DAVE, A complete waste of my time. I did the PCB replacement with a PCB from the same exact type spare working 20GB hard drive )same Model /HDA/ PCBA /Unique/ Code /Cylinders /Heads & sectors and the clicking did not go away. Take the foam piece on the back of the PCB and stick it up your bung hole. Complete waste of my time, now I have to go back & un-do what I did with the good hard drive.
nmare i dropped my Seagate Barracuda ES 750GB ST3750640NS drive. now it has cyclic redundancy check error. when i plug it in asked me to do check disk which has taken hours cos its stuck on sectors. do you think maybe replacing the pcb board might fix it? clicking a bit but not major. i really need to get my files back. there a back up of a back up.... help pls tnx
Either way, This is cool.This guy actually did something constructive here. I just watched another video where some kid killed a perfectly good working hard drive. Pointless to say the least. At least this guy is offering a service and showing how to fix instead of destroy. That's cool with me..
How can you possibly know where is the damage? Is just too convenient to have the circuit board purchased with no return I assume just to check if "that's the issue". Put a proper name to this video to narrow the search the right way.
It's self promoting videos like this that really piss me off and has shown what youtube has now become- a video advertising streaming site. Nope, I won't buy anything from you thank you very much. I came on here for advice not an advert to buy something from your site.
As for the people saying this isn't repair...well, that just isn't true. Repairing something is replacing bad components with new ones while leaving the rest of the device that is still working properly alone. When you replace a device, you completely discard the old one with a new one--no components from the old one are saved. It's like repairing an engine with a bad starter by installing a new one vs. replacing the entire engine.
OK, everyone that is saying it would be better just to buy a new hard drive is missing the point--this is only intended for people trying to recover data off of their malfunctioning hard drive. It's totally worth risking $50 to see if it's just a bad circuit board before ruling that out and sending it to a data recovery specialist for a $600+ service fee.
So you repair it.... by putting something new on.... woooooooow..... Thanks for the good economic aware tips brah. NOW TELL ME SOMETHING USEFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??
@madfreakinc1 I slapped my SATA and then i shuved my sata connector into my mobo connection and then I gave my SATA another slap. But then I got an IDE, so I also had to slap that into my connection. And it worked!!
Thank you very much for your video.I'm always learning something & hope I could use the info in the future. Best Wishes for the New Year, Be, George in NYC
Idiots... there is a reason why this procedure is done. You do this to save your data. If you have saved all your favorite porn in an old hard drive, you would want to save it. Not replace it. A new hard drive wouldn't come with your old stuff.
i have an old seagate freeagent 500g baracuda 7200 looks like its working inside its spining quietly and the light is on but doesnt show up on computers anymore ive tried cords any ideahs and is ther a dock i can but for it or is the only option to plug it into a tower.....
@r4aVideo if u want to recover data then u have to buy a new one...if u want to have a working hd wait 3-4 months until they drop the prices again and buy a new one
I had a clicking hard drive with my new laptop. And, I figured out that the HDD has special power settings, and I changed those settings using Ashampoo HDD Control 2.
I do some repairs for other folks around the neighborhood for some side cash and this technique will come in handy if someone needs me to recover data.
my hard drive has been clicking for a few months (6Y old 24/7), and got a lot worse after a recent power outage (now have battery backup), and it would not boot up.
After swapping the hard drive with a spare, installing win to check if its fried I backed up all my files, i then switched back and it booted up just fine, The clicking happened even when not in use so i put it to sleep just in case, Today i woke up my PC and its no clicking anymore.
alright first of all sorry for my bad english .. My external harddrive* seagate * the usb port has been fucked up ( its not in place anymore so i want to find the bigger port * not usb * that port that is on video on 0:45 placed at the hard drive thank you
SSD hard drives: $1.50 / GB (~$1.00 / GB for 1st/2nd gen SSDs)
This video is still perfectly relevant. Also, when an SSD fails, you're completely fucked as the memory chips are soldered directly to the control board.
