Question: I was gonna buy a hard drive off a friend, but when he was taking it to his pc to format he dropped it on a tiled floor. When he plugged it in, it made a chirping sound but still formatted ok.
I have it plugged in and it works ok, but makes some weird sounds.
He gave it to me for free so I have nothing to lose really. Is there anything I can try to save it?
CrystalDiskMark scores: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633377707505221688/707587658624532500/unknown.png
CrystalDiskInfo: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633377707505221688/707589622271574016/unknown.png
Answer:Dropped and is now making new noises?
Don’t trust it with any critical data.
Use it until it dies.
Be prepared for it to die at any moment.
This is a mechanical problem. There is no “fix”.