[SOLVED] Hard drive head moving back and forth.

[LucasPerks]

I dropped my hard drive accidentally, and now it dosent work. I opened it up and the head was stuck in place. I moved it back and it fixed itself, all my files were there. But then I unplugged it and plugged it back in, and now this happens.

View: https://youtu.be/0M6X09UXJh8

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You've ruined the drive anyhow as you've exposed the platters to dust and airborne particulates. Most probably, you'll need to simply chalk it up to a learning experience. Don't drop hard drives and don't open them up unless you are in a clean room.

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[CountMike]

Opening it up just finished what started with drop. One speck of dust can wipe out critical sector(s) prompting heads to look for it and move head all over the place.

 

[LucasPerks]

Opening it up just finished what started with drop. One speck of dust can wipe out critical sector(s) prompting heads to look for it and move head all over the place.

Would there be anyway of fixing this drive do you think? I don't really mind if I lose any data.

 

[CountMike]

Would there be anyway of fixing this drive do you think? I don't really mind if I lose any data.

Most probably not, surface once damaged is not fixable. Platters or heads are replaceable under right conditions in right shop with right tools but not at home and would cost many times more than new disk, that may be done to salvage data only, not long term solution.
In other words, it's scrap.

 

[LucasPerks]

Most probably not, surface once damaged is not fixable. Platters or heads are replaceable under right conditions in right shop with right tools but not at home and would cost many times more than new disk, that may be done to salvage data only, not long term solution.
In other words, it's scrap.

Ok, thanks for your help. I'll just throw it out most likely. Its had a good run.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Ok, thanks for your help. I'll just throw it out most likely. Its had a good run.

Pretty sure that's what I said, in other words, to start with.