In most cases (a) you're not absolutely sure that it's only the board that needs replacing. (b) the board is not worth the money and you can probably get a larger hard drive for the same money and less time.
In The Tech field there is a Term called FRU: Field Replacement Unit , as he said earlier its either circuit board or internal problem. Repair can be done by replacing the none working part specially if its not worth the time and effort to go more technical to fix or find and pay some one with that level of skills, he showed simple trouble shooting skills to fix a complex problem . Nice Info
you didn't repair it ! :|...you changed the circuit board :|..i want to repair mine...coz it's too expensive to buy another one...:| it's almost half of a the price of a whole computer
@thegeneral23 I have I think the same ext hd hitachi 1tb, plug it in it beeps and clicks? Mine is clicking away hoping I can find the right replacement board
my hard drive doesnt click, it makes a vibrating sound. can u tell me whats wrong with it? i took my hard drive apart, circuit board and all. the disk is exposed, i think i touched it. did i ruin the hard drive by touching the disk? is it completely trash now? please help me out thanks
@anonimustatts The HDD are assembled in pretty dustless condition. By only opening HDD you expose the surface to dust particles, which will got on the way between disk and heads. In this case it can bring the damage to surface because the heads come really very close to disks. Your disk probably had deflective axis which was out of alignment. You can't repair that by your self.
I've got a Hitachi simple drive 1tb. Yesterday it started that clicking noise not sure if the one on the website is the same any chance you could get me one for mine? Its and external harddrive with a power cable and usb cable.
I got a maxtor and i get 1 big click. No more clicks it runs really smooth but it doesnt do anything. Tried to run chkdsk /r but i cant. It somtimes doesnt even reach the xp startup. I get to choose whether to start up normally or in safemode but when the counter reaches 0 it automatically chooses normal startup but then it always makes 1 big click followed by some sqeaky noises and then it freezes.
haha your stupid. how much does circuit board cost? against how much a new HD cost? and you can just backup all da info to the new one with those same cables.
I have this problem, but the clicking is not consistent. It goes *click,click*a few seconds pass*click,click* and that's when it reboots. Does anyone know what this means???
@moastytoasty54 hard drive failure. you're on the right track. you rather than tinkering in hopes, you might be able get an rma for it. then you might have to get with the manufacturer for a startup disk and reinstall windows on a new drive. i just found my prehistoic maxtor if covered and it's from 2006. worth looking into.
Wow I can't believe this works. I bought a AS-IS xbox from a thrift store, its hard drive did have the clicking problem, so I took it apart and found it had a Western Digital Drive that they put in most of the Original Xboxs, and I happened to have a HDD laying around of the exact same model WD drive from a broken Xbox, removed the Circuit board from that and placed it on the clicking drive, Problem solved.
i have samsung spinpoint NO100 SV0602H 60GB hard drive i did't found any mach on the link you given please tell where do i find the circuit board of this modle
Gonna have to give this a shot. I had a spare HDD I used to hold my movies and media. I had it unplugged for a couple months because I upgraded HDD's and went RAID. One day I hooked it back up to get some movies off of it and the damn thing just clicked. It was working fine when I stopped using it.
You are a diamond...my screwdriver bustwhen dismantling an old hard drive and I was trying to find a replacement on ebay,you just made it easier...I know what I am looking for now...Cheers.
one of my hd's as fell and even though was in a protecting box, was killed... when i plug it first, it couldn't start well, i unplug and retry and then hearing something like chainsaw :( it's under warranty, but do i have even a single chance?
