Mark I sent you an email regarding some very obscure amplifiers that have been deemed impossible to repair. Please, you're the only person who can fix them!
I swear half of all people have some horror story about WD and the other half some horror story about Seagate. And now they're the only two options (other than Toshiba), so maybe the one bad drive you guys had 20 years ago was a fluke and not a series of IBM Deskstars.
Always sad to see kit in such a state. I honestly don’t know, apart from the graffiti and of course terrible soldering how stuff gets in such terrible condition? Looks like it’s been stored in a very damp shed. Another excellent video as always. Look forward to pt.2.
I'd take every board out and test everything first because someone (probably the owner) tried to do a recap and ended up just ducking it up. Because you was going to send it to Mark to get it repaired. You should of got Mark to recap it as he'd have everything in stock n wouldn't destroy the boards in the process.
Most often the hdd fails, you need a linux computer with pata connector to write an image to a new drive. Good luck finding an original hdd backup files.
Should I take what I like about how you do things even though I’m registered blind? I understand fully I want to amateur radio so it’s useful watching what you do and you do it with a sense of humour which I love.
I wonder if that 5V line being 24V fried something on the digital board or within the hard disk itself. See what the 5V line that was bad was feeding. You might have something blown. Another possibility is that the hard disk only spins up when it is accessing files and playing music and does not spin when the device is not playing music. You might also put that hard disk in a computer and see if it spins up or is readable. I am not sure if these use a common format or whether they use a proprietary disk format. Some dedicated device hard drives are readable on computers and some are not. I am not expecting that a PC or Mac would boot off it but it is possible it might regonize it as an external drive. Another possibility might be the hard drive is toast and putting a new drive in it (or possibly an SSD) would fix it.
Haven't finished watching but that kinda immediate start and stop on a PC would usually mean some kinda short protection, so I would assume something that's failed closed.
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Those old IDE hard drives had issues with aging motor bearing lube. As they aged, the spindle lube would become gummy causing the spindle on the motor for the platters to get stuck. A temporary fix (to recover the data) was to take the drive out and manually spin the whole drive assembly to try break the motor spindle loose. It mostly worked, but not always. If you can't find a problem with the supply, it might be worth a try. Good video!
remember this working a very very long time ago. Number one thing to do though when attempting this is to have long power and data cables, otherwise you end up with more problems when you yank the connectors out 😆
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Mark I sent you an email regarding some very obscure amplifiers that have been deemed impossible to repair. Please, you're the only person who can fix them!
ha😂
Never a good start to open something up and see a Seagate Barracuda hard drive inside. The flashbacks...
Not to mention the filth all over the inside of the bottom plate that looks like dust mixed with dried up beer.
I swear half of all people have some horror story about WD and the other half some horror story about Seagate. And now they're the only two options (other than Toshiba), so maybe the one bad drive you guys had 20 years ago was a fluke and not a series of IBM Deskstars.
Oh, a new screwdriver. Mark, you big spender! 😂
I always get excited when Mark puts out a new video!!
Me to. Always a joy.
I used to sell these units so I am looking forward to watching this.
Cor blimey - was that rain at 26:00?
Always sad to see kit in such a state. I honestly don’t know, apart from the graffiti and of course terrible soldering how stuff gets in such terrible condition? Looks like it’s been stored in a very damp shed.
Another excellent video as always. Look forward to pt.2.
Party gear only used on occasion, put in the shed otherwise?
Always a good day when Mark gets stuck in. Really enjoy it.
Hello Mark. I'm very interested in your Isolated Test Socket. Did you post a video about it? Is there any schematics available? Thank you.
I'd take every board out and test everything first because someone (probably the owner) tried to do a recap and ended up just ducking it up. Because you was going to send it to Mark to get it repaired. You should of got Mark to recap it as he'd have everything in stock n wouldn't destroy the boards in the process.
Anything with the name "Seagate" on it should be suspect #1
Awesome as Always Really interesting Thankyou
Youhuu.. A new video, now i’m not going to sleep anyway 😅
Eww, that thing has had a very hard life. Some people don't deserve nice things, and others shouldn't be "repairing" things!! What a mess. 😂
Waiting for the next one...
Regards!
Most often the hdd fails, you need a linux computer with pata connector to write an image to a new drive. Good luck finding an original hdd backup files.
Should I take what I like about how you do things even though I’m registered blind? I understand fully I want to amateur radio so it’s useful watching what you do and you do it with a sense of humour which I love.
Really used to enjoy your videos, Share the knowledge!! seams now more like "pay me" and i share, sorry i am out.
so who is charging you to watch this, tight arse???
Pretty sure that hard drive is broken those are bad drives.
I wonder if that 5V line being 24V fried something on the digital board or within the hard disk itself. See what the 5V line that was bad was feeding. You might have something blown.
Another possibility is that the hard disk only spins up when it is accessing files and playing music and does not spin when the device is not playing music.
You might also put that hard disk in a computer and see if it spins up or is readable. I am not sure if these use a common format or whether they use a proprietary disk format. Some dedicated device hard drives are readable on computers and some are not. I am not expecting that a PC or Mac would boot off it but it is possible it might regonize it as an external drive.
Another possibility might be the hard drive is toast and putting a new drive in it (or possibly an SSD) would fix it.
Haven't finished watching but that kinda immediate start and stop on a PC would usually mean some kinda short protection, so I would assume something that's failed closed.
👀 that new screwdriver! Dude that power board was a mess! 😧 Looking forward to the follow up video.
What kind of idiot would solder caps like that.!! Not even Panasonic FR either.
Excellent video as usual. Those Gu dessert pots are too good to throw away, excellent demonstration of recycling into a screw pot 😊
Great, now I’m gonna have to check the middle isle of all my local Lidl’s and Aldi’s to see if I can get one of those electric screwdrivers 😂.
right on for the cordless, and wow they are using seagate HDD, damn top of the line back in the day
Somebody had their way with that unit like a cheap lady of the evening. You're the man to square it away.
Mark…is that Big trak in your titles yours? I never had as a kid 😊
If you put a 1TB hard drive in, does that make is a Terra Duke?
How much do you want from me to watch this video?
Can’t wait to see the next episode….
Great job, sir!
Not for long!!!
bad cap job
good job
Girlfriend getting married next day
Cant sleep and a new video from mark??
Hell yeahh
:D
👍👍👍👍👍
So this is basically clickbait?
I am currently learning electronics and would like guidance on understanding, analyzing, and troubleshooting schematic diagrams. Could you provide advice on how to effectively study schematic diagrams, improve troubleshooting skills, and enhance my understanding of electronic circuits?
yes
Those old IDE hard drives had issues with aging motor bearing lube. As they aged, the spindle lube would become gummy causing the spindle on the motor for the platters to get stuck. A temporary fix (to recover the data) was to take the drive out and manually spin the whole drive assembly to try break the motor spindle loose. It mostly worked, but not always. If you can't find a problem with the supply, it might be worth a try. Good video!
remember this working a very very long time ago. Number one thing to do though when attempting this is to have long power and data cables, otherwise you end up with more problems when you yank the connectors out 😆
It's obviously not that (or stiction) as you can hear the drive spinning at the correct speed.
No click of death either - I would bet the HDD is fine