WD5000AAKS almost dead - Any chances to repair it?

WD Internal Drives Desktop & Mobile Drives
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Hi everybody!
I own a WD5000AAKS. Just a week ago or so the computer started working slower and slower. I searched for lost sectors with Windows, and it seemed to repair a few bunch of them. But next time I tried to turn on my computer, it does not woke up. I had to clear CMOS and reconfigure it, and doing so I found BIOS did not find any HDs. I took the HD out of the chasis, and plugged it in a external SATA-USB adapter. It did not work. Listening at the drive when I turn it on, I heard it turning, some ugly clicks, and a sound like if it would start to speed up, … two or three times the same sequence, until it stops turning.

Thinking it already dead, I searched the internet for ways to resurrect it, and found the “fridge” trick. I used it, and I was able to recover a nice bunch of GBs the last few days. At this very moment, it comes to life using this trick from time to time, and when it does, I recover some more files.

The question is … Does anybody have a diagnosis for this drive? Could it be repaired? I know the fridge trick is not much good for the health of electronic components, and I prefer stop doing it if theres a way to repair de drive.

Thanks in advance

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I’ve been watching some videos about HD repairing. Taking a look at the drive PCB, I found some parts of the plastic frame look like burnt or melted:

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What do you think?

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Hello,

I dont recommend repair services on a hard drive. When I drive starts failing is just time to have it replaced. WD does not offer or recommend any repair services either. So, my recommendation is to have this drive replaced.

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Thanks for the answer. And it’s sure I’ll replace it, but a temporary repair would let me recover all the data in the drive. There are a few GB in there I could not copy yet. And the fridge trick seems not to work anymore