Ok serious question: I have this new laptop and the hard drive makes a low ticking sound sometimes, but performance is not affected at all, all programs run normally, I heard that hard drives do this sometimes when they're not getting enough power, and I've also heard my laptop would prolly need a better AC adapter, can anyone help seriously? :)
@makotomikami It is a mechanical hard drive and sometimes they make clickety click sounds.. It is somewhat normal.. But just to make sure.. Back up everything to an external harddrive. I guess that you dont have more than 250gb of disk so finding a cheap usb drive is very easy. I use a program called always sync that is fast and cheap. The ac is probably not the resason because lappys have, well a battery :)
@dadygee Oh, I forgot to mention, when it's ticking, it's just for some minutes, and the ticking is just random, not at regular intervals, but, well, yeah, everyone keeps telling me that as long as it keeps working fine, then I shouldn't worry, but yeah, I should back up everything and it's actually a 640 GB hard drive, thanks for your help! :)
i just let my doggie pee on it .. seems to have stopped clicking at least. i will try to plug it back in. letcha know how that goes. holla back now ya hear.
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.
MrBrunxXxx 3 days ago
with that simply fixes it works?, , ,
renegademastersano 6 days ago
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 !!
Bazrami6 6 days ago
DAVE, A complete waste of my time. I did the PCB replacement with a PCB from the same exact type spare working 20GB hard drive )same Model /HDA/ PCBA /Unique/ Code /Cylinders /Heads & sectors and the clicking did not go away. Take the foam piece on the back of the PCB and stick it up your bung hole. Complete waste of my time, now I have to go back & un-do what I did with the good hard drive.
rajimaji 1 week ago
wow replacing it is your solution!?!?
why dont you just tell us to buy a new hard drive?
deathtoislam1000 1 week ago
this will only work if the sn# of the new board is within a few thousand of the origanal
TheKi11erj 1 week ago
sea gulls in the background?
royalconcrete1 1 week ago
HELP ME! if you wanna try PM me.
trickandgames 2 weeks ago
cool
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nmare i dropped my Seagate Barracuda ES 750GB ST3750640NS drive. now it has cyclic redundancy check error. when i plug it in asked me to do check disk which has taken hours cos its stuck on sectors. do you think maybe replacing the pcb board might fix it? clicking a bit but not major. i really need to get my files back. there a back up of a back up.... help pls tnx
properbo 2 weeks ago
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properbo 2 weeks ago
to repair the damaged circuit board you should replace it with another circuit board, no shit haha
leeroa1 2 weeks ago
This does not help at all.
TheJohnDenim 3 weeks ago
Either way, This is cool.This guy actually did something constructive here. I just watched another video where some kid killed a perfectly good working hard drive. Pointless to say the least. At least this guy is offering a service and showing how to fix instead of destroy. That's cool with me..
Eddie1962150 3 weeks ago
He replaced the board, which repaired the drive. Did you realize that?
If you replaced a part on your car, you repaired the car, you didn't replace the car.
topless1967stang 3 weeks ago
How can you possibly know where is the damage? Is just too convenient to have the circuit board purchased with no return I assume just to check if "that's the issue". Put a proper name to this video to narrow the search the right way.
Compozzer 3 weeks ago
maxtor, thats mine! clicking noise, thats mine! replacement circuit board, thats not mine!!
187SicknesS 3 weeks ago
idiot
no1sy 3 weeks ago
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How to recover d datas if the head damge ? pls some one can advise.... ?
jabeerkp 3 weeks ago
i have a Hitachi USB drive that i accidentally put in a plug thats way more voltage that it was supposed to have. is the drive damaged? please reply
howardkevinm 4 weeks ago
@howardkevinm Probably
stiv2k 2 weeks ago
It's self promoting videos like this that really piss me off and has shown what youtube has now become- a video advertising streaming site. Nope, I won't buy anything from you thank you very much. I came on here for advice not an advert to buy something from your site.
Muskateering 4 weeks ago
As for the people saying this isn't repair...well, that just isn't true. Repairing something is replacing bad components with new ones while leaving the rest of the device that is still working properly alone. When you replace a device, you completely discard the old one with a new one--no components from the old one are saved. It's like repairing an engine with a bad starter by installing a new one vs. replacing the entire engine.
windfreak33 1 month ago
OK, everyone that is saying it would be better just to buy a new hard drive is missing the point--this is only intended for people trying to recover data off of their malfunctioning hard drive. It's totally worth risking $50 to see if it's just a bad circuit board before ruling that out and sending it to a data recovery specialist for a $600+ service fee.
windfreak33 1 month ago
I hate this videos with misleading titles.
