Hard disk problem

[enigmatic]

i have two harddisks and i have a problem where the disk is just making a clicking noise, one drive i know may be damaged mechanically but the other i think is OK

what could the problem be?

i've taken the hood off one and watched it go and the arm just moves back and forth constantly clicking

sorry its not much of a description

in the bios it picks up the drive correctly

so whats the dealio yo?!

[Topcat]

Re: Hard disk problem

IBM's by chance?? I've gone through quite a few 'clicker' IBM's....

Throw it away and replace it if its not still under warranty, its toast.

[Per Hansson]

Re: Hard disk problem

i've taken the hood off one and watched it go and the arm just moves back and forth constantly clicking

Then you can now throw that disk in the trash

It will be impossible to repair it, dust will have entered it and it is dead for good

A data recovery firm might be able to bring some data back but that is 2000$ and up

Not to bash or anything but exactly why did you open it? You need a grade A clean room to open a harddrive, and let alone actually do anything with it is pretty much impossible, except move the platters to a special machine to sector by sector copy it but like I said that is 2000$ and up...

[Galvanized]

Re: Hard disk problem

It's kinda hard to find, but Hitachi has mp3 files of dieing HDDs in the diagnostics section of thier site.

Dead HDDs are good for several things. To take apart and play with. To use for mock-up work when building HDD cages. Last: If you have several of the same brand&type, with the EXACT same number on the logic chip and one dies because the chip got fried by a 5V spike, a good chip can be moved to the dead drive to remove files. The odds of doing this are slim but it has been done with Maxtor Drives. The bad PSU would have to be replaced.

Never drop a drive or it will be killed...I know

[enigmatic]

Re: Hard disk problem

well i took it apart as its an old drive i just wanted to play around with, just wondered why it was dead, didnt know that by taking it apart you had to be in a clean room

but it was fun checking it out

what about the pcb thats attached to the disk, would taking that off also kill the disc?

[tiresias]

Re: Hard disk problem

Hi Enigmatic,

I wouldn't worry about it - sounds like the drive was dead to begin with.

I have quite a bit of experience in opening hard disk drives ... and I've never seen a drive "die" immediately after opening it - it will usually run, often for hours or even days, while accumulating bad sectors at an impressive rate. It is interesting to see, though, and those platters make amazing mirrors!

what about the pcb thats attached to the disk, would taking that off also kill the disc?

That's the disk's interface and power supply for the motors... You can remove it without doing any damage, although often those tiny Torx screws can be treacherous...

[willawake]

Re: Hard disk problem

those platters make amazing mirrors!

drinks coasters

there's some keyrings in there also. see if ya can find them

[Topcat]

Re: Hard disk problem

HDD platters also make great mirror trinkets!!!

That's a platter from a 4.3gb SCSI seagate cheetah........

[enigmatic]

Re: Hard disk problem

yeh it was a bad drive, just playing around with it

and yes one of the other drives was an ibm! now that i hadnt touched its just developed a "death rattle" and forever clicks althought it works very slowly

and i just ordered another ibm too
time to cancel the order!

[tiresias]

Re: Hard disk problem

yeh it was a bad drive, just playing around with it

and yes one of the other drives was an ibm! now that i hadnt touched its just developed a "death rattle" and forever clicks althought it works very slowly

and i just ordered another ibm too
time to cancel the order!

If you're looking for an acceptably fast and modern, but also very reliable drive - take a look at the WD Caviar RE series. I've bought nothing but those over the last 18 months or so, and I've been very pleased with them so far.

[willawake]

Re: Hard disk problem

That's a platter from a 4.3gb SCSI seagate cheetah........

excuse to show goldie's interior again...where does he come up with this stuff? bwahhahaahaha

and i just ordered another ibm too
time to cancel the order!

i am now ordering only seagate but ask me again in a year.....WD no thanx

[Topcat]

Re: Hard disk problem


Fujitsu SCSI320 15K RPM drives OWN all others!!


/thread!!

[willawake]

Re: Hard disk problem

oh god...big text...i am blind again

fujitsu...i believe you but unobtainium here......seagate or maxtor scsi only

[Spacedye69]

Re: Hard disk problem

Rich people and their SCSI320! pft...

[tiresias]

Re: Hard disk problem

So, Seagate, WD or Fujitsu... it's like Canon or Nikon, Bosch or Makita all over again.

I must admit though, the chief does make a point with that font. When Topcat speaks, everybody listens!

[gonzo0815]

Re: Hard disk problem

oh ugh SCSI......expensive stuff, whish to have a array controler with a shit of ram and some above mentioned disks but........ i am afraid that would be a little pricy

[kc8adu]

Re: Hard disk problem

i have a few 15k fujitsu 146gb mixed in with mostly seagates in my array.fujitsus are a bit quieter.
still sounds like a jet engine and a roomfull of typewriters!

[stretch0069]

Re: Hard disk problem

When Topcat speaks, everybody listens!

huh????





a hard drive plater hanging from the mirror in your car................

.........i just don't know what to think.....

[Topcat]

Re: Hard disk problem

i have a few 15k fujitsu 146gb

Where are you finding Fujitsu 15k 146GB drives?? I've got a bunch of the 73giggers, and I love 'em! I'd like to get my mits on some 146 giggers

[kc8adu]

Re: Hard disk problem

these came from a guy at the flea market that got them at a police auction.
they were in hpq trays.
i used the drives in my array and sold the empty trays for twice what i paid for the drives.
funny how that works.