31

So I opened this harddisk because it was not spinning and it kept on making a click sound. This is an old harddisk , so I understand that the technology has changed. But I can't seem to find the read head parking area which most tutorials show or explain. So my question is, which is the resting position of this read head? Also is there a type or version of this sort of hdd?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You might be able to identify the problem. It's likely something dumb like a popped solder joint on it one of the chips. You can probably pop the whole board in the oven and reflow it. If it's only 10 years old then it would fall under ROHS and would be lead free, if you decide to go that route.

this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
31 points (100.0% liked)

techsupport

2439 readers
5 users here now

The Lemmy community will help you with your tech problems and questions about anything here. Do not be shy, we will try to help you.

If something works or if you find a solution to your problem let us know it will be greatly apreciated.

Rules: instance rules + stay on topic

Partnered communities:

You Should Know

Reddit

Software gore

Recommendations

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS