I ran the disk checker in GParted for any errors, and nothing. I attempted to access the Quantum Fireball ST 3.5 Series HDD with my external enclosure and Lubuntu 17.10 LTS 64-bit on my laptop, which did get detected and mounted easily, but whenever I would attempt to access the directories, I hear a beeping noise coming from the HDD. I decided to swap my 60GB Maxtor HDD (when they bought out Quantum) with the two HDDs to see if there was any data or OS on it, and the Western Digital didn't have any as it was wiped by the previous owner (thankfully), but I ended up DBANing the drive to remove its MBR by writing zeroes. I recently purchased a couple of old hard drives on Saturday at a local thrift store:ΔΆ) Western Digital WD100 (cannot tell since it was installed in a Compaq Presario desktop hence the sticker)
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