Troubleshooting a Failed WD 1600 Hard drive

After the old “put the drive in the freezer for a while” trick did not work, I thought it was time to attempt some less orthodox troubleshooting methods. Hilarity ensued.

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7 Responses to “Troubleshooting a Failed WD 1600 Hard drive”

  1. I like your less …
    I like your less orthodox troubleshooting methods! I have Maxtor, I used for about a month, and my computer doesn’t recognize it anymore! Says it RAW!

  2. I have the same …
    I have the same drive and its making the same noice, but i made a coppy of the drive, Every thing in working, I noticed the drive was failing the smart test (Mac osx Hdd test)
    Yea it was in a mac, and i got a 7200 Rpm drive to replace it but im never buying wd drives, I got another one thats replacing the wd and its going to be fine i think

  3. c0rrupts3ct0r555 on September 14th, 2009 at 6:38 am

    LOL@ the servo arm …
    LOL@ the servo arm screw loose…. well at least he had fun in the end scraping the hard drive platter with the screwdriver.. RIP WD

  4. you know he was …
    you know he was dying to put that screw driver on the disc…the head looked in good condition its the arm that wasnt working which can be easily replace a trip to ur computer shop a couple bucks and u keep ur data n ur hard drive runs like new..now go stick the screw driver in ur eye out of frustration.. :)

  5. InsideLakeForest on September 14th, 2009 at 6:38 am

    I love the exciting …
    I love the exciting conclusion!

  6. wow dude, you got …
    wow dude, you got some serious hdd issues mang

  7. Put the needle on …
    Put the needle on the record!

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