's not unrisky to follow the way on, may result in total destruction of drive and datas! and i would feel bad and sorry if my way result in this. so its up to you to say "i'll do it" or "nope, i'd rather kiss a shark" . only go on reading if you really want to do it and dont be mad at me if its not working pls second way: since i had something similiar once, here's how i fixed it: -checking ebay for a exact same drive (like if you have a seagate 123456789 then it should be the same on ebay) you can use a drive thats labeled broken but better get a drive thats in working condition and it shouldn't be too expensive since its a one-time fixing, both drives may be dead after you got your datas back) -check the ebay-drive as soon as it arrives to make sure its working -take off the pcb on the underside -take off the cover from the drives -unscrew the arm with the readingheads and remove it carefully so it wont touch the surface of the disk -change the readinghead arm from the broken drive with the one in the ebay drive -dust particles will come onto the surface, try not blow them away, use something like compressed air from a can (can be bought at most computershops or online) -reassemble the old drive (with the now swaped readingheads), readingheads arm, pcb, give it a little spray with the compressed air to remove the dust again before you put back the cover on the harddrive -put the screws back in gently. if the drive makes clicking sounds, turn it off and on again, if its not stopping to click, loosen the screws and retighten them a little everytime it only clicks ... time consuming... (someone told me the manufacturers have their own torque for every single screw.. really tricky if thats true) -try to read out your datas (if the OS comes up with something like "oh no, drive damaged and cant read" try a data recovery software... i don't know wich to take since i didn't needed it for some reason it worked in the first attempt. not all datas will be restoreable i fear, the heads may damaged the surface allready when it dropped down or what ever caused the floor to hit your drive) -if its working now: copy the datas and/or make a image of it (to a brand new drive) -time for a jack and coke it worked for me, but that doesn't say it will automaticly work for you. its just a try to get the datas back without any guarantee at all! it's not the best way to repair something, but its a lot cheaper than those "recovery labs" that will come up with nearly the same way + round about 200 $ to open-ended $. and again its way more risky, so it's your choice now. i will not take any responsibility if things get worse and/or someone tries it and f**ks up. its a "you do it yourself way" so everyone is to blame theirselves. in case anyone is going on a rage now like saying: how dare you to tell something like this? / are you out of your mind? / i will kill your goldfish next time i see you! etc: keep calm pls. everyone smart enough to open a hardrive is smart enough to decide for theirown if they are willing to take the risk in first place. and now... let's cross our fingers and hope for the best. and sorry for any misspelled word, english is not my mother tongue
Mailamea Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 This wouldn't be the same hard drive that has already done this a few months back would it? To be honest it sounds like a head crash which is fatal and irreparable. I'll copy the video to my phone and go to some of the computer shops and see what they can tell me about it. To be honest and this is not meant to be mean, considering you have manually tried to move it you have most likely just borked the hdd as well. By any chance have you dropped this HDD recently or violently knocked it? To be honest its most likely beyond fixing and all the data is lost. A different drive, more important one. It fell from top of the CPU case, the cpu case is on the floor so its not that hard of a fall, it worked for a while, then after 2 days after the fall. It created this screeching noise. I opened the drive, and saw the needle was causing the issue , literally the needle head, it was somehow tightened or missaligned thats why it doesnt go all the way to the disk. Thank you so much arky, hopefully experts say it can be fixed. Lots of important stuff and personal stuff are in this drive, Hate myself for not keeping a backup sounds pretty bad he drive has a headache now two ways are open now: do it your own or recovery lab.. if the datas are realy needed and/or extremly private in any way first way: i would say "bring it to the lab to let them cast their magic upon your drive" but that will cost a lot of money, paid by hour + amount of data or so !first off: it's not unrisky to follow the way on, may result in total destruction of drive and datas! and i would feel bad and sorry if my way result in this. so its up to you to say "i'll do it" or "nope, i'd rather kiss a shark" . only go on reading if you really want to do it and dont be mad at me if its not working pls second way: since i had something similiar once, here's how i fixed it: -checking ebay for a exact same drive (like if you have a seagate 123456789 then it should be the same on ebay) you can use a drive thats labeled broken but better get a drive thats in working condition