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How does this harddisk work?
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I dont know the technical terms, but, is it possible that due to either general wear and tear, perhaps being physically dropped, or perhaps some kind of power surge... that basically some kind of actual mechanism or electric motor responsible for actually moving the ... lever thingy (arm?) with the read head... maybe its actually just broken?
EDIT: I cant make it out from the image, but youve got a sticker with a barcode on there, and some kind of id number. Presumably as thats inside the HDD, it might have some relevance to some internal product designation code, and there might be more serial numbers or model numbers etched into the thing if you look at it closely with a flashlight, and maybe glasses or a magnifying glass depending on your eyes.
If youre lucky, net searching the specific numbers may reveal more information, and you /may/ be able to find an actual technical manual.
Good luck though, in my experience that kind of shit can easily take a whole day of rabbit hole diving.