HddSurgery - Head replacement process on 2.5" Seagate hard drives

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11 жыл бұрын

www.hddsurgery.com
This is a video guide that shows how to use HddSurgery tools (Head Combs) to change damaged heads on new 2.5" Seagate hard drive families 5400.6, 5400.5, 5400.4, 5400.3, 5400.2, 7200.5, 7200.4, 7200.3, Momentus Thin, Freeplay, Momentus PSD and some other families which park their heads on a ramp. During the whole procedure of head replacement, there is no contact between the heads and platters or between the heads themselves. This is only a promotional video. When working with patient drives, clean room standards must be followed.
You can find more information about these tools and many other data recovery tools on our website.
www.hddsurgery.com

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@EvilWolf2 3 жыл бұрын

>WikiHow: How to repair a hard drive! >Step 1: Contact data recovery specialists and get a quote! >KZfaq: Hard drive head replacement tutorial >HDDSurgery - Head replacement process on 2.5" Seagate hard drives You're out here doing good work, keep it up.

@bobfriendship8893 7 жыл бұрын

In spite of the criticisms left by some, here, I thought the instruction process was most professional, clear and easy to follow.Presumably for those like myself attempting to recover data from a drive with damaged heads then if all I have is my spare room to try it out then that will have to do. Thanks very much for this.

@HddSurgery 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bob.

@robertpearson5007 6 жыл бұрын

Bob Friendship a

@Bishop2563 2 жыл бұрын

I may need to do this soon. I just got an estimate of $3K USD to recover my 4TB external seagate. Bloody Hell. Very informative video! Very clear and good ambient music. Here's hoping I am able to successfully get my stuff back! Fingers crossed.

@megapro1725 Жыл бұрын

how it went?

@fforfahim Жыл бұрын

Update?

@joshuaboltz Жыл бұрын

How did it go? Did you get your stuff back?

@Bishop2563 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuaboltz I never tried it after all. I found I had a backup somewhere for about 80percent of what was on it. I decided to just lose the 20percent. I might try it later as an experiment. I'll update when I do.

@thanhgaz1999 Жыл бұрын

@@Bishop2563 i think you will need very clean envrionment otherwise the data will be corrupted/lost. It's easy if you can get it running but lose all the data. It's all about the precious data, not how it can be fixed.

@user-em9mw9ch3y 4 жыл бұрын

This video is a therapy for both the hard disk and our ears..

@HddSurgery 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@gilbertosantiago1658 6 жыл бұрын

Instructive video helpful for those learning about external hard drive mechanics. This one helps diyers learn "how to" procedural steps. Nice

@artbyrobot1 7 жыл бұрын

VERY nicely detailed video. Note how the guy selling tools to do the job shows precisely how to do it as his tool sells better if customers succeed. Note how data recovery shop videos are very rushed and lack detail as they benefit when diyers fail and have to send the job to them ROFL

@jeromebenedict2084 2 жыл бұрын

InstaBlaster.

@train4905 Жыл бұрын

Awsome ,i loved this so detailed butifully filmed ,and perfect mucic,thankyou.steve from the uk

@xyengineeringandtechnology8497 3 жыл бұрын

Highly spiritual background music ☺. Thanks

@brianjones9480 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. It's exactly what I was looking for. Also, I prefer your method of video too, background music with instructional text vs narration by instructor

@chris01479 5 ай бұрын

@haditone8090 6 жыл бұрын

Well done guys easy to follow excellent stuff!

@bhesyangamau7983 4 жыл бұрын

Same😊

@chris01479 5 ай бұрын

@@bhesyangamau7983 Have you done it?? I have a old 60GB hard drive that the head wasnt reading properly. The data recovery company didn't recover my data properly as they have recovered 16% of the data which it should have been 95%. I'm thinking about doing this myself, I know how to build a small box with cardboard box with a fan on it, vacuum to get the dust out, a filter, and the fans to blow the dust out. I know how to do this, but the problem is will I lose my data if I swap the head that come with same model number and first 3 charchers of the serial number? Does the data recovery companies use a small box to keep the box clean from dusts and does they put the hard drive in it to replace the hard and put the hard drive on the computer to recover the data?? It looks like most does use the small box to put the hard drive in it so why not I can do it myself if they use small box with clean air??

@jfboomerang1310 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully presented

@SVETOGOR1 5 жыл бұрын

hey, what the main requirements swapping Platters? Does the hard drive must be with the same capacity, model, version? or just the same make and similar look? thanks!

