wonderer
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Hi all. I recently found an old Maxtor Fireball 3 40GB drive. It was from my very first pc so I am intrigued as to what is on it, old photos etc. It had a burnt chip on top and was completely dead so I have replaced the PCB with the exact same model/serial numbers etc and now the drive runs but with a rhythmic clicking. Sometimes it runs quietly for a few minutes and then starts clicking and then repeats the process. I am using a HDD Dock via USB and Windows 10 if that makes a difference although it is the same issues on a Win XP Pc I also have.
The drive is showing in BIOS and in both Disk Management and Device Manager however it is not showing in My Computer and in Disk M it shows as 0GB and says "no media" I can change the drive letter but this does nothing. The drive also does not show up in SeaTools or any partition manager I have tried.
I wont be paying for professional data retrieval as like I say, it is only curiosity as to whats on it more than anything but I also would like to exhaust all possibilities down the DIY route before I throw it away.
I have researched and researched this the last three days but everything I have read either has no solution or does not relate.
Any ideas anyone?
The drive is showing in BIOS and in both Disk Management and Device Manager however it is not showing in My Computer and in Disk M it shows as 0GB and says "no media" I can change the drive letter but this does nothing. The drive also does not show up in SeaTools or any partition manager I have tried.
I wont be paying for professional data retrieval as like I say, it is only curiosity as to whats on it more than anything but I also would like to exhaust all possibilities down the DIY route before I throw it away.
I have researched and researched this the last three days but everything I have read either has no solution or does not relate.
Any ideas anyone?