[SOLVED] Hard disk head constantly parking

[marwinlewis2012]

My laptop is unable to detect my hard drive and the hard drive head is constantly parking after few seconds. What could be the problem? Is it bad PCB or something else?

Please see this video:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQ0BL4yjok"][/video]

 

[COLGeek]

Is that your actual HDD? The one you are asking about? If so, opening it was a bad decision for the HDD's sake and continued use.

It is time to covert it into a doorstop now.

 

[USAFRet]

My laptop is unable to detect my hard drive and the hard drive head is constantly parking after few seconds. What could be the problem? Is it bad PCB or something else?

If that is your drive in the video, it is absolutely dead.
If that is not your drive, but yours is making similar noises, it is also dead.

Fridge magnet donor.

 

[marwinlewis2012]

Yes, it is my hard disk in the video. Obviously I know its dead but any idea why it is constantly parking? Is it because of bad pcb or faulty head?

 

[Peter Martin]

and how can any of us tell? it's failing some operation and returning home.

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, it is my hard disk in the video. Obviously I know its dead but any idea why it is constantly parking? Is it because of bad pcb or faulty head?

At this point, it doesn't matter. It could be both, one, or none of those reasons. I suspect a dropped device, at some point, and a subsequent head issue (based on seeing similar occurrences and outcomes). That is only a guess.

 

[USAFRet]

It's not "parking", but rather the head does not know what to do.
Click of Death. Any number of problems.

https://computer-hardware.wonderhowto.com/how-to/fix-click-death-hard-drive-423641/
https://acsdata.com/hard-drive-click-of-death/


Ultimately, though...hard drives are a commodity item. It dies, replace.
Either free under warranty, or buy a new one.

Your data should never be at risk, because you've made backups before this happened.