The "innards" look like a record player. There is one or more "platters" or disks made of metal oxide coated aluminum. There is/are a read head(s) attached to a swing arm that moves back and forth across the disks exactly like a record player.
That's it other than a circuit board on the bottom and probably a small one inside. After your diagnosis the drives make good door stops.
On a side note. Almost twenty years ago I came into possession of two IBM commercial disk drive units. About the size of lawn chairs with five 18" disks. The arm was an in and out linear motor driven by a forty pound AlNiCo magnet. I still have one of the magnets. It'll screw up a TV picture twenty feet away, and almost pick up an engine block.
Hi-
my 3 year-old Samsung 30Gb HardDisk was pronounced
"dead" by my IT Supplier. I would like to have a go and open it up, and see what is making the clicking noises.
Any guides from technically minded people how to do this and what to expect would be very welcome. I am particulary looking for sites with diagrams and views of the "innards" of hard disk.
Thanks
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System P-III Windows XP Pro on another Drive
The faulty drive is no longer recognized in the BOIS.
Thanks - just hopeful

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