Hard Disk's Click of Death?

[Klassik]

I've also found that the clicking can be caused by faulty EIDE cables. I had this problem switched the cables and it stopped.

[rossco_2004]

Good post.

COuld come in handy later in life. :)

Can someone explain how the freezer thing works?

[Nelsinho]

hmm, I agree in part, but when hdd starts clicking definately is your dead, is one internal failure caused by broke of arm read /write head so is not possible hdd works again, only in manufacturer's lab normally :whistle:

[angelinathio]

I've personally lost 3 hdd. actually 5 hdd but i recovered 2 and trying hard to recover the other three.

I have all those family photos in it. it's a treasure to me but...maybe don't worth a cent to others.

my first hhd just snap and don't react at all, after i got a new one, i try all possible method i knew and finally i realised that the cable ( i have a very curious mind and plug and unplug way too often) is loose and actually the little pins are shaking, so, in order to recover my hdd, i ---don't laugh-- use soldering and 'mend' it. and guess what it worked. i copied all the datas and let my young boy to use it with an old pc to my surprised it's still working till now almost four years since i recorvered it.

the second recovering is a miracle. i don't know how i do it but it just work. actually, i ---i know i am not a pro--- accidentally dropped it about 1 meter from a cabinet to the floor. and it just don't start any more. i tried and honestly, prayed a little. i even offer to pay for recovery as i have my dear mother's photos in it. i never learn my lesson and still, no back up...>sigh< .

so, almost disappointed and giving up, my son told me to cure it his way, after all it's dead. so, before we annouce it offically dead, he exchange the power supply, and he can detect the hdd, with lots of bad sectors, i know all of you will know. actually, at that time, i don't even know what is bad sector. but miracles happened and i recovered most of the photos, not all, but at least most of my precious ones. and right after that the hdd is confirmed dead and i know i am lucky.

now the other three hdd, i still haven learn my lesson<<sigh>> one of it had clicking sounds for several days... stupid me!!! and the other two just gone suddenly. really suddenly because i was working with it one minutes and reboot and just can't detect hdd. any idea what cause that? i'm sure it's my fault at first but now, after reading all your post, i guess i am not lonely. please...give me an idea... i hate the soldering idea and my 'brilliant' son is not available. please help.... thanks for reading.