Cannot access anymore my Seagate 2TB 32000542AS

[alec3000]

Hi All,

I follow the forum for some time and read information about hard drive problems, but this time it's my turn to seek some help

I made a mistake to buy HDD Barracuda LP from Seagate, then after 9 months of use, the drive failed, really not much used, just for Data saving or decompressing.
I heard click regularly every 2-3 days coming from the computer, but I was unable to localize which hard drive make this noise (was of course the Seagate... ).

Then now the Seagate start spin, then make many click and spin down.
What the problem for you ?

I think even skilled and resolving often IT problems, I dont have equipment to manage and open my hard drive...
What the best solution and not too expensive ?

Thanks in advance.

Alec

[networks]

Best solution /advice is to send to a pro for quote and possible recovery. The symptom indicates bad heads which is not a DIY recovery it would be best to not continue any DIY recovery attempts the more you operate the drive the less chance of recovery.

[BlackST]

No DIY. If you can accept data loss, replace the drive. Otherwise, you have to spend quite some money on it - according to the given symptom.

[alec3000]

Thanks for advice, unfortunatly I need to recover some important files.

After reading the forum I was thinking to send the HDD to Jon@Data Savers LLC.
It's a little far from Europe, result will be expensive shipping cost, worth it ?

Alec

[BlackST]

If you don't want to ship overseas, albeit it's an excellent choice, you have a wide choice between us in EU.

But - regardless of choice - don't expect to spend 50 EUR neither 100 nor 200... (AND everything depends on the actual failure).

Good luck.