MrGomobo 1 month ago
ha ha ha ha random seagull at 2:26
vikinglord100 1 month ago
nice butt inspection gloves LOL
AlexWoellhaf 1 month ago
my 160 GB for my i-pod classic makes the clicking sound. how can i fix this? and can the disk from a regular hard drive work in my i-pod?
greecegun501 1 month ago
@greecegun501 I really hope your post is a joke. How can a regular hdd fit in your ipod, LMAO!!!
MrGomobo 1 month ago
@MrGomobo i was talking about my i-pod hard drive. i didn't specify btw...-____-
greecegun501 1 month ago
i have a hitachi xl1000 and sounds the same how cai i fix this model?
pprq55 1 month ago
sexy gloves
christophercutmore 1 month ago
pointless boring as hell video, misleading title too.
McBert1970 1 month ago 5
I tend to fix my faulty/dead head-drives using a soldering iron and some spare components.
kawaiiultraneo 1 month ago
@kawaiiultraneo maby you could enlighten me and tell me what it is you solder to repair the boards
TheSinisterElf 1 month ago
It makes good music :)
timpos546 1 month ago
So you repair it.... by putting something new on.... woooooooow..... Thanks for the good economic aware tips brah. NOW TELL ME SOMETHING USEFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??
Dalavine 1 month ago
How to you know whether it is the circuit board not the internal components
Dino000123 1 month ago
I gave mine a slap and it worked again.
Olaipai 1 month ago
@Olaipai hmmm.... il try dat do u slap ur ide or sata? sounds wrong but yea XD
madfreakinc1 1 month ago
@madfreakinc1 I slapped my SATA and then i shuved my sata connector into my mobo connection and then I gave my SATA another slap. But then I got an IDE, so I also had to slap that into my connection. And it worked!!
Olaipai 1 month ago
Thank you very much for your video.I'm always learning something & hope I could use the info in the future. Best Wishes for the New Year, Be, George in NYC
georplagian 1 month ago
Why are you wearing cloth cloves? Seems worse than using bare hands...
TheBrownSys 1 month ago
@TheBrownSys I think they are anti electrostatic handgloves :) to not screw up your entire HDD
Nexx16 1 month ago
People! Use your head! This video is only useful if you are in a data loss situation. You are free to buy a new disk otherwise.
goodwise24 2 months ago
Idiots... there is a reason why this procedure is done. You do this to save your data. If you have saved all your favorite porn in an old hard drive, you would want to save it. Not replace it. A new hard drive wouldn't come with your old stuff.
blueathlon 2 months ago
new hard drive 69.99.
new circuit board 49.99.
=>i rather go grab a new one :(
LARSI0N 2 months ago
@LARSI0N when you buy a new hard drive you also need to buy the new operating system as well
Dino000123 1 month ago
@Dino000123 no you dont. laptops and desktops always have a OEM sticker with key for the current OS
LARSI0N 1 month ago
Repair as in not have to buy a complete new one. Like repairing a guitar by replacing the strings. This IS repair.
aeiounix 2 months ago
fuck this isnt repairing !! its replacing !! go to school
love08aaa 2 months ago 5
I think id rather just pay $50 for a newer, better, hard drive.
kiker0909 2 months ago
lol awesome
7NEunice991 2 months ago
i used a program called DBAN and i ruined my harddrive, does it mean that can still recover that by replacing the board? thanks..
JOEMMONSTER 2 months ago
Great if you need the data on the drive.. otherwise you might aswell buy a new drive.
TheAspen666 2 months ago
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i have an old seagate freeagent 500g baracuda 7200 looks like its working inside its spining quietly and the light is on but doesnt show up on computers anymore ive tried cords any ideahs and is ther a dock i can but for it or is the only option to plug it into a tower.....
