Hi Tom's Hardware community!
update: So it's not burnt, I used an eraser and the brown stuff comes off nicely. I've uploaded a video showing what happens with the actuator arm when I connect the HDD to power. Any idea what the issue could be?
Actuator arm shown here
I have a HDD which I've not been able to access for a while, and today I decided to take a chance to open it up and troubleshoot it! The first thing I noticed was that the access (actuator) arm starts moving back and forth once the disk is started up. Then eventually it parks and the HDD shuts down. I took a look at the PCB and this is what I found.
I noticed that brown area at the bottom right. Is that a signed the PCB has been burnt? If so, I'd like to try getting a replacement PCB to rectify it.
update: So it's not burnt, I used an eraser and the brown stuff comes off nicely. I've uploaded a video showing what happens with the actuator arm when I connect the HDD to power. Any idea what the issue could be?
Actuator arm shown here
I have a HDD which I've not been able to access for a while, and today I decided to take a chance to open it up and troubleshoot it! The first thing I noticed was that the access (actuator) arm starts moving back and forth once the disk is started up. Then eventually it parks and the HDD shuts down. I took a look at the PCB and this is what I found.
I noticed that brown area at the bottom right. Is that a signed the PCB has been burnt? If so, I'd like to try getting a replacement PCB to rectify it.
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