DIY: How to repair a clicking damaged hard drive
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[2012-05-17 02:10:05] washcloud - 0:50 "...so to ...
0:50 "...so to REPAIR the damaged CIRCUIT BOARD you should GET A REPLACEMENT CIRCUIT BOARD". You may insult out intelligence, but please do not try to insult our ears, man, by telling us what the author allegedly never said... (...are you a politician by any chance...?)
[2012-05-16 12:21:29] grimepoker - Wouldnt bother id ...Wouldnt bother id buy a whole new drive together pal , hitachi are just junk really they ALWAYS start playing up after a while just useless drives
[2012-05-16 03:56:57] pwschiffmacher - I received a board ...I received a board from PCBsolutions today. $40- I followed the video and it worked like a charm. got 89GB worth of files off of my dead Lacie hard drive. OSX operating system. Awesome!
[2012-05-10 17:17:22] parrish003 - Hilarious!Hilarious!
[2012-05-10 17:17:11] parrish003 - Hilarious!Hilarious!
[2012-05-09 21:15:41] icec64 - How did you know ...How did you know that the problem was caused by the C. Board?
[2012-04-30 22:45:33] MemeAddicts - Those are anti- ...Those are anti-static gloves, a pretty good idea when opening electrostatic-sensitive components. Don't use cotton.
[2012-04-30 03:58:10] TheKani09 - can ou put any ...can ou put any circuit board as long as as the Fit?
[2012-04-20 12:45:12] kacerac09 - i have same laptop! ...i have same laptop!
[2012-04-18 09:12:30] Vict0v - I considered buying ...I considered buying a replacement board. Then I saw that he's using Internet Explorer. ...
[2012-04-17 22:06:14] Wide2012Awake - Hitatchi XL2000 ...Hitatchi XL2000 External HD. Do you know where to find the USB Power Adapter board? Hitachi claims they don't provide parts for replacement. I have a perfectly good HD (full of data) that needs the usb board. It burnt out. THX
[2012-04-14 19:16:43] faraz shaikh - knfgrtknfgrt
[2012-04-13 22:25:38] rysliv - this doesnt work ...this doesnt work anymore on new drives, you cant just replace the control board on hard drives. It simply wont work, but for older drives it might...
[2012-04-13 06:34:32] MysteriousFairLady - Hey where'd you get ...Hey where'd you get those gloves? Are they specific gloves for electronic repair? I want to get me a pair so I can feel like a licensed professional when I fix my electronics :3
[2012-04-07 03:19:49] DiceMan4221 - Ha, awesome. I ...Ha, awesome. I need to get a pair of white gloves like this when I work with boards. All Willie Wonka style. I approve.
[2012-03-30 22:54:34] arulkhanna - how to find out if ...how to find out if the circuit board is the problem or the head?
[2012-03-29 11:21:32] westeh - This guy can not ...This guy can not pronounce words correctly....
[2012-03-28 03:52:33] Eeyoreboi - Is it possible to ...Is it possible to find out if its for sure the circuit board or not?
[2012-03-27 07:18:53] romeoirock2008 - Dave you don't ...Dave you don't have a Samsung Circuit board on your site???
[2012-03-26 10:27:33] FusionBreeze - So I spilled some ...So I spilled some tea on my hard disk while it was on (yeah i'm an idiot) and it started doing exactly that sound. Can you figure out from this info if the problem is indeed the circuit board?
[2012-03-26 07:19:23] BrynTheSkits - I feel bad for all ...I feel bad for all the people upvoting you.
[2012-03-23 18:44:14] jorgeigus - jajaja que ...jajaja que estupidez creia que repararia la tarjeta lol es un imbecil eso no es repara es sustituir solo la tarjeta en fin
[2012-03-23 16:44:02] justinbieber1234lol - Hi, I was wondering ...Hi, I was wondering if any one could help me get all my pictures and work off my broken hard drive. If someone could help me I would be super super grateful :) Thankyou!!!
[2012-03-22 20:49:53] trancemasterize - @pcbsolutions dont ...@pcbsolutions dont you guys have laptop hard drive circuit boards like seagate momentus 5400.6
[2012-03-22 09:10:12] technetworm - Do you ship ...Do you ship worldwide?