@jimmyc8348 6 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the ambient electronic spacey music you chose for this video. Very dreamy and futuristic. Mind if I ask who wrote it? Also, thanks for the very detailed instruction for those who want to attempt these repairs themselves.

@bcdefg 2 жыл бұрын

the track is called "I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves" by Chris Zabriskie. it reminds me of "Treefingers" by Radiohead, coincidentally(?) another tree reference.

@Greebstreebling 2 ай бұрын

I made my own head clamping tool from match wood, it worked well enough. My Seagate one touch 2TB does not have a screw holding the head actuator in place, neither on top or on the bottom. In the case of a drive such as mine, you have to be very careful indeed when removing the headset ( it just lifts off with tweezers), because the magnet is still in place and it can grab the actuator as you lift it off, with potential damage to the platter surface. The bottom R/W head on mine had become detached. So now to find out how to remove the platter without losing the disc ailgnment. Probably really easy like the rest of this stuff which would be best done by a surgeon :) :)

@ricard_ndp 2 жыл бұрын

nice video, but do you change the very tiny copper coils on the ends of long arms?

@frederiquedevos3653 10 жыл бұрын

What about a 2.5" HGST drive? do you have tools for that? I can't see it on your web site.

@timminsjoe 9 жыл бұрын

when replacing the heads on my drive, they will not flow into the groves on the guide. heads seem to be a bit high. Any thoughts.

@abiodunilori8647 4 жыл бұрын

THIS IS SWEET VIDEO

@ImranKhan-po7ll Жыл бұрын

Hi to replace the head does the heads have to be same serial code numbers? Or can i replace them from the same model and just do a straight swap?

@anthonygivens1517 7 жыл бұрын

i think the video is great and how much does the tools cost thank you

@imfeelingluckypunk492 6 жыл бұрын

So how do we know if that head is really the problem that it needs replacement? My hardisk is detected by the motherboard and I can hear it spinning but I cant boot it up, reformat or install windows in it. the pc say's "read disk error"

@vijaykumarkhurava8814 7 жыл бұрын

can any 2.5" hdd's header fit to any same size HDD or is there any specific one. Actually my HDD having header problem & I want replace it.

@ompathak1694 5 жыл бұрын

file system error can be fix? anyone can tell me my hard disk file system is been raw and it is not changing by diskpart command

@tanker2sh287 2 жыл бұрын

what is the "tool" called that you put in between the heads? And can any head from any drive (different brand, etc.) by used as donor?

@Only1Science Жыл бұрын

Following

@bartonon 3 жыл бұрын

The best video I've ever seen! :-D

@karolbaum9811 10 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for your instructive videos! I have a Toshiba 2.5", 320 GB internal HDD. Actually,is the main drve of my laptop. Nothing happened to the computer: no damages of any kind. But the disk stopped working. I heard a clicking noise. I oppened the drive. It is a 2 plates,4 heads drive, I connected it and I saw: perfect plates, moving step by step (like moved by a step by step motor, right?). And the heads fixed outside the plates, I mean without touching the plates at all. Should I suppose that the heads are damaged, and, may be,the disk has any kind of protection (¿?) to avoid the heads damaging the plates....¿?)

@beershop6524 4 жыл бұрын

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@vixxxen26 9 жыл бұрын

where can I get these parts... My accuator arm is bad

@IndoGunsnGear 2 ай бұрын

Does replacing the head immediately allow the contents of the harddrive to be read?

@andymatias475 4 жыл бұрын

This worked for me! Thank you!

@j-macdronehome3502 4 жыл бұрын

Where did you buy a new head from?

@cikguroha 3 жыл бұрын

@@j-macdronehome3502 amazon

@chris01479 5 ай бұрын

Have you done it and did it works??

@b.b.2638 6 жыл бұрын

What happens if you accidentally touch the disk with ur finger? Can you clean touched area with spirt?

@roboforce4397 4 күн бұрын

Can u help me My hardisk has single plater 2tb While the head is resting. I changed the plater easily without chamging anything. But when connected it to pc. It shows data cyclic redundancy Disc cannot be initialised. Both hardisk is showing same

@Robert-gq9os Жыл бұрын

great video I am curious which is better purely from a data recovery stand point replaced the heads or transfer the platter to a donor driver with good heads or transfer the heads from a donor driver.