and it shouldn't be too expensive since its a one-time fixing, both drives may be dead after you got your datas back) -check the ebay-drive as soon as it arrives to make sure its working -take off the pcb on the underside -take off the cover from the drives -unscrew the arm with the readingheads and remove it carefully so it wont touch the surface of the disk -change the readinghead arm from the broken drive with the one in the ebay drive -dust particles will come onto the surface, try not blow them away, use something like compressed air from a can (can be bought at most computershops or online) -reassemble the old drive (with the now swaped readingheads), readingheads arm, pcb, give it a little spray with the compressed air to remove the dust again before you put back the cover on the harddrive -put the screws back in gently. if the drive makes clicking sounds, turn it off and on again, if its not stopping to click, loosen the screws and retighten them a little everytime it only clicks ... time consuming... (someone told me the manufacturers have their own torque for every single screw.. really tricky if thats true) -try to read out your datas (if the OS comes up with something like "oh no, drive damaged and cant read" try a data recovery software... i don't know wich to take since i didn't needed it for some reason it worked in the first attempt. not all datas will be restoreable i fear, the heads may damaged the surface allready when it dropped down or what ever caused the floor to hit your drive) -if its working now: copy the datas and/or make a image of it (to a brand new drive) -time for a jack and coke it worked for me, but that doesn't say it will automaticly work for you. its just a try to get the datas back without any guarantee at all! it's not the best way to repair something, but its a lot cheaper than those "recovery labs" that will come up with nearly the same way + round about 200 $ to open-ended $. and again its way more risky, so it's your choice now. i will not take any responsibility if things get worse and/or someone tries it and f**ks up. its a "you do it yourself way" so everyone is to blame theirselves. in case anyone is going on a rage now like saying: how dare you to tell something like this? / are you out of your mind? / i will kill your goldfish next time i see you! etc: keep calm pls. everyone smart enough to open a hardrive is smart enough to decide for theirown if they are willing to take the risk in first place. and now... let's cross our fingers and hope for the best. and sorry for any misspelled word, english is not my mother tongue If all else fails, I'll do what you said as a last resort. Although I'm scared at removing the needle head , cuz I have seen its the most annoying and hard part to put back on, specially placing it on the plastic thingy where the needle head glides.
Ark of Truth Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 This wouldn't be the same hard drive that has already done this a few months back would it? To be honest it sounds like a head crash which is fatal and irreparable. I'll copy the video to my phone and go to some of the computer shops and see what they can tell me about it. To be honest and this is not meant to be mean, considering you have manually tried to move it you have most likely just borked the hdd as well. By any chance have you dropped this HDD recently or violently knocked it? To be honest its most likely beyond fixing and all the data is lost. A different drive, more important one. It fell from top of the CPU case, the cpu case is on the floor so its not that hard of a fall, it worked for a while, then after 2 days after the fall. It created this screeching noise. I opened the drive, and saw the needle was causing the issue , literally the needle head, it was somehow tightened or missaligned thats why it doesnt go all the way to the disk. Thank you so much arky, hopefully experts say it can be fixed. Lots of important stuff and personal stuff are in this drive, Hate myself for not keeping a backup It only takes a little drop to make these things break and the needle to jam in place. What model of HDD is it?
Mailamea Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 It only takes a little drop to make these things break and the needle to jam in place. What model of HDD is it? Seagate, External (Laptop) HDD
Ark of Truth Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 It only takes a little drop to make these things break and the needle to jam in place. What model of HDD is it? Seagate, External (Laptop) HDD OK I will try and get hold of Seagate support and see what they say. But I have a strong feeling they are going to say its dead You tried this in the mean time? http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/174571en?language=en_US
Ark of Truth Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Thank you so much arky, hopefully experts say it can be fixed. Lots of important stuff and personal stuff are in this drive, Hate myself for not keeping a backup Well let this be a lesson to you. Its a cruel one but a lesson none the less. Do what I do and burn them to disk or give the files to someone you can trust to keep safe for you. Is your warranty period over for it?
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