Hi

I have seagate 160GB hard disk
Seagate Momentus 7200.3
ST9160411ASG
PN: 9GEG42-034
FW: DE16

The hard disk give mild constant beeping sound. You can hear it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFP3uPQuvUI

When I connect to DDI, it seems to come ready and when I scan I see the following in the attached screen shot


Please let me know what could be the possible issues with this disk?.

Thanks for your help

Cheers
-Jag

Heads stuck to platters.

Yes, sounds like it.

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Yes, sounds like it. But the DDI screen does not show the classic signs of it.

Open the media and see if the Head Stack Assembly is not on the load ramp or in the Inner Diameter Landing Zone area. If the heads are in the Data Zone be very careful when moving them to the correct spot.

Good luck,

Yes it was due to stuck head on platter.

after moving the head to the ramp, I was able to image using DDI.

I have attached pictures before and after picture, I hope will be helpful for beginners


Thanks for all your help


Cheers
-Jag

Thanks and congratulations.

For beginners:

Please note that when moving the head from the platter to ramp, need to rotate the platter slowly in the direction where the arm is pointing to.

Your rotation of the platter and movement of head to the ramp had to be done simultaneously and slowly, otherwise you may break the head.

Cheers
-Jag

Jag17, Is this all you had to do? I have that exact same beeping noise. I have taken it to a repair shop for a quote and they say at least $1500. Seagate says $3500. I know the head is stuck on the platter. You are telling me if I bring the head back to the ramp, I may have a chance to get some files recovered? Would the black Widow be able to read this disc after this?
Any help or links to a disk repair would be GREATLY appreciated!
Newbie
Paul Griffin

Jag17, Is this all you had to do? I have that exact same beeping noise. I have taken it to a repair shop for a quote and they say at least $1500. Seagate says $3500. I know the head is stuck on the platter. You are telling me if I bring the head back to the ramp, I may have a chance to get some files recovered? Would the black Widow be able to read this disc after this?
Any help or links to a disk repair would be GREATLY appreciated!
Newbie
Paul Griffin

The procedure is misleading. It seems easy to carry out, but can turn into catastrophe with the wrong move, especially if panicking because of it.

Be careful.

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What is the wrong move? The arm is moveable, I slowly spin the platters, Does the arm 'click' back into the ramp?
Please ALL help is appreciated!
Thanks labtech!

It should not "click" into the ramp. It should slide smoothly onto the ramp. Realistically, nobody can really help through word descriptions. One just needs to have the technique down. If you are not comfortable, buy a couple of cheap broken drives off eBay or something and practice.

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Is your drive a laptop drive or desktop type?

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GOOD question. If it is 3.5' then it could be spindle lock.
If it is spindle lock, then... well... $1500 sounds about right.

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Yeah it is a 3.5!! Am I out of luck on a do it my self fix??? Spindle lock means?

hi,
a seized motor is not simple to fix, mostly (but not always) drive from SEAGATE have seizures, to extract data you need good tools and above all good experience.
May be is better to contact a pro in your country.
Bye
Luca

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spindle lock = motor seizure = absolutely NO way you can fix it yourself.
I have seen the above mentioned problem with the 2,5" also to occur in 3.5", but it is very rare.

If motor seized then a very experienced pro is needed, and then again not always successful in retrieving the data. It depends on the equipment they'd use.

I'm sorry. This would cost > $1000 i'm afraid.

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Back to resetting the arm to the ramp. Is this a do-able task? Once it is re-set. Will the drive be recognized? How can I tell if a motor is gone and spindles seized?
any dark alleys I can take it to be done at a Much lower cost? With a kid in college, these files will just sit on a shelf before I pay $1500-$3500

What is the model number?

Was it dropped?

As others have said if it is a 3.5 model, then my bet is on a seized motor as well. It is very rare to see stiction on 3.5 Seagate families.

Yes it was dropped. It was in an enclosure at the time.