@stefanmv 11 ай бұрын

Did you end up doing either of the options?

@thamzhu 2 жыл бұрын

hey there, where can i get the tools to hold the arm head? or is it hand-made?

@lenny108 6 жыл бұрын

Wonder if this can recover a hard disk with so-called death click. Of course there is also Western Digital, Hitachi, Toshiba, Samsung, HGST, WD Blue, WDC, but it seems they are all quite similar from inside.

@ucupi 3 жыл бұрын

after that..can it be read on pc???or needed $$$$$ software to recover files

@radunicola3836 6 жыл бұрын

What about those heads, they are working from different hdd models or?

@nigellbk 6 жыл бұрын

this is how you do a video great job guys , do you sell the tools and replacement heads for WD my passport ultra i would like to purchase a set if you do

@beginnersdotexe 4 жыл бұрын

hi, I'm also looking for replacement head and tools for my WD my passport ultra 2TB. wd20nmvw 11av3s2. In case if you have any suggestion on the same, Please help thanks

@chris01479 5 ай бұрын

@@beginnersdotexeHave you done it to replace the heads of your old hard drive? Please let me know

@extPress 7 жыл бұрын

Hi guys, I have a problem with my seagate 2.5 momentus thin. There is no screw holding the head arm from the bottom... Could somebody tell me how to remove head in this cas?

@mostefabelkamel4064 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@mardianadipriyo6504 11 күн бұрын

I've done to replace head with the good one.. but the harddrive capacity its not recognize.. plz help

@aniwinner182 6 жыл бұрын

this is for a Seagate, does this apply to a western digital???

@shivayogiajmani6575 7 жыл бұрын

where can i get spare read/write head

@bollywoodbeauties8130 11 ай бұрын

where to buy actuator arm ? mine is damaged and i want to replace the arm please help me

@Hernanklan 10 жыл бұрын

and tools for hitachi 2.5" 320GB?

@RobertPintoweddingphotographer 4 жыл бұрын

where can I get the head assembly for laptop hard drive? I have dead dead hard drive 500 GB make is Touro (external harddrive)

@FelterFox Жыл бұрын

nice tips master ❤️❤️🙏

@naota888 9 жыл бұрын

Help! I have a 250gb Seagate FreeAgent GO, I can't find anywhere to acquire a replacement Actuator Arm for my device. Can anyone please tell me where I can buy this component?

@iMiisakii 8 ай бұрын

can i fix ROW HDD by doing that ?

@ravikirang219 3 жыл бұрын

I have 3 dead hard disks but I m not able to recover it after looking for videos also....what to do?

@ivanildojorge3785 8 жыл бұрын

sera que dá pra vç ecuperar um hd pra mim? levou um queda e quero recuperalo.7200.12 500GB SEAGATE

@onkashchavhan5195 6 жыл бұрын

Sir Kay DVD se recovery ho sakta he Kay please bataye...

@nirmalkumar4069 7 жыл бұрын

H All, I Have 500GB seagate external hard drive and its head is not working can u please help Urgently ineed to get data backup from where i can buy a head for replacing it with original head and read my data back..

@Timbollew 7 жыл бұрын

So what does the tool actually do? can you attempt such a recovery without the tool?

@torrotorrentazos1307 4 ай бұрын

Sorry to ask, but where I could buy one of these head alignment tools?

@OLDBOY10 Жыл бұрын

Hi HDD Surgery Hope you can help please, I have a Seagate 2tb hard drive removed from a iMac but it need the read heads replacing as I didn't back up all my stuff. Can u help?

@sjnlim3925 2 жыл бұрын

after few second of spin, it stop what may be the problem in my case head or motor?

@anthonygivens1517 7 жыл бұрын

and where can i buy both the 2.5 and the 3.5

@goojoe1974 3 жыл бұрын

You are pro man,,,👍🏻

@luizfernandoportugalfuchs1740 Жыл бұрын

Isn't head calibration necessary? How to prevent from it to scratch the plates?

@FrancoBromurofalcone 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I have a hardisk with the Rom (Bios burned - in the sense that PCB's rom is missing) Reason I had buying a card to do the swapping but the repairman lost the original card) Do you think it is possible to recover my Seagate Hardisk? In short, the HD has never been opened and card that has does not have the original BIOS I feel the engine turns but it doesn't see any data windows with new pcb donnor Thx Franco Italy .

