Posted this guide on another forum, but i thought i would share with my Canadian friends
My hdd was giving me the click of death the other day, so i finally decided to try and fix it :D
Ok, so i started by very carefully opening the HDD...
Next, i began to solder the PCB...
I added a
tiny bit of solder to the points i was fixing, just to ensure a good stong connection for my next step...
The solder was super hot, so i decided to water cool it! Just a leak test, but i think it passed just fine, didn't leak anywhere!! :D
Now i move down to the basement, where stuff starts to get really technical, here are my tools.. And my cat..
And then, the finally..
Plugged it in for some benches, and there's no more click of death + its faster than a SSD!!!!
Throwing it in the sink dropped temps anther 10 º