On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Craig White <
craig@tobyhouse.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 13:48 -0700, Charles Jones wrote:
> > Technomage Hawke wrote:
> > > ok guys, I am in immediate need of some help here.
> > >
> > > I just had a western digital WD500ks fail on me. it started with some
> > > filesystem errors about 3 hours ago and after I restarted the machine,
> > > it failed to be detected in BIOS and makes a loud clack on startup
> > > (this indicates a possible electronics package failure).
> > >
> > > what I need to do is this: I need to get my data off the drive and
> > > onto a backup.
> > >
> > > does anyone happen to have a spare electronics package laying around
> > > or know of a place here in town that can help me?
> > > all my personal data is on this drive.
> > >
> > > HELP!!!!!!!
> > >
> > It may sound like snakeoil, but if you get desperate enough, try putting
> > the drive in the deep freezer overnight, and then see if it will spin
> > up. I've actually had this work in the past when nothing else would. If
> > it is indeed the electronics and not mechanical, sometimes a component
> > is overheating which you can temporarily relieve with a blast of canned
> > air. Once you get it spinning be prepared to do everything you can to
> > get the data off.
> ----
> freezer...I've done refrigerator but never freezer.
>
> also, I like to run it upside down (thinking lubricants might come back)
> but if it's clacking, it sounds like the heads are stuck and a sharp
> slap between your hands sometimes can help...desperate times call for
> desperate measures.
>
> Craig
>
nope. the heads are not stuck. I can hold the thing in my hand when I
power it up and I can feel it pulling to the CCW when it moves the
heads. it sounds like its ramming them against the backstop..
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