Hi! What do you think about very quiet clicks? What's in fault? In short:
1. Overvoltage
2. Dead HDD
2. Dead 5V diode
3. Removed the diode
4. HDD is working, copied 36% of files
5. One loud click and the HDD is dead again (doesn't spin)
6. Tried to connect/disconnect from a power cable several times, no spinning, no sounds
7. Next day I connected the HDD and it's working again, copied one tiny text file 35Kb - one loud click and the HDD is dead again
8. Placed it in the colder place (near a window)
9. Next day I shaked the HDD a little and connected the power cable several times from different positions, it started spinning when cables were at the bottom, I copied 1Gb of files holding the HDD with my hand in that particular position - one loud click and the HDD is dead again
Now it doesn't spin and if I place my ear on the HDD I hear very quiet clicks (2-3 clicks per second) but only from the bottom, they are so quiet that I don't hear them from the top of the HDD.
What's in fault here? I already have a donor on the way. I have a multimeter if you want me to measure something.
1. Overvoltage
2. Dead HDD
2. Dead 5V diode
3. Removed the diode
4. HDD is working, copied 36% of files
5. One loud click and the HDD is dead again (doesn't spin)
6. Tried to connect/disconnect from a power cable several times, no spinning, no sounds
7. Next day I connected the HDD and it's working again, copied one tiny text file 35Kb - one loud click and the HDD is dead again
8. Placed it in the colder place (near a window)
9. Next day I shaked the HDD a little and connected the power cable several times from different positions, it started spinning when cables were at the bottom, I copied 1Gb of files holding the HDD with my hand in that particular position - one loud click and the HDD is dead again
Now it doesn't spin and if I place my ear on the HDD I hear very quiet clicks (2-3 clicks per second) but only from the bottom, they are so quiet that I don't hear them from the top of the HDD.
What's in fault here? I already have a donor on the way. I have a multimeter if you want me to measure something.