YAMUMLUVDIT 2 months ago
OMG This sucks this is not a repair a repair would be fixing the actual LAME
Camaull 2 months ago
What are those cables called. The one you are using in the begin of the vid.
I've look all over the net for one but don't know what am looking for... If that makes sense?
YGBMed1A 3 months ago
@YGBMed1A USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Cable for 2.5-Inch/ 3.5-Inch / 5.25-Inch Drive with Power Adapter
desaad37 2 months ago
@YGBMed1A IDE cable adapter
neoryu25 2 months ago
this is how you fix a clicking drive:
/watch?v=HMhdEp3SM_w
:)
irdon 3 months ago
Sometimes swapping the PCB doesn't work. The drive will spin, but not be seen by the BIOS. You also need to swap over the firmware chip.
1D0N 3 months ago
I have a 250 gig LaCie drive, it failed and has this clicking sound, so I'd like to replace it.
Can't figure out however which board to get...Can someone help me figure this out?
MDL: WD2500JB - OOFUAO
DATE: 19 MAR 2004
DCM: HSBHCVJAH
Thanks!
r4aVideo 3 months ago
@r4aVideo if u want to recover data then u have to buy a new one...if u want to have a working hd wait 3-4 months until they drop the prices again and buy a new one
Alexboooom 2 months ago
I had a clicking hard drive with my new laptop. And, I figured out that the HDD has special power settings, and I changed those settings using Ashampoo HDD Control 2.
XxJamesLegendxX 3 months ago
so.... You say is PCB? Then, very good, I will repair the circuit board... Thank you
dancdt 3 months ago
does this works with the new usb 3.0 external hdd also ? i filmed all my problem here : watch?v=idjiRiPWYpg
mickoin2 3 months ago
10000000000 THANK YOU !!
mickoin2 3 months ago
does freezing your hard drive to recover data really work?
saratomas91 3 months ago
external hard drive clicking noise, non-recognized... help?
Faosify 3 months ago
You are awesome!!! Thank You!!!
lifeinpictures 3 months ago
not big thing , big problem is get circuit board part, for a reasonable price.......
Toei2001 3 months ago
You do realize that "replacing" and "fixing" aren't exactly the same thing, right?
ZaffireWolf 3 months ago 67
@ZaffireWolf agree lols. im guessing now and days they think fixing and replacing are the same thing now lmao.
bganightfire 3 months ago
@ZaffireWolf at the most hes giving an idea of what to look at when this is comes by.
bganightfire 3 months ago
@ZaffireWolf you bullshit!
nbdmusico 1 month ago
@ZaffireWolf If it's not "broken" anymore I'd say it was "fixed".
The0p9o8i7u6y 1 month ago
I do some repairs for other folks around the neighborhood for some side cash and this technique will come in handy if someone needs me to recover data.
Rakstawr 4 months ago
@Rakstawr I see you are an advocate of the American health care system, then.
ZaffireWolf 3 months ago
Man, I have an entire stack of these in my closet, thanks for the handy upload!
Shinhaquro 4 months ago
Is there any pcb or whatever for the original xbox? The bios is locked so what can I do?
zunehdrocks 4 months ago
@zunehdrocks
Replace the CMOS battery or the jumper that is belong to the battery and put it back. Then turn on your PC tha will fix it. :)
Gulfam26 3 months ago
do you have model ST340014A ?
pls replay
thx
turnuon 4 months ago
this is not a ''how to repair'' but where to buy....
Alexboooom 4 months ago 46
nice info, but, how do you define whether its the circuit board or the header thats to blame for clicking and non dectection by the computer? thanks
Orillasound 4 months ago
my hard drive has been clicking for a few months (6Y old 24/7), and got a lot worse after a recent power outage (now have battery backup), and it would not boot up.
After swapping the hard drive with a spare, installing win to check if its fried I backed up all my files, i then switched back and it booted up just fine, The clicking happened even when not in use so i put it to sleep just in case, Today i woke up my PC and its no clicking anymore.