@ameehasa5504 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video ,,how and where I can buy this tools and price? Thank you

@silastech. 3 жыл бұрын

I want this tools too

@baraahusein1103 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice work, but where from can i get this tool to Keep the Hesds with ot damage?

@HddSurgery 5 жыл бұрын

www.hddsurgery.com

@linaacstudio1069 Жыл бұрын

Bro i dont have the lock u used to lock the head where is it to buy now and what is the name of the tool u used in at 1:12

@skorpion3. Жыл бұрын

Is the off platter parking ramp removable?

@PedroSanchez-gs2md 4 жыл бұрын

Simplemente un poema de trabajo saludos

@Only1Science Жыл бұрын

What happens if I don't use a parking ramp?

@ifrpilota 2 жыл бұрын

can anyone tell me what does it mean 50% matching head? The person who is trying to get the data off my 2.5 Seagate barracuda pro he said the board was problematic, the motor received high voltage therefore it was spinning too fast and the head was also defective. He said he found a head but it is just 50% match...??? when I asked him, what does that mean he said he will update me later.

@StalinGuiasCedenoDecomputacion 7 жыл бұрын

where can i buy head for my hard drive.. ?

@ErnestJay88 9 жыл бұрын

The music, reminds me of old PC Horror games.

@kevinroos1311 7 жыл бұрын

Haha very old..

@jimmyc8348 6 жыл бұрын

It's more like ambient electronic space music to me, very dreamy and futuristic.

@damondahl4597 4 жыл бұрын

ME TO!

@pateleditingpointap1168 3 жыл бұрын

Sir yeh projact mujhe chaiye kiya mujhe mil sata he

@JohnDoe-in3ep 2 жыл бұрын

Are you on drugs, brah 🤣

@MarcoChapita 8 жыл бұрын

what does control the rpms of the disk??for example is the head or the plate that makes the disk 5400/7200 rpms ????

@scaleop4 8 жыл бұрын

+Marco Chapita no there is an on-board controller that controls the speed of the disk. that is a chip.

@MMM-oc2qw Жыл бұрын

does it worked or dead.....? need full video .........video was great think incomplete....

@akshaychavan6969 5 жыл бұрын

Where i can get the tool you used

@realizingtheconference253 7 жыл бұрын

How much does a head like this and how much does a tool for the head?

@gowthamdigitals 3 жыл бұрын

Same head or different head are supported...tell me please 👍

@rizwanahmed2034 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@rachnakanitkar 10 ай бұрын

Can the head from a 1TB Lacie Rugged HDD replace the head on a 5TB Lacie Rugged HDD?

@Islamic.ikt. 4 жыл бұрын

Hdd head arm where purchasing

@tumukundepeter6818 4 жыл бұрын

How do i know the faulty heads??

@Evoxyoutube Жыл бұрын

Where can i purchase a new head arm?

@pijushrajbongshi5219 6 жыл бұрын

how much will the head cost

@stanglova86 3 жыл бұрын

JUST BUY An identical hdd to get a head

@The_Sightron 2 жыл бұрын

At least 10 dollars

@vgames1543 4 жыл бұрын

My 4tb Seagate drive dropped *once.* After a few weeks the drive died while installing a game. I hate it so much, now I am stuck without any storage space and my graphics card failed as well. Repairing both is too expensive, I have not played any big game on my Laptop in months.

@surajjadhav9214 3 жыл бұрын

how much will the head cost and from where can i buy head arm ? please

@klleung98 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone telling you look like Iron Man? ^_^ Thank you so much for your video.

@inderballowal3022 2 жыл бұрын

Sir salute 👍

@watsonisraelwyatt142 6 жыл бұрын

How I will get a set of that n price please.

@ShahRizal_AkuYangDisyaki 5 жыл бұрын

hye, need your help, my seagate external just broke, it cant' read the data whenever i replace the usb head..my friend tell me the problem is the pin , cannot read the disk, so can i just replace the pin, u have the video for that, thanks

@HddSurgery 5 жыл бұрын

Your friend is wrong, take it to some data recovery company.

@somadara 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you purchase a replacement head for a Toshiba Canvio Basics READY 1TB disk HDD 2.5" USB 3.0 External Hard Drive?

@HddSurgery 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Over, the best way is to purchase the same drive and use the heads from it.

@5iwot5 6 жыл бұрын

Great clear informative video, thanks!

