The Bearded Lady

[jono-ats]

Close-up of head contamination from a 3 TB Toshiba (Hitachi)

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[data-medics]

So, you plan to clean and re-use the existing heads or replace them? Or does the media look like a lost cause?

[F_ARG]

Looks bad. I guess it is better to go with donnor heads. One question, where did that contamination come from? Has the hdd been opened before o it came from a head crash?

best,

F

[labtech]

The fuzz is the coating from the platter. Have seen before, most recently last week on a WD Passport drive. Head is mangled just enough to cause very mild scratching.

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Also seen that a lot on Seagate 7200.10 drives.

[jono-ats]

So, you plan to clean and re-use the existing heads or replace them? Or does the media look like a lost cause?

Normally, I'd replace these. The platter surface isn't visible.

[jono-ats]

Looks bad. I guess it is better to go with donnor heads. One question, where did that contamination come from? Has the hdd been opened before o it came from a head crash?

best,

F

As noted in the thread by labtech, the contamination results from the head scraping the media.

The drive had been opened by a non-professional before we received it, but I think that is unrelated to the cause of the contamination shown.

[F_ARG]

Looks bad. I guess it is better to go with donnor heads. One question, where did that contamination come from? Has the hdd been opened before o it came from a head crash?

best,

F

As noted in the thread by labtech, the contamination results from the head scraping the media.

The drive had been opened by a non-professional before we received it, but I think that is unrelated to the cause of the contamination shown.

Thanks for your answer and for sharing.

Best!

F