HITACHI 500gb - VLA380

[zebong]

Hi to all,

Have this disk that have a head crash near the RAMP, in all the plattes.

Anyone knows if in this place have data ?

Anyone have change heads, in a case like this.

Thanks

[harddrivespecialist]

There is no data under the Ramp.

[HDD Spaz]

drive been dropped? maybe ramp has moved. I would put new ramp and heads in. Also I would consider a platter swap.

[beto]

its rare a head crash on a zone where the heads not touch, only if was dropped while was working, could be damaged that, and could be damaged another side´s too , like hdd spaz told u, what about fiters, black color?

Regards

[zebong]

Thanks to all,

the filter is clean,

2 Head is missing found it when i remove the HDA.

dont like like the spindle get damage, but will take a better look, now need to find a donor for heads.

Looking at the microsocpe i could find some number in the PREAMP ( but just with the microscope).

Usualy i dont change heads in hitachi dont know yet how to match it, any hint in PM will be help.

Thanks Again,
ZeBong

[pcimage]

You have PM

[zebong]

Thanks

[hddinfo]

When scratch is made by head or head component, metal pieces going all over the drive, filter etc.

Platters are probably damaged in other areas by micro pieces which went be twin heads and platters.

in this case its a waist of time to put new heads in to that drive.
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that's my opinion - try to swap them cause this heads are very easy to swap.

[zebong]

metal pieces going all over the drive, filter etc.

Hi thanks, but i found the heads and they where just out off the head stack.

The filter is clean, and looking at the microscope i dont see that the heads that where out, became as "metal pieces", in some drives that happen but this one did not happen.

I Will give a try, just need to find a donor, them report what happen.


Thanks
ZeBong