question on hdd

[dchiuch]

what are the chances of transplanting the actual hard disks inside the drive to another identical drive and it actually working?

[Biraj]

You would need a special tool to swap the platters. If the DATA is important then you would need to get help from a professional. Even a little mistake will kill the drive, the head and the platters are very sensitive.

[dchiuch]

what kind of tool do i need and how do i get it?

[rchadwick]

You could save us, and yourself a whole lot of time, and likely your data, if you tell us what drive you intend on swapping platters, and why.

[pcimage]

Please DO NOT try this yourself.

It's possible to transfer an engine from one car to another, but would I attempt it? Would I F***!!

It's possible to to heart transplants, but....

It requires VERY specialist tools, a clean room and a good deal of skill and experience!

Cheers

Sean

[dchiuch]

its a western digital caviar wd2500jb

[pcimage]

With respect....

NO CHANCE!!!

But seriously, why do you think a platter transplant is the solution? It's probably the hardest thing to do on this model!

[dchiuch]

i actually ripped that little chip on the bottom of the hard drive below the pcb board off

[thatdellguy]

Don't hold back dchiuch. These guys are making it look more difficult than it really is. It's really quite simple with the inexpensive HDS and M5-SH tools. Our tools have a 100% success rate just like Ontrack. With one swoop you'll have instant satisfaction and success. You'll never know how you got by without these tools.

[dchiuch]

i actually ripped that little chip on the bottom of the hard drive below the pcb board off

[rchadwick]

If the data is important, send it to a Data Recovery company. Your chances of doing it yourself are very slim, and anything you do can ruin someone else's chance of recovery. If you still see this as a do-it-yourself kind of thing, you will wind up with a pile of drive parts, and an 'oh shit' kind of feeling.

If you're still going to do this, at least send us a pic of what's broken. I'm not sure what's breakable outside the drive that's not actually on the PCB, unless if you somehow broke the Head assembly connector.

[Amarbir[CDR-Labs]]

Don't hold back dchiuch. These guys are making it look more difficult than it really is. It's really quite simple with the inexpensive HDS and M5-SH tools. Our tools have a 100% success rate just like Ontrack. With one swoop you'll have instant satisfaction and success. You'll never know how you got by without these tools.

Simple

[rameez]

Like rchadwick said ,
Give us the pic of the broken part we can guide u better .

[BlackST]

@thatdellguy...
The tools are in bundle with the magic HDD SPRAY I have seen in your infomercial last night ? (the one that also works for sinks, for car ECMs, antennas, cell phone and food processor ?):D LOL

... seriously...

A close picture of the "damage" could explain all.