Question Data Recovery with no bios chip - Seagate

[rick0001]

Hello,

I have Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750GB 2.5" SATA HD PN: 9RT14G-031 with damaged bios chip. Is data recovery still possible?

 

[DSzymborski]

Hello,

I have Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750GB 2.5" SATA HD PN: 9RT14G-031 with damaged bios chip. Is data recovery still possible?

It's still possible, but now it likely involves a platter swap, of which there's little chance of a typical user doing successfully. If you value this data -- but not enough to keep proper backups -- then it's either seek a professional lab or bust. And it won't be cheap, along the lines of the price of a decent PC.

 

[fzabkar]

A platter swap will achieve nothing in this case. It's only done if the spindle motor is damaged or seized.

There may be a little hope for DIY if one of the corner pins is damaged:

https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44504

Can you show us a photo of your chip? Do you have a device programmer?

 

[rick0001]

A platter swap will achieve nothing in this case. It's only done if the spindle motor is damaged or seized.

There may be a little hope for DIY if one of the corner pins is damaged:

https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44504

Can you show us a photo of your chip? Do you have a device programmer?

 

[fzabkar]

If that's a horizontal crack, then I don't think that the chip can be recovered. Instead, you'll need to find one of the few people who can regenerate the ROM contents for this old model. In any case, expect to pay $$$thousands.