{"id":1158,"date":"2018-02-24T21:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T21:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designvista.serverhatch.com\/datarecoverycincinnatinew\/?page_id=1158"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:21:34","slug":"hard-drive-clicking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designvista.serverhatch.com\/datarecoverycincinnatinew\/hard-drive-clicking\/","title":{"rendered":"HARD DRIVE CLICKING"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COMPONENTS OF A HARD DRIVE CLICKING<\/h3><\/div>
Traditional hard drives with moving components are the same today as when they were first created decades ago.\u00a0 Granted the storage capacities have increased tremendously compared to the days of a megabyte hard drive.\u00a0 You will even be hard pressed to find a 250GB hard drive retail today.\u00a0 Traditional hard drives will have the same hardware inside the casing.\u00a0 When first opening you will notice large metallic platters around a spindle.\u00a0 On top of the platters are a large arm actuator sits with micro heads on the tip of the actuator.\u00a0 Typically, these is the first place to look when hearing hard drive clicking<\/a> sounds.\u00a0 Opening a hard drive yourself is not recommended and calling a computer hard drive recovery professional is paramount.<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
Depending on the storage capacity of your hard drive will determine the number of platters \u2018metallic disks\u2019 sitting around the spindle.\u00a0 Today with 8TB and larger drives on the market you can quickly see how cramped the spacing is within these platters.\u00a0 The platters are where the data and firmware reside for your hard drive.\u00a0 If the damage to the hard drive was caused by dropping your laptop for example.<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> [\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” css=”.vc_custom_1511199442089{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}” bg_color_value=”#f4f4f4″][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″]

WHAT CAUSES HARD DRIVE CLICKING<\/h3><\/div>
A professional data recovery services<\/strong><\/a> technician will see metallic dust on the filter and sometimes all throughout the inside of the hard drive casing.\u00a0 Most likely when this is noticed the drive will be unrecoverable due to the tremendous damage to the platter surfaces.\u00a0 The dropped laptop caused hard drive clicking and now the arm actuator is stuck.<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
The arm actuator as seen in the picture on the page is where the heads reside for the hard drive.\u00a0 The heads are where the data is transferred to and from the hard drive. When the laptop was dropped as in our example the heads will have crashed into the platters causing tremendous surface damage due to the high rate of speed the platters rotate on the spindle.\u00a0 When the arm actuator was forced due to impact you now hard drive clicking sound due to arm attempting to move back into the park position but is now damaged.\u00a0 The arm itself is not damaged but the heads at the tip are.\u00a0 These will need to be replaced.<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
Keep in mind that the top surface of the top platter is not the only platter that needs inspected.\u00a0 The top and bottom of each platter needs inspected for microscopic damage due to heads scrapping the surfaces upon impact.\u00a0 Data is stored on the top and bottom of each platter.\u00a0 There is a head that is designated for each surface of each platter.\u00a0 Repeated attempts to boot hard drive when hard drive clicking occurs will cause more damage and may end up rendering the hard drive unrecoverable.<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
On the outside of the hard drive you will see a green board attached with screws.\u00a0 This is the PCB for the hard drive.\u00a0 The PCB is the circuitry for the drive and this can also cause a hard drive clicking sound.\u00a0 When swapping out the PCB the ROM chip will need to be replaced and added to the new board as well.\u00a0 Failing to swap the ROM will prevent access to the stored data when attempting advanced data recovery<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
Contact Data Recovery Cincinnati<\/strong><\/a> LLC today if you have any further questions about your specific hard drive.\u00a0 We are happy to answer any questions you may have.\u00a0 Even though all hard drives are built the same each recovery is different and may need various tools and methods to successfully extract your data.\u00a0 Call us today at 513-338-9756<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hard Drive Clicking<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> [\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” css=”.vc_custom_1511199805208{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” bg_color_value=”#5aa9ff”][vc_column]

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