Hi

I have a 1tb Seagate drive that I want to recover some data from as follows.

7200.11
sn: 9te12lhf
st31000333as
pn:9fz136-500
firmware: 8d15
date code: 09215

it clicks when it starts up. I also believe it has a scratched platter from analysis done. Is there a 'typical' procedure to follow for this to recover some data, and avoid the scratch say with mhdd or similar. I dont want to spend large bucks on this? Any guidance greatly appreciated? I have done some research etc and I understand it can be pcb, preamp or head. i intend to buy a similar drive and exchange the platter.

Hi

It is too expensive and I am willing to take the risk,..I have access to a cleanroom etc.

The only realistic remote guidance is to practice on other drive(s) of the same model, learn the technique and learn about tools that can make the physical part swap easier.

Either way, if the drive does have media damage, then you will be sadly disappointed to experience how a perfectly good set of heads will die within seconds.

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Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Drive (SSD, SATA, NVMe, etc), USB Flash Drive and RAID Data Recovery Specialist in Massachusetts

There are so many software's available for recover the data. If you are ready to taking a risk then you can recover from them.
Thank you
Fix My Computer Dude

You are wasting your time and nobody can guide you.
If you really want some training for the future, hire and pay someone who is willingto do it.
P.S. you may have access to cleanroom, but for .11 you need specific tools to safely swap heads and deal with media (expensive) + know how (priceless).
Good luck.

Hi Folks

agree, absolutely have ground work to do, but I have time and several HDs to train on so hopefully. I am aware of the head issue in terms of touching the scratch, any tips?

Thanks

All things considered, I hate to break it to you but you have 0.0000001% chance of success considering the possible media damage and, more so, the model of drive you'll be working on.

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Data Recovery Cape Town

why is the model so rubish? firmware bug or other reasons?