Toshiba MK1231GAL humming?

[schilly]

Hello,
my first post to this wonderful forum, after a lot of search on the net and in the forum to find a solution to understand what's happened to my 1.8" HDD.

Preface: A friend of mine give a stuck ipod to fix it or at least try to fix it. The ipod fall in the water but I don't know what's happen after whit it.

Plugged the ipod and switched on the disk make this sound http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=53b60da534776da075a4fc82078ae6c8e04e75f6e8ebb871

Anybody can say how is it to make this sound?

PS: sorry for my bad english, I hope that is clear to everybody..

[BlackST]

Then what do you want to do?

[schilly]

Good question!

I want to fix it.. or to know what is happend in to the disc without open it.

That's it. Is it wrong?

[jono-ats]

First of all, the Media Fire client is TOTALLY OBNOXIOUS! Better to just attach a sound file to your post.

I would think the next step would be to disassemble the iPod and inspect the tiny hard drive for circuit board damage.

You can also buy a cheap adapter from Hong Kong on eBay that will let you hook the drive up to a regular PC.

[schilly]

First of all, the Media Fire client is TOTALLY OBNOXIOUS! Better to just attach a sound file to your post.

I would think the next step would be to disassemble the iPod and inspect the tiny hard drive for circuit board damage.

You can also buy a cheap adapter from Hong Kong on eBay that will let you hook the drive up to a regular PC.

I've tried to upload mp3 or wave files to the topic but the client says to me that's not supported.

I've disassembled ipod, ispected the PCB but nothing appear broken or toasted. Also I've used a Saratoga de-oxidize to clean from water residual...

Also connected to the adapter the noise is the same...

I don't want to disassemble the HDD, first because now I haven't torx T3 screwdriver, and so 'cause I haven't the knowledge

If someone can help me... if not, friends like before.

cheers

[BlackST]

Even if you had a torx T3 you won't see and get anything interesting opening the drive. It's a cheap IPOD, forget it. Or continue experimenting, at your risk and having in mind that you could NOT have the desired results.