Transfer hd plate

[plichen]

My hd is no longer recognized in the BIOS. After several testing, it looks like it's toasted. I read somewhere that in order for me to retrieve the data I can buy an identical drive and transfer the plates from the bad hd to the new one. Is this endeavour too risky to even try?

tia

 

[grant2]

People often replace bad controller boards on hard drives, when they're desperate for the data...

As for cracking open the case and swapping the physical platters, I have serious doubts it'll work, but the worst that can happen i guess is you'll ruin a new HD too 🙂

Apparently HDs are constructed in meticulously controlled dust free environments and sealed on purpose, I suppose a grain of dust riding on a platter will shred up a drive head in short order.

 

[IamElectro]

Originally posted by: grant2
People often replace bad controller boards on hard drives, when they're desperate for the data...

As for cracking open the case and swapping the physical platters, I have serious doubts it'll work, but the worst that can happen i guess is you'll ruin a new HD too 🙂

Apparently HDs are constructed in meticulously controlled dust free environments and sealed on purpose, I suppose a grain of dust riding on a platter will shred up a drive head in short order.

I would try replacing the controller card first but it has to be the exact model#. Try putting the h/d in another machine another bios may detect it. But as or swapping platters and it working you have a better chance of finding a needle in a haystack. To many things can go wrong " Dust as mentioned above, if you knock the heads out of alignment or they scrape the platters while trying to be removed or replaced, even worse it does work but the platers start to oxidize because moisture has gotten to them and your back to where you started.


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Send it to a data recovery center. They specialize in changing platters, controller cards, and all that stuff.

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That wouldnt be to bad but, that option usually starts out at 600-1000 bucks saw them talking about this on Tech TV a while back

 

[User1001]

Send it to a data recovery center. They specialize in changing platters, controller cards, and all that stuff.

 

[User1001]

Originally posted by: IamElectro

Originally posted by: grant2
People often replace bad controller boards on hard drives, when they're desperate for the data...

As for cracking open the case and swapping the physical platters, I have serious doubts it'll work, but the worst that can happen i guess is you'll ruin a new HD too 🙂

Apparently HDs are constructed in meticulously controlled dust free environments and sealed on purpose, I suppose a grain of dust riding on a platter will shred up a drive head in short order.

I would try replacing the controller card first but it has to be the exact model#. Try putting the h/d in another machine another bios may detect it. But as or swapping platters and it working you have a better chance of finding a needle in a haystack. To many things can go wrong " Dust as mentioned above, if you knock the heads out of alignment or they scrape the platters while trying to be removed or replaced, even worse it does work but the platers start to oxidize because moisture has gotten to them and your back to where you started.


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Send it to a data recovery center. They specialize in changing platters, controller cards, and all that stuff.

Edit

That wouldnt be to bad but, that option usually starts out at 600-1000 bucks saw them talking about this on Tech TV a while back

Depends where you look

 

[PowerMacG5]

A quick fix sometimes is to put a dying HDD into a fridge or freezer. Sometimes you'll get just enough time out of it to recover your data.

 

[User1001]

or put condensation all over the platter and circuit board

 

i know it sounds like hogwash, but I've heard of man a success story from greatly cooling the HDD (fridge or freezer)

 

[IamElectro]

Make sure to seal the hd in a freezer bag as to avoid moisture.

 

[IamElectro]

Make sure to seal the hd in a freezer bag as to avoid moisture.