Course syllabus

 

The Importance of a clean room

Why use a clean room

What is a clean room

Standards

Contamination

HEPA

HEPA History

Airflow

Laminar Flow

Clothing

Cosmetics

ESD

Illness

Brief Explanation of Hard Drive Operations

The difference between Logical / Firmware / Physical problems.

-Logical Problems

-Firmware Problems

-Physical Problems   

 

 

Early Diagnostics and warning signs.

Defects and Diagnostics

Hard Drive Error codes

Physical Hard Drive Components

Common mechanical failures

Delivery format Text

A quick look at Firmware

What is firmware

G-LIST

P-LIST

Translator

Adaptive's

Tools

Hardware

Software

Introduction to the hard drive

History of the hard drive

Hard drive brief

Practical identifying components

Delivery format Video and text

 

Donor drive selection

The PCB

Jumpers

Components

Component Selection

Voltage and continuity testing

Practical setup multi meter & PCB testing

General soldering how to & alternatives.

Solder and testing fuses

Delivery format Text & Video

 

Solder and testing resistors

De solder IC Chip

Hot air

Delivery format Text & Video

 

Solder and test IC chip

Solder and testing IDE or SATA (broken pin)

Delivery format Text & Video

 

Test and repair Flash storage device

Delivery format Text & Photographs

Western Digital

Common problems

Repair techniques

 

Seagate

Diagnostics

Repair techniques

Common Problems with specific drives

Spindle seizure

Fujitsu and Hitachi

Diagnostics

Repair techniques

 

Magnet Exchange including Samsung

Head Alignment Single head, Multi heads Western Digital

Head Exchange 3.5" 1 head

Delivery format Video, text and practical.

 

Head Exchange 3.5" 2 heads

Head Exchange 2.5" 1 heads

Head Exchange 2.5" 2 heads

 

Delivery format Video, text and practical.

 

Head Exchange 2.5" 2 heads

Head Exchange 3.5" Six heads

Head Exchange 2.5" Six heads

Delivery format Video, text and practical.

 

Platter Exchange 3.5" Single Platter

Platter Exchange 3.5" 2 heads single Platter

Platter Exchange 2.5" Single Platter

Delivery format Video, text and practical.

 

Platter Exchange 2.5" 2 heads Single Platter

Platter Exchange 3.5" Three Platters

Platter Exchange 2.5" Three Platters

Delivery format Video, text and practical.

 

Platter Exchange 3.5" Three Platters

Platter Exchange 2.5" Three Platters

Case studies – Burned hard drive, flooded hard drive

Geographic based recovery

Overheating drives

Moisture absorbed by drives

Cold climate drives

Delivery format Video, text and practical.