Question: Hey everyone,
I m trying to recovering data off of an old hard drive. I ve tried every software solution and while some seem to work it took 24hrs to recover 8GB.
I checked online and there seems to be frequent pcb board issues with this particular model. So I removed that and found no burn marks but some mild rusting on the head contacts which I rubbed off with a pencil eraser. And then it kinda stopped working. The drive ran smoothly but didn t show up on the computer. So I m fairly certain there s an issue with the pcb and not the platter itself.
I ve ordered a replacement pcb from China. Do y all think there s anything I can do until that arrives?
Much appreciated
Answer:The problem is most likely an internal one, not PCB related. Most of the firmware is stored on the platters rather than the PCB. When a drive develops problems with its heads, it often has trouble reading the firmware area, in which case it doesn’t come ready.