Swap platter or replace head?

[medic]

Hi All,

I have a 2.5" HTS725050A9A364 Hitachi TravelStar 500GB that suddenly died with an ominous clicking noise.

After opening the case I see the platter is spinning properly but the read arm continuously cycles across the platter and back to park.

I have another drive exactly the same and plan to use that to recover the data.

I probably damaged the read heads by touching them whilst trying to get it to work and am now wondering if I should move the new read arm to the defective drive or move the platter from the defective drive to the new drive?

What gives me a better chance of success?
Thanks for your help....

[lcoughey]

If you have to ask the question, you need a pro.

[pcimage]

If you have to ask the question, you need a pro.

Ditto

[Nick_CT]

Why do so many people want to "swap platters"???

[SAjunky]

Why do so many people want to "swap platters"???

Trolls

[arvika]

Why do so many people want to "swap platters"???

You don't know? Platters swap is heal-all for any HDD disaster

[SAjunky]

You don't know? Platters swap is heal-all for any HDD disaster

Nick_CT knows very well, his question is valid.

[jono-ats]

That advice is in the same manual that tells you to freeze a failed drive after hitting it with a hammer . . .

[arvika]

You don't know? Platters swap is heal-all for any HDD disaster

Nick_CT knows very well, his question is valid.

I know that. Just joking

[Vaidis1973]

If hdd have 1 plater, better change plater or head stack assembly ?
Head with parking zone

[Tawfeek]

If hdd have 1 plater, better change plater or head stack assembly ?
Head with parking zone

As Luke said

"If you have to ask the question, you need a pro. "

[Logical]

Just Curious,

Practicing head / platter swaps. If a drive has one platter and heads are on a parking ramp. From a physical point of view (and assuming the donor is a match) it does seem easier to carry out a platter swap and use original PCB rather than to risk damaging heads.

Or am I missing something.

Regards

Logical (still persevering)

[Vaidis1973]

Just Curious,

Practicing head / platter swaps. If a drive has one platter and heads are on a parking ramp. From a physical point of view (and assuming the donor is a match) it does seem easier to carry out a platter swap and use original PCB rather than to risk damaging heads.

Or am I missing something.

Regards

Logical (still persevering)

I changed 2 pieces Samsung spinpoint 1 plater with stick motor (no parking ramp) and read all info at first attempt. But three weak ago with excelstor 80gb this focus dont work Or donor mismatch, use 2 donor pieces.

"If you have to ask the question, you need a pro."
What is means?

[medic]

well thanks..... as the drive is a dual platter I swapped the head assembly. Worked a charm.

[northwind]