Hello everyone.
I hoped You can give me sobie advice - I have failed hdd IBM Deskstar IC35L040AVER07-0. The disk is not detected by bios, and there is regular clicking sound by heads. (recording: http://w877.wrzuta.pl/audio/aa8fLHxFc4O/hd ). Data recovery is to expensive and the data is not so important, so I want to try repair it myself, even if it won't succeed. I have another, the same model of disk, new. I want to exchange electronics or heads, do you think it would solve the problem? Thanks in advance

NO.

Hello,

>80% it is a head problem.

Read this for more info:
results-the-yourself-solutions-t11912.html

Janos

I would say its 90% heads problem.

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Thanks

Why was this posted as "failed repair"? I received a hitachi from the local college with the wrong PCB and the top label attached with tape. That is a failed repair! From customer described symptoms it would have most likely been a head replacement. The college saved me the labor of removing the label and instantly attached the 25% "I let my IT guy look at it" fee. Recoveries are not THAT expensive for the work involved. Let one of the local guys here have a look! Seriously though, IF you are convinced it is the heads that are the problem, just swap them. It requires no talent, just uncrew the parts and swap them. If you believe it is that simple, you have a 15% chance of success. If you have the slightest doubt, you have a 5% chance of sucess.

Man, I can't get your point! Data is not important. You have another new working drive and you want to break it to attempt to fix another... Most probably you will end up with none of those working. Even if you succeed there is very big chance there will be bad read errors on fixed drive so it would be useful only for data recovery not for further use.