how to fix a hard drive (and get your data off)

Author: Matt
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In this video I basically give a quick guide on how to fix a fairly new hard disc that doesn't spin up.

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  1. I hold you accountable for my hard drive. You are responsible for all I do to it. ;-P
  2. please don't get a job as a Computer Technician...
  3. Chipboard is made from wood chips. What you are referring to is a circuit board.
  4. can I recover my all data from recently stopped seagate slim 1tb HDD ????
    because the files are important...
  5. Please my external hard drive collapse immediately I open it......but i copy files into it....but can't access them.....please help...thanks
  6. Thanks for your video, it was really help. i have a question what is the name of the tool to remove the screws for the hard drive. thx
  7. DIY perks? Wow again helping, but now with an old account!
    I thought someone just copied one of your vids and uploaded it into his account...
  8. Matt? I saw you on DIY Perks a few minutes ago... I guess this account is older, you then grew up and skipped the cap. ;-)
    A magnetized screwdriver will hardly affect the platters, it requires more magnetic force than that.
    Swapping the board can help to recover the data but they usually contain an error list that isn't the same on the two drives so I wouldn't recommend to keep using the repaired drive - just get all the data you need from it.
  9. I'm giving this a shot! Thanks!
  10. does this work when the drive is clicking and not hitting as it spins?
  11. smart dude you know how magnets work.
  12. my drive was ticking and wiring then decided not to turn on. am i to assume its the inner bits not the board?
  13. Ok so if your Hard Drive is spinning & the light comes on but it won't show up in Disk Management is the Hard Drive dead?
  14. I got wd elements 1 tb . if i take the disc platters from this one and replace it in a new wd elements hard drive will my files be recovered then?
  15. Nice video
  16. ive got a 1TB Toshiba external hard drive i dropped it (in its case) on my desk into a jug of about 2&1/2 inches of water for no less then a couple seconds as i was quick to pull it out but it was quite a bang as it hit the surface. then when i next tried it it was making a clicking noise, i sent it to a company called fields-data but unfortunately later learned it was a scam company i desperatley need all my data back as its very important for work reasons, i dropped it back in july (2016) but need it back ASAP ive tried the hard drive recently and it still lights up when i plug it in but now theres no clicking noise what would best suggest i do?! thanks
  17. I have the WD elements Portable hard drive(EXTERNAL). if i bhought  the same hard drive and swapped the disks on my current drivers to the new one will my information be saved ?
  18. suyash
  19. ㄲ가잉
  20. this woz moighty brilliant