Seagate desktop hdd 5tb st5000dm000

[gadgetfriendly]

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[gadgetfriendly]

Hello folks.. Last time I posted I got some good feedback and what to first off thank the community. I have received a HDD from a Friend that has stopped working. What I have noticed is on a Windows computer it does make a sound detection but does not show the hdd nor does it show in the computer management. The heads are parked off the platter and I can hear a distant clicking noise. The platter does not spin aswell. Anything I can do as a prerequisite test before I go crazy on the Insides


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[gadgetfriendly]

So after messing with it I believe I might have a bad Sata to usb pcb since unplug in 3 other hdd and I get the same noise and they are known good hdd


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[gadgetfriendly]

I checked the diodes and caps to see if I can find a short but haven't found one ... It lights up and the computer does detect and only detects but doesn't head hdd


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[pclab]

You should have another tools to diagnose the drive...
But if you think it's USB problem, why don't you connect directly to SATA?

 

[gadgetfriendly]

So I did connect it straight to Sata and it says 0gb


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[LarrySabo]

Did you open the drive outside of cleanroom conditions (as it appears you did), and run it with the cover off?

 

[gadgetfriendly]

So running it with the cover off I can see the heads going to the center of plate and back off the plate disk . Plate spins then stops after a few seconds


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[gadgetfriendly]

On a Linux boot it sees the hd at 4.1gb only and does display the serial number and model number


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[jol]

I really hope:
1. Its your drive you messing with.
2. You don't need the data stored on it.

Edit:
Auch, just noticed

I have received a HDD from a Friend that has stopped working.

Hopefully data is no needed