HDD Spins up, doesn't work.

Diesal

Diesal

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This is what I know:

  • It spins up, makes a loud noise after the computer is off.
  • My Connectors (SATA and SATA Power work fine)
  • Apparently it died during a power surge.



I want to know if I replace the logic board on the drive, will I get a few good years of usage out of it.
Just to make sure we all understand I don’t want to get just the data off it; I want to use it over a period of x years, before the actual platters in the drive start to fail.

So would it be cheaper to replace the logic board or get a new drive?
It’s a Seagate Barracuda, 7200.12 RPM 1TB Drive, firmware version CC36.
 
If the drive spins up, the PCB is not the problem. The platters don't fail, it will be other components that fail.

Does it spin up, click/tick a few times, then spin down? Please be a more specific and I'll tell you where it has failed.
 
South_Bit said:
If the drive spins up, the PCB is not the problem. The platters don't fail, it will be other components that fail.

Does it spin up, click/tick a few times, then spin down? Please be a more specific and I'll tell you where it has failed.
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This is how at best I can describe it, I turn my PC on the drive spins up, nothing out the ordinary, Windows goes boots and everything is all good. The Drive does not show up in My Computer or disk management either. Still spinning, and there are no clicks or any noise, other than the drives spinning. Now I shut windows down and everything turns off, but there is a loud/abnormal click or something that comes from the drive, before it turns off. That is all that I can describe.

From your website I can describe it as this:
southbit.co.za said:
— Hard drive spins up as per normal, but is not detected in the BIOS of the computer.
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The click you hear when you power off is normal, it's the heads moving back to the center to the parking area. The click is the arm hitting the stop limiter.

Without being able to assess it, my guess, from what you've described, would be a firmware corruption. Possibly weak heads too. If firmware corruption it can be fixed and used again. If heads, no use repairing unless you want to recover, which you said you don't want. You're welcome to bring it in for a free assessment if you like.
 
South_Bit said:
Without being able to assess it, my guess, from what you've described, would be a firmware corruption. Possibly weak heads too. If firmware corruption it can be fixed and used again. If heads, no use repairing unless you want to recover, which you said you don't want. You're welcome to bring it in for a free assessment if you like.
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I take it, that to repair the firmware corruption it will be costly, my goal is simply to get this drive working so that I can use it.
So you would understand that if its more expensive or just marginally cheaper, its not worth the effort to repair.
 
Xzib1t said:
I take it, that to repair the firmware corruption it will be costly, my goal is simply to get this drive working so that I can use it.
So you would understand that if its more expensive or just marginally cheaper, its not worth the effort to repair.
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Agreed :) What is it, a ST31000524AS or ST31000528AS ?
 
It's 99% not a PCB problem. You can put the other PCB onto the drive if you want (you'll need a T6 torx bit) but all it will do is spin up and click, as each PCB contains calibration data unique to the drive it's mated to.

I'm afraid there is no DIY fix :(
 
Reminds me of my old drive that had that bug where the drive would just die but i think that was the .11. I recall it was similar, sounds like it was working but nothing showed up in the bios.

Take it back and get it replaced, how sure are you it is not a fault? Why go buy a new one? See if they will replace it.
 
Yes, it was 7200.11 series with SD15 firmware. Agreed, OP should return the drive, it will still be under warranty.
 
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