Is there anything one can do to fix a non-spinning hard drive without sending it in and paying nearly $1000?
Also, if I do have to send it in, I've gotten some quotes from locals and online, it seems like if the problem isn't too bad, Geek Squad is the cheapest (but they take nearly 6 weeks...)
Should I do it? I need these files.
>>55341537
what kind of hard drive is it?
>>55342053
It's a WD Blue 1TB.
Also I've been researching a bit and noticed it has a port for a "jumper" on the back, for setting it in slave / master mode. My PC boots off a solid state, so maybe if I put this in slave mode my HDD will start working again?
I find it odd that my PC won't even boot up at all when this drive is plugged in, considering it's not the boot drive.
>>55341537
most likely the controller is bad on the board...
go on ebay. look for the EXACT same model hard drive. buy it. upon receiving hard drive, proceed to swap the control board. put back in computer. enjoy refreshed hard drive
>>55342104
i read somewhere that something has to be flashed before it will work properly, and even then it isnt guaranteed. i really dont have a lot of money to throw away, is there a way to make sure it's that?
>>55342199
flashed for what? this isnt a XBOX dvd drive or PS dvd drive... its a standard hard drive... they are made with the same board for the same model...
>>55342250
honestly not sure, just restating things i've read while researching. i'm not super tech savvy with things like that, and people said it's not very likely to work, which is why i'm kinda nervous about that. 40$ is much, MUCH better than spending 600+.
are there any video tutorials or anything?
>>55342471
well dont know what else to tell you... I dont worry bout this problem because I keep backups of my hard drive... maybe you should do the same next time :)
>>55341537
>He didn't make backups
>>55342638
>>55342696
i backed everything up about 6 months ago.. i was going to back it up again the day after it crashed. i am very unlucky :(
>>55342718
>He went 6 months without making a backup
>>55342736
i know :(((((((((((
i even had the external i back up to plugged in, i was just too lazy to set up the auto backup software. kill me
