Broken Toshiba Hard Drive

[jol]

[post]4179[/post] Part of the issue with doing your own head swap though is that you'll most likely need a hardware imaging tool to extract the data afterward

forgot to mention FW problems

 

[Bankole Oladoja]

I have all set from ER-Tools... Perfect. It made head replacement so easy. Also very affordable.

 

[LarrySabo]

[post]4184[/post] I have all set from ER-Tools... Perfect. It made head replacement so easy. Also very affordable.

Lucky guy--I'm envious! Thanks for the feedback on the tools. I know Jared said he likes them, too. If I did more DR, I'd order a set.

 

[LarrySabo]

For 2.5" drives, I prefer to use rubber bands

You jest, I assume. I'd be interested in what you do use, as I find the foil combs tend to slip too easily, put too much pressure pushing the sliders apart, or are too think/thin for the platters at hand. <sigh>

 

[Jared]

Sending PM now

 

[LarrySabo]

Thanks, Jared. If I bork the heads in this 4-platter 2.5" WD MyPassort, will they just bounce back to life?

 

[pclab]

Post on the reserved area too :mrgreen:

 

[jerovsek]

+ pclab

 

[Jared]

OK, I posted it in the Data Recovery Secrets section. Not something I want to post publicly, which you'll understand when you read it .

 

[abedalkareem]

[post]4194[/post] OK, I posted it in the Data Recovery Secrets section. Not something I want to post publicly, which you'll understand when you read it .

[glow=Black]i feel jealous now [/glow]