How could it just go away?
kbjnkm86 4 months ago
alright first of all sorry for my bad english .. My external harddrive* seagate * the usb port has been fucked up ( its not in place anymore so i want to find the bigger port * not usb * that port that is on video on 0:45 placed at the hard drive thank you
aggeloswindsurfing 4 months ago
THOSE SCREWDRIVERS COST OVER 200 BUCKS
persevere67 4 months ago
@persevere67 ??????????? maybe actual bucks and not dollars...
Alexboooom 4 months ago
Buy an SSD and you'll never have this problem. This video was relevant when it was posted but this is 2011 people!
CoryDemone 4 months ago
@CoryDemone
Platter hard drives: $0.01 / GB
SSD hard drives: $1.50 / GB (~$1.00 / GB for 1st/2nd gen SSDs)
This video is still perfectly relevant. Also, when an SSD fails, you're completely fucked as the memory chips are soldered directly to the control board.
Hardwyre 4 months ago
@Hardwyre 2 TB hard drives are only 20 bucks?! Hot dog!
Fledgerson 4 months ago
In most cases (a) you're not absolutely sure that it's only the board that needs replacing. (b) the board is not worth the money and you can probably get a larger hard drive for the same money and less time.
tupham81 4 months ago
that wouldn't save the data
bullwinklemoose7 4 months ago
@tupham81 if you have lost your data then?
TheComputerNerd0101 4 months ago
In The Tech field there is a Term called FRU: Field Replacement Unit , as he said earlier its either circuit board or internal problem. Repair can be done by replacing the none working part specially if its not worth the time and effort to go more technical to fix or find and pay some one with that level of skills, he showed simple trouble shooting skills to fix a complex problem . Nice Info
TheMavastone 4 months ago
you didn't repair it ! :|...you changed the circuit board :|..i want to repair mine...coz it's too expensive to buy another one...:| it's almost half of a the price of a whole computer
d3du999 4 months ago
@d3du999 i bought a 500gb samsung hard drive off ebay yesterday for £30 and it was new
italyxx07 4 months ago
hi how much is that cable for laptop and how is it called ? answer thx ;)
psp3000legend 4 months ago
He is using Internet Explorer....... why?
CommanderBow1664 4 months ago
I just stamped on mine.
WatsonHD 4 months ago
@thegeneral23 I have I think the same ext hd hitachi 1tb, plug it in it beeps and clicks? Mine is clicking away hoping I can find the right replacement board
craigt1981 5 months ago
let me see spend $50 for a new board or spend alittle extra and buy a new drive. Ill just buy a new drive.
gamerplay 5 months ago
@gamerplay But it will be worth it to save all your data
TheGonzalezvalle 4 months ago
Awesome!
shipfixer2006 5 months ago
Actually, I was prepared to see the HDD being ripped apart, exploded or dissolved in acid. I can't describe how surprised I got.
n3vErw1nt3R 5 months ago
2:20, was that a seagull I just heard?????
acuk2005 5 months ago
mine doesnt make a constant clicking like that, only like once every second and wont charge
aussiebabeem01 5 months ago
my hard drive doesnt click, it makes a vibrating sound. can u tell me whats wrong with it? i took my hard drive apart, circuit board and all. the disk is exposed, i think i touched it. did i ruin the hard drive by touching the disk? is it completely trash now? please help me out thanks
anonimustatts 5 months ago
@anonimustatts The HDD are assembled in pretty dustless condition. By only opening HDD you expose the surface to dust particles, which will got on the way between disk and heads. In this case it can bring the damage to surface because the heads come really very close to disks. Your disk probably had deflective axis which was out of alignment. You can't repair that by your self.
