Troubleshoot Loud scratching noise from disk, then disk fails to read

[SkyboundSteven]

I had a 6.4GB Samsung hard disk that I wanted to backup, as it contained some information I needed.
Model name: SV0644A
I was using USB-PATA interface.
When the disk was making my computer stuck, I switched it off, then turned it back on, just to hear that loud screeching noise of death.
I turned it off, then turned it back on, and the noise was gone...for a second.
Then the disk failed to recognize, then the scratching noise, then disk powered itself off.
I am quite sure that there's something wrong with the head inside the disk, but it is strange.
When the scratching noise can be heard, the disk would be recognized, then it would power off. When it's not, it would just refuse to work.
Since I couldn't find user manual for this hard disk, I need your help.

 

[marg]

That does not sound good at all. Have you run windows check disk? If it is your disk it will let you know. Other than that you might have some viruses on there.

 

[SkyboundSteven]

That does not sound good at all. Have you run windows check disk? If it is your disk it will let you know. Other than that you might have some viruses on there.

It now gave up
It now refuses to be recognized again.

 

[marg]

If you do get it running again I would run a full Disk Check scan. Warning: This might take over an hour or more. The full Disk Check cannot be interrupted until its done.

 

[Deleted member 178]

no viruses , it is simply dead

 

[SkyboundSteven]

no viruses , it is simply dead

Yep...time to spend 300$ to recover retro malwares.

 

[SkyboundSteven]

If you do get it running again I would run a full Disk Check scan. Warning: This might take over an hour or more. The full Disk Check cannot be interrupted until its done.

No....the disk died completely this time.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Yep...time to spend 300$ to recover retro malwares.

ouch ! next time upload them to the cloud

 

[SkyboundSteven]

ouch ! next time upload them to the cloud

It was the first time accessing that old disk from 1999...

 

[Deleted member 178]

lol , you didn't know that before doing sport again you have to stretch your muscles

you made grandpa HDD run a sprint, no wonder it had a heart-stroke

 

[SkyboundSteven]

lol , you didn't know that before doing sport again you have to stretch your muscles

you made grandpa HDD run a sprint, no wonder it had a heart-stroke

I should've power-cycled it...