here is my situation, hope anyone knows can help.

i got a 2.5' hdd, WD scorpio blue, broken down a few weeks ago.
it is a hdd for my laptop, i replaced it with new 2.5' WD hdd also.

i do not sure whether it still got warranty or not, i lost the laptop receipt.
i do not intend to send for RMA, all i want is to retrieve back all the data and infomation in that broken hdd.
after i have done googling and reading, i found out that, it may be caused by faulty hdd board.
this is because it gives "click...click" sound when i connect to a external hdd case.

BIOS cant detect the broken hdd, so i can assume that it is NOT software or broken sector problem.

and i have searched in google where to buy hdd board, and its nowhere to buy it.

so guys, experts, need advice.
if i'm wrong, correct me and guide me.
thanks!

actually, when the broken hdd was still inside my laptop ady has the click, click sound.
i did found one company in imbi plaza, recover data for more than 320GB is RM500....
quite a butthurt there...but i'm thinking for the sake of the data in it, i'm willing to pay it...
but now, i try to get the hdd board instead of sending to company for data recovery..
i make the data recovery myself....buy a hdd board is way much cheaper than paying for data recovery services...

damn...then i have no choice but to send to those data recovery company if i want to restore my data in that broken hdd...

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Added on March 20, 2012, 9:22 am

i do not sure what you guys' hdd sound make if dun have enough power supply.
if mine, it will go as beep beep sound.
when my hdd broken, it will has click click sound. like the reader arm making noise..
a big difference there.

usually no. just removing the board would not break the airtight seal. i've done a few myself. it's only worked twice.

1) it only works if it's the board that is damaged. Not the internal mechanism. Usually it isn't the board that's faulty. That only happens in some special instances, eg power surge, or technician's error accidentally shorting it out while connecting the hard disk without shutting down the power supply.

2) the board must be identical. This means it's not enough to just match the hard disk model number, as each model typically goes through a few revisions. It's practically impossible in a home environment. Where are you going to find another identical hard disk. It's sometimes possible in an office environment, where there are many computers lying around. Especially if you usually buy a number of hard disks at the same time. They will probably have the same board.

yaya!
can?can?

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Added on March 20, 2012, 11:19 am
ya me too...i also put my palm on the hdd and felt it...but mine still giving beep beep sound...
maybe if you got one faulty hdd, then you'll know...hehehe

Hi, got a question here..
my ladtop 2.5 HDD (Hitachi travelstar 40GB about 10 yrs old) can't load windows due to damage file.
but i dont want to re-install the windows

I want to retrieve the file inside the 2.5 HDD.. can i use my desktop IDE cable to connect to my ladtop 2.5 HDD to access files inside?
if cannot.. what other way can i use?

Any PATA hdd casing will do, just plugin the IDE to USB module and you are good to go.

after heard ur advise.. i want to buy new HD
any advise.. im an extreme person, so i afraid if i slip my HD, it become unusable again.. any advice which is prefer brand??

since thailand got flooded early this year, no sign of hdd going cheaper. anybody know when can we expect price drop? i bought 500gb hitachi n buffalo 2.5" external for less rm190last year..

better add additional rm10 to get wd green (2yr warranty?), seagate shorten warranty to 1yr if not mistaken

bigger size run faster ?

then shud buy 4tb 

Waiting the price at Sibu to drop. Just ask the shop 1TB WD10EARX Sata II still cost RM330 Better i buy from Viewnet and ask them to do poslaju.

my WD caviar blue just dead, pc suddenly hang
then after restart, took a very long time to boot window,
then error scandisk appear, and a lot data unreadable
can't even use hdtune to scan it

Its true about the temperature, I had many hard disk died on me in the past due to overheat, no fan at the front, temp always rise to 50c

However, even with a HAF 932 casing, right now I'm finding it really hard to maintain at 40c or lower. Most of the time its average at 43c-45c on a hot evening even with fan blowing.

i bought used one, but around 7-8 months only

Take a look at whats the maximum temperature for WD black. 45C is dangerous , you are stressing the hard disk too much

if you ask about the performance, it get write increase from 120++ MB/s to 180++ MB/s
if you ask about reliability, i can say, i am trust with seagate. i own seagate 500GB (the 1st ATTO screenshot was my 500GB) and bought since sept 2009, spinning & running for 2 years 7 months and several days.
to answer your question, yes, it is reliable. 

My WD Blue 320GB died after serving me for 3 years and 2 months. sob sob. my last activity was muxing ~30GB mkv video and transferring lots of stuff to-from my external hdd.

@ mohdazuan
can you provide more info on your hdd so that it's easier for us to hunt for this hdd in the market? i'll be going to LYP and see if i can find a good one.

you mention that your seagate runs for 2 years+ and you call that reliable. my WD runs for 3 years+ and died...i don't think 3 years is called reliable enough. i expect longer...perhaps 5 years and above. i have a 40GB WD hdd that's >7 years old and it's still running fine.

i noticed 500gb drives are trickling down in this couple of months

from 250ish.. to 215 currently i believe

Hi guys just run the SMART test on my WD C.Blue 500gb hdd this morning and the results show raw read error rate = Failed...

here's the screenshot of the test (run via HD tune and WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic)

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judging from the results, my only choice is to RMA the HDD right?

*when i shutdown the PC, i can heard some grinding noise from the hdd....