SergSpace 4 months ago
I've got a Hitachi simple drive 1tb. Yesterday it started that clicking noise not sure if the one on the website is the same any chance you could get me one for mine? Its and external harddrive with a power cable and usb cable.
thegeneral23 5 months ago
why do you use globes?
tonnhard 5 months ago
Not to be anal, but I wouldn't exactly call this a "repair." You're replacing a component, not repairing the functionality of the original one.
njones0100 5 months ago
I got a maxtor and i get 1 big click. No more clicks it runs really smooth but it doesnt do anything. Tried to run chkdsk /r but i cant. It somtimes doesnt even reach the xp startup. I get to choose whether to start up normally or in safemode but when the counter reaches 0 it automatically chooses normal startup but then it always makes 1 big click followed by some sqeaky noises and then it freezes.
Is my hd broken?
Dolby3d 5 months ago
Nothing a Giant Magnet wont fix
jetblack297 5 months ago
hey what does a solid red light generally mean on a motherboard its intell thats all i know i got it for free from a friend ha
omgitschrislol 5 months ago
how to get the replacement circuit board? if its 6yrs + old and out of warranty and i live in india?
talkpremjit 5 months ago
fuck i threw away my hardrive i did not know its that easy to fix
EvendimataE 5 months ago
Do you have any replacement PCB's for this hard drive: WD7500kmvv?
Please respond.
Nero1187 5 months ago
unplug it and throw it out the window... clicking gone!
gollumondrugs 5 months ago
@tech4156, @amelkizian, YOU'RE both stupid for not knowing the difference between "your" and "you're."
rpprevost 5 months ago
dobra robota !
good job! :)
cincinmar 5 months ago
MAXTOR SUCKS. Where's the WD boards??? you dont have a very big selection :-/
dankbud42o 5 months ago
wow gloves
boneymuffin 5 months ago
How about SATA 2.5 " hard drives
yusef2610 6 months ago
How about WD harddrives?
levike75 6 months ago
haha your stupid. how much does circuit board cost? against how much a new HD cost? and you can just backup all da info to the new one with those same cables.
tech4156 6 months ago
@tech4156 Actually... your stupid. The whole point of replacing the board is that the drive is clicking and data can not be accessed.
amelkizian 6 months ago
@amelkizian correction YOUR stupid, at no point did he say hard drive wont boot up. And many HD's have clicking but still work numbnuts.
tech4156 6 months ago
I have this problem, but the clicking is not consistent. It goes *click,click*a few seconds pass*click,click* and that's when it reboots. Does anyone know what this means???
moastytoasty54 6 months ago
@moastytoasty54 hard drive failure. you're on the right track. you rather than tinkering in hopes, you might be able get an rma for it. then you might have to get with the manufacturer for a startup disk and reinstall windows on a new drive. i just found my prehistoic maxtor if covered and it's from 2006. worth looking into.
blueovalfan23 6 months ago
Wow I can't believe this works. I bought a AS-IS xbox from a thrift store, its hard drive did have the clicking problem, so I took it apart and found it had a Western Digital Drive that they put in most of the Original Xboxs, and I happened to have a HDD laying around of the exact same model WD drive from a broken Xbox, removed the Circuit board from that and placed it on the clicking drive, Problem solved.
Geek72790 6 months ago
local hardware store for the torque 6-8 ;)
jonnojonno1989 6 months ago
lol those two top comment :)
Marlonhypergrab 6 months ago
Better Fix: Don't buy Maxtor hard drives.
mahchymk93 6 months ago
Excellent and professional.
alfteck 6 months ago
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longmind 6 months ago
i have samsung spinpoint NO100 SV0602H 60GB hard drive i did't found any mach on the link you given please tell where do i find the circuit board of this modle
uzmable 6 months ago
Depends of the condition of each case of the Hard Disk, sometimes this will be one solution
germantrade25 6 months ago
Gonna have to give this a shot. I had a spare HDD I used to hold my movies and media. I had it unplugged for a couple months because I upgraded HDD's and went RAID. One day I hooked it back up to get some movies off of it and the damn thing just clicked. It was working fine when I stopped using it.
