URGENT HELP PLEASE

[MUHAMMED]

I HAVE PURCHASED 1TB SEAGATE HARD DISK AND NEED SIMILAR USB HARD DRIVE WITH THE SAME DETAILS

SN 9YE05A2D
ST91000430AS
PN 9TY146-550
FW CC97

REQUIRE THIS SAME HARD DRIVE URGENTLY AS THE HEAD IN MY OLD HARD DRIVE IS DAMAGED AND HAVE TO RESTORE MY DATE FROM MY DAMAGED 1TB DRIVE.

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[hddguy]

Do you have an idea of the potential complications involved with this? And the difficulty even if you do get a comaptible part?

[Alexii]

I peaked inside one of these drives. 3 platters . 6 heads. Sry muhammed , i dont have one to sell.

[Joan2010]

I don't get those kind of posts?
Head swaps involve know how, a clean room and some expensive gear.. no?
If one really 'needs' his data from a drive I would suspect to achieve this he either ..
1) is a pro who has the gear and know how (then the format of the OP is very bad style) or
2) is a 'noob' who better should go to above mentioned pro to increase the chances of data retrieval.

[MUHAMMED]

WELL I HAVE GONE TO THE PEOPLE WHO CAN DO THIS BUT NEED THE SPARE PART THAT'S THE HEAD IN THIS CASE.

[dick]

Hi,

NO NEED TO SHOUT!
Have you tried going back to the original purchase point to see if there are any left?

[MUHAMMED]

Sorry i am not shouting i'm used to typing in caps always.

Yes i did go but they don't have any stock here in the market.
Is there any how i can get help from here.

Or other solutions for getting all the data back without replacing the head.

[pcimage]

Last time I need parts for one of these, I just went to my local PC store and bought a 1Tb external drive, and it had exactly the right part inside to perfom the head swap.

All data successfully retrieved.

[MUHAMMED]

Did you get the same version of hard drive or was it different model.

I am getting millions of 1tb hard drives but with different serial numbers, st number and pn numbers.

Well sorry as i am not an computer expert, the people i took my hard drive for data recovery insist on same above mentioned details.

Moreover my hard drive was bought almost a year back, so this model is no longer available. There is a newer version of seagate hard drives out now slimer ones.

[Agent]

If your data recovery guys are insisting on a donor drive with the same serial number, I would take it elsewhere.

[mathewvg]

Hi Muhammed,

Your drive seems to be intact. I mean, the MHA seal is not opened from the picture posted. How a head failure was confirmed then? What was the symptom that prompted you to send for data recovery?

MV

[MUHAMMED]

The few seconds clicking noise and not booting of the drive plus not showing in my computer when i check for it there.

I sent it to some company here in Dubai who confirmed this to me.

[BadMac]

I'g get a second opinion, the symptoms you have posted could be heads, but could also be a few other much less difficult things. What happened just before, during and just after it died?

For my Money, it put it on a courier to Sean in England (PCImage). If a spare is required he can source that for you and I know he can do the 1TB head swap you might also find somebody closer who can give you a second opinion on the fault, before you get charged for a non recovery!

[mathewvg]

Check PM

[fzabkar]

The "3" in the model number, ST91000430AS, indicates that the drive has 3 platters.

I believe the serial number, 9YE05A2D, indicates the manufacturing location (9 = Thailand), platter type and density (Y), and head stack type or number of heads (E). If correct, then could there be other models in similar families that may suffice ???