So I'm yet another unlucky one to learn that my backups weren't working when my MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II stopped working. Although it was under warrenty Maxtor tech support was a waste - they wanted $5K to 'recover' what they could. The unit was NOT subjected to a fall- although it did seem to run warm often. The discs are definately spinning in the drive.
I took the unit apart only to discover a Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB inside. Hooking it directly to a PC I found that it was still just clicking (see vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9akUUqeMT4) so the enclosure wasn't causing the issue. The bios didn't recognize it at all- so even with the linux drivers installed (Ext2fsd) win7 wouldn't recognize it. There are companies that say that screwing on a new PCB (~$50 might do the trick). Others replace the U12 ROM. But if that doesn't work other h/d repairers recommend buying the exact same drive and replacing heads. The drive runs prices vary a LOT but I've found a used one for ~$100. How likely would it be to repair it that way? I have heard that it is really hard to do without a clean room and proper torque settings etc. Any other suggestions for me to save the family videos on this drive? Has anyone had luck with replacing the PCB?
I took the unit apart only to discover a Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB inside. Hooking it directly to a PC I found that it was still just clicking (see vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9akUUqeMT4) so the enclosure wasn't causing the issue. The bios didn't recognize it at all- so even with the linux drivers installed (Ext2fsd) win7 wouldn't recognize it. There are companies that say that screwing on a new PCB (~$50 might do the trick). Others replace the U12 ROM. But if that doesn't work other h/d repairers recommend buying the exact same drive and replacing heads. The drive runs prices vary a LOT but I've found a used one for ~$100. How likely would it be to repair it that way? I have heard that it is really hard to do without a clean room and proper torque settings etc. Any other suggestions for me to save the family videos on this drive? Has anyone had luck with replacing the PCB?