Comstar external drive will not spin, how to take apart?
Hello,
The clicking you're hearing is known as the click of death.
This means either a head has failed, pre-amp has failed or there is damage to the outer cylinders of the drive.
Do NOT open the drive casing in open air or you will most likely render the drive unusable. I am a data recovery professional and with this diagnosis you almost always require a clean room facility to repair the failed components or will require a donor drive with a working circuit board to perform either a cold or hot board exchange depending on the model of drive.
Let me know how much risk you are willing to take before proceeding, I will be happy to refer you to a close by pro if needed and can give you a few pointer if you decide to proceed trying this yourself.
Chris
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