HDD making funny noises

Soldato
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had a phone call from a mate who said his HDD is making funny noises and computer wouldn't fire up and was my old PC for sale- I asked if he had ever cleaned PC out and answer was no - He has a metal fabrication business and has lost one smart phone to minute metal particles in air - So told him to take side off and blow it all out to start with - remove HD connectors and make sure they are clean.

Anyway - if it is HDD knackered would it be drive part or what - Can you remove disc itself and put it in a spare drive if they are same make. - If we can't get it spinning he has lost a lot of CAD drawings.

I did ask if he backed things up - I work with metal not computers - fair enough.

Dave
 
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