Rangerscott69 6 months ago
i know where the problem started, it's a fucking maxtor
TheChriswaa 6 months ago
I just give my clicking hard drive a bath....it works great!!
realtv2011 6 months ago
I like yo gloves mate.
dbzrkyyh 6 months ago
You are a diamond...my screwdriver bustwhen dismantling an old hard drive and I was trying to find a replacement on ebay,you just made it easier...I know what I am looking for now...Cheers.
carsruleok 6 months ago
one of my hd's as fell and even though was in a protecting box, was killed... when i plug it first, it couldn't start well, i unplug and retry and then hearing something like chainsaw :( it's under warranty, but do i have even a single chance?
kojinmalia 6 months ago
You don't have to go to a "special store" to buy Torx tools. They are everyday, normal, common tools... they have been for at least 20 years.
tom9730 6 months ago
Smack the shit out of it method worked for me,there is a better method,its called buy a new hard drive..
AintNoPromiseLand 7 months ago
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The shotgun did the trick for me!
JDMowerGuy1998 7 months ago
Hammer methods and Microwaves are for kids. Try to call FPS RUSSIA.
Mitsonify 7 months ago
@Mitsonify not funny, just no
Defusional 7 months ago
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JDTV1995 7 months ago
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JDTV1995 7 months ago
Ok serious question: I have this new laptop and the hard drive makes a low ticking sound sometimes, but performance is not affected at all, all programs run normally, I heard that hard drives do this sometimes when they're not getting enough power, and I've also heard my laptop would prolly need a better AC adapter, can anyone help seriously? :)
makotomikami 7 months ago
@makotomikami It is a mechanical hard drive and sometimes they make clickety click sounds.. It is somewhat normal.. But just to make sure.. Back up everything to an external harddrive. I guess that you dont have more than 250gb of disk so finding a cheap usb drive is very easy. I use a program called always sync that is fast and cheap. The ac is probably not the resason because lappys have, well a battery :)
dadygee 7 months ago
@dadygee Oh, I forgot to mention, when it's ticking, it's just for some minutes, and the ticking is just random, not at regular intervals, but, well, yeah, everyone keeps telling me that as long as it keeps working fine, then I shouldn't worry, but yeah, I should back up everything and it's actually a 640 GB hard drive, thanks for your help! :)
makotomikami 7 months ago
i just let my doggie pee on it .. seems to have stopped clicking at least. i will try to plug it back in. letcha know how that goes. holla back now ya hear.
WonderWomanFan4life 7 months ago
yes thats happening to my iomega.. hmmmm interesting. thanks bro
WonderWomanFan4life 7 months ago
lubricating would work well
huntercross14 7 months ago
or...you can find torx screwdrivers at home depot or lowes.
davidgotmilk1 7 months ago
he sounds like my docter
TheDarkilller 7 months ago
dude the prices of the pc boards are spenser than the hard drive I will buy a hard drive better
Feruchiharules 7 months ago
How we diagnose if it is a faulty circuit board or defective mechanical parts?
TheChohr 7 months ago
i put a maxtor board on a seagate hard drive, it told me to get a life
acoyou1 7 months ago
Jayne Hoffman lies!
McClear770 7 months ago
You shouldn't be touching the circuit board with those gloves because static electricity can easily destroy semiconductors.
ednja 7 months ago
@ednja There material, not rubber or latex.
wozzupgamer 7 months ago
@ednja by material i mean cotton or somthing like that
wozzupgamer 7 months ago
there is a click sound inside harddrive, then system hangs for some seconds.
some times it willnot booting. is my HD failed, replacing board will fix this? plz tell
harisankargp 7 months ago
Chuck Norris fixed mine
xXxchipperchopperxXx 7 months ago
it fixes mine. awesome thanks mate :)
youcan47 8 months ago
@MegaMrKpop Yes it does. It works for any and all hard drives.
kc0999 8 months ago
y r u wearing gloves
MrProhalogamer 8 months ago
It is unusual and refreshing to have a how-to-repair video that doesn't show someone beating the shit out of the drive.
Astrodan2600 8 months ago 42
how do you actually find outs whats the problem of the 2?