HDD buzzing/vibrating noise due to stiction.
Diagnostic:
Stiction.
Explanation:
Stiction is when the hard drive heads become stuck to the platters (disks).
The platter motor is trying to spin-up but can’t because the heads are stuck
to the platters. The drive will either buzz or vibrate and have no spin when
turned on. The cause of stiction is a result of smoothness and is exacerbated
by humidity and other liquids condensing at the head & disk interface.
Solution:
The only solution to this problem is to remove the stiction.
Here are the fixes along with estimated labor cost:
Here is the labor cost and no parts are required:
| Stiction Removal Only. $50 |
We will validate the on-line estimate and give you a signed quote after looking at your drive.
Here is the possible labor cost not including parts:
 |
Data Recovery via stiction removal. $200 |
We will validate the on-line estimate and give you a signed quote after looking at your drive.