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Hi,last week my HDD does not detect in BIOS and I open HDD cover and look insite the inner parts.then I close the cover and setup in my motherboard. But my HDD can't run normally.I heard such a sound "Ka ***, Ka ***, Ka *** " and I wait to see my BIOS setting till 5 minutes.When BIOS setup is appear,my HDD doesn't detect in BIOS.So,please point to me how to reinstall my HDD to work as earlier time. Many of essential data in my HDD. :(

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Hello
You have done a great mistake, by opening the hard drive without proper enviornment. It should only be opened at static free and sust free [ an extreemely clean] enviornment. Dudt with 2 microns will get damage the device. it shouldn't be opened. There is nothing you can do by yoursef. The work inside a hard disc should be doneby a well experienced and trained personnel and a very clean envionment, dust free, static free, and so on. It is very like an open heart surgerey. Sometimes mor than that. OK.

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As friendly advise...your HDD is on its way out. What you will need to do at this moment is try to recover and transfer your data to a new HDD if possible. PM me if you want my service (I can recover and transfer your data). It will not cost you much. I got an affordable service. My PM is dicxs_lpt2 at yahoo.com I will be happy to help you.

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