Recent content by ayemez

The tip couldn't have broken off because I did get the drive to start up a few times before and the exact same sound was there before it started up. My two new drives are arriving today, so first off I'll replace the logic board and see if that makes any difference. Then I'm supposed to get a...

When you mean gear, do you refer to a gear on the head mechanism or the motor? Are there any gears in the motor anyway? I assume this hard drive has a brushless spindle motor that spins on multiple electomagnets.

Here is the link that would hopefully work for everyone. http://www.mydatabus.com/5z/lnubb.pbz/ayemez/hard_disk_sound.zip Thanks bmxfreakrider for the tip! :D

The upload must have failed or the forum somehow blanked the file. Can you try this link? I tried and it worked for me. http://www.techsupportforum.com/attachments/laptop-support/9962d1168119794-failed-toshiba-notebook-hard-drive-mk8025gas-sound-hard_disk_sound.zip Thanks a lot for looking...

Hi, Two days ago my Toshiba notebook's hard drive (MK8025GAS) started making screechy noises and before I had a chance to arrange backup media, it stopped working. I had a chance to get it running three-four more times but it didn't stay up enough to boot. I have already tried the freezing and...