Hi guys
Happy new year to all. I have the above drive which will not I'd in bios
On the pc3000 it is detected and spins up normally, when I launch data extractor the drive is id'd correctly but once you start browsing files on the drive it becomes noisy and sounds like it rattles most likely issues with bearings

Do you suggest repairing as per pc3000 instructions or platter swap with head swap into working chasis which is identical and I have

Only concerned with data
Thx for your thoughts

first of all. Diagnose the problem then you should know what action to take. As a pc3000 owner I think you should be capable of this.

I believe in this particular case whether I have the pc3000 or not isn't really relevant in diagnosis as the issue is mechanical. Faced with bearing freeing as per instructions in manual or complete chasis swap I was trying to see which one people think is the preferred method

Thxfor the reply anyway

I would suggest heads rather than bearings.

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I would suggest viewing terminal report to get more accurate idea of problem. I personally think PCimage is right and at least one head, possibly more, are damaged and failing to function. I would think heads need replacing.

Agree with pcimage i had a case last year with a lot of "grinding noise" , and was dirty head problem

Regards

Hi al checked again and there is an issue with the heads.
Veto you mentioned dirty heads is this something you can provide a bit more info on, as to how I verify or clean prior to looking for a donor for the drive.

Thankyou for your help

Dirty heads on vcr - lost sync and poor video. On hdd - click and lost servo, so hiss and noise. The head can also be weak, same symptoms.

Hello crecomp check on PM was similar case but from momentus 2.5

Regards

thx for all the answers guys, now to finding a suitable donor.