[2012-03-22 05:12:57] newmusicrec - hi ! i ahave a HP ...hi ! i ahave a HP a6621es ! ok,t his hdd is a western digital(320gb) and i added a new Seagate(1000 gb) but,sometimes,it happedns like this one..and i added it like 10 months ago...!And my pc is takeing bsod's ! it may be the cause of bsods? i have an external mixer(pioneer ddj ergo-v)and,if have any ideas..pls help...i have all updated to my windows7sp1 and all ok...
[2012-03-20 16:52:46] TheElectricRider - Yes, people.. this ...Yes, people.. this IS Repairing the hard drive BY replacing the bad board. It ( in this case) makes the hard drive work while retaining your critical data. replacing the whole drive is not a repair because you lose all your data - I cannot believe some people will argue over this.The author never said he was repairing the board itself, just the drive itself to make it work again.
[2012-03-19 02:10:04] OfficialLM94 - I have the same ...I have the same Adaptor ...
[2012-03-18 17:52:23] Alexboooom - sometimes replacing ...sometimes replacing can happen when u buy a new one then...
[2012-03-16 21:09:33] ndog37 - To repair a circuit ...To repair a circuit board just replace it. Duh. how is that repairing it? Also what if you don't happen to have the exact identical model to replace it with. This method is only viable for large computer companies.
[2012-03-16 00:00:20] danonolan - Which would be more ...Which would be more expensive? Repairing the circuit board (time=money) or replacing it? Same situation when people were using floppy drives. Back in the day, it used to be less expensive to realign the head, but after a while, it was cheaper just to replace them.
[2012-03-13 03:25:30] jetskiraycer - Misleading people ...Misleading people to sell PCBs is unethical. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. You know damn well swapping boards will not recover the data and can acually physically damage the drive further. You probably cost a countless number of people to destroy there data from this practice. But aslong as you make a buck who cares right?
[2012-03-12 18:21:46] RDELAPLAZA - He is using the ...He is using the same board he removed HA HA HA ! ! It doesn't work that way... There is (specific to that disk) platter error mapping information stored in a EEPROM memory chip in the hard drive, so this is not going to work...
[2012-03-12 03:13:55] JoshsTechChannel - Do you guys have ...Do you guys have PCB's for a Hitachi CinemaStar 250GB IDE desktop drive?
[2012-03-11 22:54:48] pater429 - do you deliver to ...do you deliver to holland? grtz
[2012-03-11 18:49:03] 0koppie0 - all he replaced ...all he replaced was the ciruit board, allowing him to get the data on the hard drive back
[2012-03-09 20:42:02] 754Nando - can you show use ...can you show use how to change the needle assembly would appreciate it
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[2012-03-05 08:42:26] JustBlackWolf - 1) New HDD are more ...1) New HDD are more complex and there are some data storage on PCB so replacing it won't work! 2) PCB error 25% of the HDD "dead" sounds, 45% physical damage, 25% product line error, 5% other... In my opinion if you going to spend money on dead HDD go to specialist company they will restore your data, or buy new HDD and recycle old one.
[2012-03-04 23:57:40] bigcanuckful - my apologies! we ...my apologies! we removed the cover of the disk, discovering its much like an old vinyl record, but the circuit board is what is making the 'needle' or reading heads malfunction. Timing is out!
[2012-03-04 23:05:06] bigcanuckful - damaged clicking ...damaged clicking hard drive, yet you replaced only the circuit board? clicking is a metal to metal sound? educate me.
[2012-03-04 13:58:27] blood6bone - sometimes ...sometimes replacing can repair the hard drive.
[2012-02-28 22:01:44] MrBrunxXxx - Why are people ...Why are people hating so hard on this video? Sure, the title is somewhat misleading but jez, get over yourselves and make a video instead.
[2012-02-26 12:23:51] renegademastersano - with that simply ...with that simply fixes it works?, , ,
[2012-02-25 22:11:19] Bazrami6 - I did it with WDC ...I did it with WDC 40GB fully loaded with important data, I've got an identical working disk with the same board but guess what ! clink..clink..clink.....fssssssssss..pufffffffffffff...bbbbbzzzzzzZZZZ BOOM ! o.O WTH... I've lost 2 disks and I'll never try to fix HDD's anymore !!