Hello folks,

I'm getting the "clicking noisy", and just in case, I'd like to known if that's possible to fix that without opening the HD case. (Yep, I read the article "Head Stack Replacement: Questions and Answers")

Actually I'm doing that just for fun. I'm a newbie when the subject is about electronics.

I'd really apreciate any pointers about this

Thanks in advance.

Hello,

It would help a bit if we knew the circumstances it got damaged in.
I mean power failure, physical shock, or anything else.
If there had been no special events, it just began clicking, I suppose it is most probably head related, but it can be that some parts on the PCB got damaged (-5V supply, reading channel...)
so first it is neccesary to exclude PCB, then U may think about how to replace the heads

regards,
pepe

Hi pepe,

Thxs for the reply.

AFAIR the problem started after a power failure.

In this case it´s a good idea to test the HD after a PCB change huh ?

I´ll try to find another one.

regards,

Samurai