Seagate ST380020A U6 FW 3.39

Hello folks,

I'm getting the "clicking noisy", and just in case, I'd like to known if that's possible to fix that without opening the HD case. (Yep, I read the article "Head Stack Replacement: Questions and Answers")

Actually I'm doing that just for fun. I'm a newbie when the subject is about electronics.

I'd really apreciate any pointers about this

Thanks in advance.

Hello,

It would help a bit if we knew the circumstances it got damaged in.
I mean power failure, physical shock, or anything else.
If there had been no special events, it just began clicking, I suppose it is most probably head related, but it can be that some parts on the PCB got damaged (-5V supply, reading channel...)
so first it is neccesary to exclude PCB, then U may think about how to replace the heads

regards,
pepe

Hi pepe,

Thxs for the reply.

AFAIR the problem started after a power failure.

In this case it´s a good idea to test the HD after a PCB change huh ?

I´ll try to find another one.

regards,

Samurai