non-os hdd preventing system boot

hi
i have two drives on one of my desktop systems. os drive is a ssd and the secondary drive is a hdd. when the hdd is plugged in, system isn't booting and it's stuck at boot screen. the hdd is making a clicking sound and bios can't see no drives. when the hdd is detached, system is booting as usual. any ideas? tia.

 

Perhaps defective HDD.

 

any way to access disk/data or possible to have it fixed/repaired if that's the case?

 

When OS hdd boots. What happens when you then attach the regular hdd?

 

The HD is dead/dying.

 

the os is on a separate ssd. system freezes when i hot swap during system boot. if i attach it after i log in to os, nothing happens and the hdd is not detected.

 

it's not an old drive, it's detached most of the time and rarely used. possible to have it repaired?

 

I doubt it, sorry.

One of my external HDs died last week. It was 3 years old but had been in use for less than an hour.

 

i see, thank you. so what's gone is gone. darn it.

edit: @Brian K what causes a dead/dying hdd to prevent the system from booting?

 

Wait don't give up. brb

 

The File Or Directory Is Corrupted Or Unreadable - Hard Drive Wont Open
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix13LRGmzk8

 

thank you, but in my case, if i attach the hdd, the system is not booting and if i attach it after i log in to windows, nothing happens, the hdd is not detected. so, @Brian K is right i guess. the hdd is dying/dead.

 

Then you need a data recovery specialist, with a dedicated lab for such operations. Obviously he could charge a lot of money for his services. You then must think how much your data is worth.

 

@Mr.X
not worth it.

how about a sata to usb adapter or something similar? is it worth to give it a try? any chance?

 

Does it show up in Devices and Printers at all?

 

no, it doesn't. the moment i plug it in the system freezes and gets stuck at boot screen, and the disk makes grinding and clicking noises. if i plug it in after i log in to windows, it doesn't show up even after scanning for hw changes.

 

Mechanical parts are done and most likely the electronic controller card as well. There's nothing to do in this case except what I recommended about the specialist. A data recovery specialist owns a lab and a lot of HDDs models in order to pull out the platters from the defective hdd and put them into a working HDD. That way he recovers data, if possible of course. He should assess the extent of the damage and quote the recovery costs.

 

the data on the disk is not worth it, so i think i'll give up.

 

Now if you're up for it. Might a time to try a crazy fix or two. Like freezing it etc. To get it temporarily working & if desired get some Data off it.

Just Google HDD Click of Death.

 

yeah, i saw it recommended on the net but i couldn't take the risk. i'm planning to have a specialist examine it and see if they can do anything about mechanical issues such as w/r head or actuator failure.

 

If you would could you detail the specialist's expertise, credentials & place of work (ie from garage to large clean room corp environment). And the quoted cost of recoveries.

Asking because I've heard it's 5k & up for experts to recover.

 

i'm not planning to use a data recovery service because it'd be too expensive. am planning to take it to a service station for mechanical repair if possible (and if that's the case).

 

Oh ok. Keep us updated. Hope you get sorted.

 

@zapjb

will do. thank you.

 

so, i took it to the service station. unfortunately it was damaged beyond repair.