I have an external seagate 60GB Momentus 5400.2 drive. Model number is ST96812A. It's an IDE drive.
When I turn it on it gives 4 distinct clicks in quick succession (about 2 clicks per second). It then sounds like it is trying to spin up and cannot. It then turns itself off (even if it's still connected to its power source).
Already checked whether the head is on the plate. It is not.
In order to recover the data, I'm wondering if I'd have to obtain a donor drive and swap out the control board or something.
Would really appreciate any help!
If a donor is needed, looks like I could pay $60 (yay, for an IDE drive - whoop!) and get it on eBay, but I don't think I'd have any guarantee it'd work to just swap out the boards, right?
http://www.ebay.com/p/Seagate-Momentus-5400-2-60-GB-Internal-5400-RPM-2-5-ST96812A-HDD/69755805
When I turn it on it gives 4 distinct clicks in quick succession (about 2 clicks per second). It then sounds like it is trying to spin up and cannot. It then turns itself off (even if it's still connected to its power source).
Already checked whether the head is on the plate. It is not.
In order to recover the data, I'm wondering if I'd have to obtain a donor drive and swap out the control board or something.
Would really appreciate any help!
If a donor is needed, looks like I could pay $60 (yay, for an IDE drive - whoop!) and get it on eBay, but I don't think I'd have any guarantee it'd work to just swap out the boards, right?
http://www.ebay.com/p/Seagate-Momentus-5400-2-60-GB-Internal-5400-RPM-2-5-ST96812A-HDD/69755805