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Transcend Storejet250 HDD at stake!

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Another dead HDD. Plug it in, lights up, you can hear the disc spinning and then it stops suddenly with a click.

My brother’s pretty sure that he hasn’t dropped it. Even if he did, that StoreJet was drop tested according to US military standards (Transcend flaunted this information on the disk’s cover).That

=> Tinker time

  • Removed the protective rubber covering. WP_20180822_15_14_12_Pro
  • Pricked the silver hologram stickers to reveal hidden screws WP_20180822_15_14_38_Pro
  • Unscrewed the enclosure WP_20180822_15_15_48_Pro
  • Removed the shock absorbing material WP_20180822_15_15_58_Pro
  • With the SATA to USB mini adaptor removed WP_20180822_15_18_11_Pro
  • The HDD WP_20180822_15_18_23_Pro Okay so Transcend uses Samsung’s hard disks. (Fairly common practice in the electronics industry).
  • The SATA to USB mini adapter.WP_20180822_15_18_15_Pro
  • Next in line : THe HDD control circuitryWP_20180822_15_18_59_ProWP_20180822_15_18_47_Pro
  • Carefully removed the circuit WP_20180822_15_32_04_Pro
  • Aha…some fine particles…felt smooth…probably caused due to some part wear and tear happening inside. InkedWP_20180822_15_31_57_Pro_LI
  • I’ll probably need the SATA converter in the future. WP_20180822_15_32_09_Pro

Bonus Read

https://www.overclockers.com/do-it-yourself-hard-disk-repair/

Update

I did indeed need the converter when I swapped the above HDD with a one that worked.

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