A Seagate 7200.11 not working with a weird vibration noise.

royair · 09-21-2009, 02:31 PM

Hello all
I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
S/N - 5TE045MX
Firmware: SD35

The HDD was part of an external drive - i have mistakenly dropped it on the floor when HDD was working.
ever since i can't use the drive.
windows does not recognize it.

I have tried MHDD, but with no success - MHDD does not recognize the drive neither
when plugged in to electricity I hear some low vibration noises coming from the HDD (like a cellphone vibration) they last for ~1 sec approx in an iteration of every 2 seconds.
i also unplugged the PCB no signs for any burned part there. PCB looks fine.

any clue? anyone? what could it be and can I fix it by my own?

Thanks in advance to all the guru's...!

**raptor_pa** · 09-21-2009, 04:25 PM

Bent spindle, not something you will be able to fix - particularly on that drive, they are a challenge for pros.

09-21-2009, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
royair Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 OS: win7	A Seagate 7200.11 not working with a weird vibration noise. Hello all I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 S/N - 5TE045MX Firmware: SD35 The HDD was part of an external drive - i have mistakenly dropped it on the floor when HDD was working. ever since i can't use the drive. windows does not recognize it. I have tried MHDD, but with no success - MHDD does not recognize the drive neither when plugged in to electricity I hear some low vibration noises coming from the HDD (like a cellphone vibration) they last for ~1 sec approx in an iteration of every 2 seconds. i also unplugged the PCB no signs for any burned part there. PCB looks fine. any clue? anyone? what could it be and can I fix it by my own? Thanks in advance to all the guru's...!

09-21-2009, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,786 OS: XP	Re: A Seagate 7200.11 not working with a weird vibration noise. Bent spindle, not something you will be able to fix - particularly on that drive, they are a challenge for pros. __________________