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Han_Solo
Jan 10, 2006Tutor
Disk Drive Test Utility Tool links
Here are some links to disk drive diagnostic tools offered by different drive manufactures. Some of the links are for a specific line of drives but will give you the general idea of what test are ava...
Nelson1
Oct 21, 2011Aspirant
Most simple way to hook it up & see if it works. If it doesn't spin at all, or just kind of wiggles, it's probably completely dead. If it spins then there's hope. Either way if it's not working it could be the drive itself or just the circuit board on the drive, and getting another circuit board from an identical drive could fix the problem.
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