@chris01479 5 ай бұрын

Have you done it?? I have a old 60GB hard drive that the head wasnt reading properly. The data recovery company didn't recover my data properly as they have recovered 16% of the data which it should have been 95%. I'm thinking about doing this myself, I know how to build a small box with cardboard box with a fan on it, vacuum to get the dust out, a filter, and the fans to blow the dust out. I know how to do this, but the problem is will I lose my data if I swap the head that come with same model number and first 3 charchers of the serial number? Does the data recovery companies use a small box to keep the box clean from dusts and does they put the hard drive in it to replace the hard and put the hard drive on the computer to recover the data?? It looks like most does use the small box to put the hard drive in it so why not I can do it myself if they use small box with clean air??Have you done it?? I have a old 60GB hard drive that the head wasnt reading properly. The data recovery company didn't recover my data properly as they have recovered 16% of the data which it should have been 95%. I'm thinking about doing this myself, I know how to build a small box with cardboard box with a fan on it, vacuum to get the dust out, a filter, and the fans to blow the dust out. I know how to do this, but the problem is will I lose my data if I swap the head that come with same model number and first 3 charchers of the serial number? Does the data recovery companies use a small box to keep the box clean from dusts and does they put the hard drive in it to replace the hard and put the hard drive on the computer to recover the data?? It looks like most does use the small box to put the hard drive in it so why not I can do it myself if they use small box with clean air??

@5iwot5 5 ай бұрын

@@chris01479 Hey Chris, No I haven't personally tried this method (or any other method). But seeing as you already brought it to a recovery company, there really isn't much to lose in my eyes. Best case you can fix your hdd and maybe get some more data from it, worst case you mess it up and that's that. To answer your question regarding cleanrooms/boxes. Companies will usually have clean rooms where the entire room is free from dust and orther particulates. But if you want to try it yourself, it is of course hardly doable to get an entire room this clean. Your best bet will be a cardboard or better yet an old plastic container to use as a cleanroom. These are just my suggestions and ideas as an amature, but I hope this may help you in some way. Good luck! And I hope you can recover your data!

@andresbudihardja 3 жыл бұрын

do u have swap platters video ?

@JesseYusufu Жыл бұрын

Where can I buy that head removal tool please

@bantiproduction9098 4 жыл бұрын

It very amazing

@sankhadesilva1701 3 жыл бұрын

after replacing hedunit hard disk not showing. why is that?

@md.mohiuddinrm7227 2 жыл бұрын

I want to replace my hdd head by you.Can u help me? I'm from Bangladesh.

@clemencetatendamupfurutsa2370 4 жыл бұрын

Hie i have a seagate baracuda st2000dm001 if i need to change the head does it have to come from same model or any size will do of the same brand if not please can i have the models which a compatible with this model

@HddSurgery 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, we strongly recommend to contact a professional data recovery company, do not try to perform such procedure by yourself if you do not have the experience.

@MayurBagga 6 жыл бұрын

from where can i buy head arm ?

@stanglova86 3 жыл бұрын

used identical hdd

@ritishwor 4 жыл бұрын

Sir, what is the name that tools head replacement ? From where I can get it.

@HddSurgery 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, it is HDDS Sea 2.5" Ramp Set and you can find it here: hddsurgery.com/data-recovery-tools/hdds-sea-2-5-ramp-set

@nomanzaman241 3 жыл бұрын

@@HddSurgery what the hell 500 pounds

@Lightning_Mike 5 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't there be inert gas inside the hdd? My old hard drive had some sort of a gasket between the cover and the chassis

@HddSurgery 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, there should be no gas inside these drives, just a regular air.

@Lightning_Mike 5 жыл бұрын

That's interesting - All my life I've believed that the HDD was filled with nitrogen or something. I'm still wondering, though: Why are the HDD's insides so well insulated from the outside world? Is it **that** hard to prevent dust from getting in?

@JustinTheVlogger 3 жыл бұрын

I just want to know, what is the purpose of security pin on a hdd's head?

@wojtekp0811 3 жыл бұрын

To not damage the platter 🤑

@RabiLamichhane 10 жыл бұрын

can we replace parts from other kinds of harddisks..such as hitachi or samsung..?

@HddSurgery 10 жыл бұрын

For Hitachi hard drives we have developed HDDS HGST 3.5'' Ramp Set. You can check it on our website or find video and animation guides on KZfaq. We have also two types of different Samsung tools and you can also find info about them either on our website or here on KZfaq.