Need help aligning WD5000AAJS head

[tfwi]

Some time ago, my hard drive encountered a severe shock (read: fell on floor), and failed to work again. A good friend of mine, who has repaired some drives in the past, offered to do a head swap. A presumably working head off a donor is now in place, but he's getting the familiar "click" of a misaligned head. Unfortunately for me, he doesn't know the trick to get this WD head realigned. He pretty much gave up on it, since he was doing it pro-bono anyway, and now it's my problem. Can anyone help me out, either with information on how, pointers or hints at tools, or even just a quote on what it will take to get this beast back up and running?

I'm finding out after doing some reading on this forum, that I'm going to get the response that I should have taken it to a professional in the first place. I know now, that I should have. That being said, would it be too much to ask to just keep any comments to the helpful variety? I really do appreciate any insight you guys have to offer. Thank you.

[tfwi]

Here's the specifics of the drives:

Failed drive:
MDL: WD5000AAJS-2YFA0
DCM: HBNNHT2MBB

Donor drive:
MDL: WD5000AAJS-22TKA0
DCM: HANCNV2CAB

If there is any other info I need to add, please let me know. Thanks!

[harddrivespecialist]

Forget about your data and move on with your life.

[BlackST]

Too many people asking about that, too few people who know their stuff ...
Well, everything has a price ....

[pepe]

Hi,

The more u mess with that drive, the less chance u have to see your bits again.
Noone will share such procedures here, I hope U understand.
There are companies able to do it and others still experiencing in this field.
Of course it is hard to tell by first look which one is which category. I can say that even in this forum there are really few able to do it confidently.
We are able to help for a reasonable price, if u decide on giving up DIY and seeking professional help.

pepe

[lcoughey]

The original drive and the donor drive aren't from the same family of Western Digital drive. So, the likelyhood that the two sets of heads match aren't very high, knowing how hard it is to match heads in the newer ROYL drives.

Realistically speaking, there isn't anything you can do without a lot of expensive equipment and I doubt that you'll find a data recovery lab who is willing to even try for less than $2000. If it is worth it, send it in for an assessment...otherwise spend your time and money trying to rebuild your data.

Good luck.