Question I have a broken hard drive. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

[Martin200HUN]

I have a broken hard drive. It's a 2TB Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008 (0001).
My friend got it from work. I have no idea what's on it or what file system it is. I'm just trying to see if there is any chance to save it.
When I plug it in in starts clicking loudly. Programs are able to see what kind of drive it is, but are unable to format it or do anything else.
I don't have any expreience whit stuff like this but I have access to linux so tell me what tools I need to send more information about the drive.

 

[SkyNetRising]

When I plug it in in starts clicking loudly. Programs are able to see what kind of drive it is, but are unable to format it or do anything else.

Throw it out and get a new one.

If you needed to get data from it, you could use professional data recovery services.
But since you don't need the data, then there's no reason to do anything with a failed drive.

 

[Martin200HUN]

Throw it out and get a new one.

If you needed to get data from it, you could use professional data recovery services.
But since you don't need the data, then there's no reason to do anything with a failed drive.

I'm assuming this means that there is nothing that can be done to get it working. Thanks for your help.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Drives with such symptoms do not get repaired.
Data recovery might be possible. It's expensive though. Way more expensive that cost of a new drive.
But beyond that, they just get scrapped for parts.

 

[geofelt]

Seagate has a hardware diagnostic app called seatools.
If anything can fix the drive, that is it.

I would not spend any time on this.
If you care about any data on a HDD, it is best to get a new one.

 

[Pimpom]

When I plug it in in starts clicking loudly. Programs are able to see what kind of drive it is, but are unable to format it or do anything else.

The clicking sound is a sign that it's beyond end-user repair.
"Programs" read the small amount of ID information on the firmware. Such bits of data are on the electronics board under the HDD, not inside on the platters.

 

[USAFRet]

When I plug it in in starts clicking loudly.

It's dead.

 

[faalin]

Tear it apart, you'll get 2 very strong refrigerator magnets and 1 very shiny drink coaster out of it.