I have a WD my cloud & it died yesterday, for better or worse I've taken it apart as I was hoping I could recover the dats using a SATA case as I was hoping it was just the motherboard which had gone down but found that the read/write head stack is doing what I would call skipping for want of a better word. The disc spins up OK & the stack moves to the center of the disc then moves back & forward repeatedly "skipping" there is probably a correct term but I dont knw it as I'm not an expert. There is no scratching noise as the stack moves so hopefully it might be salvageable. The drive is a WD red 4TB & I'm wondering if it is possible to replace the head stack as the disc so it will read the drive so I can salvage the dater on it or is it completely knackered?
I made sure I opened the HDD in a clean dust free environment as I had spent this morning googling what could be wrong with it & now I'm at a point where I need a little help as I dont know what might cause the skipping & weather it is the circuit board on the HDD or the stack or has it now unfortunately become a paperweight. If it is terminal it is a real inconvenience but not the end of the world but I would like to be able to recover something if I can. If its beyond me would a good computer shop be able to do it for me? One thing I have been unable to find out is what stack is combatable & where I might be able to get one. I dont have another WD red HDD to act as a donor so need parts
BTW I live in the UK so getting parts might be difficult for me
I made sure I opened the HDD in a clean dust free environment as I had spent this morning googling what could be wrong with it & now I'm at a point where I need a little help as I dont know what might cause the skipping & weather it is the circuit board on the HDD or the stack or has it now unfortunately become a paperweight. If it is terminal it is a real inconvenience but not the end of the world but I would like to be able to recover something if I can. If its beyond me would a good computer shop be able to do it for me? One thing I have been unable to find out is what stack is combatable & where I might be able to get one. I dont have another WD red HDD to act as a donor so need parts
BTW I live in the UK so getting parts might be difficult for me