Solder pads on non-SATA side of 2.5-inch Hitachi 7K500 ??
December 12th, 2018, 19:30
On a discarded 2.5-inch Hitachi 7K500 (HTS725050A9A362) there are two small leads attached to two small solder pads on the front (non-SATA-connector side) of the drive. I've never seen this before. What are they used for? Thanks.
Re: Solder pads on non-SATA side of 2.5-inch Hitachi 7K500 ?
December 12th, 2018, 19:36
That is not normally done by the HDD manufacturers, it seems to be a thermal sensor that uses apple, but I can not assure you.
Re: Solder pads on non-SATA side of 2.5-inch Hitachi 7K500 ?
December 12th, 2018, 19:46
mhp666 wrote: it seems to be a thermal sensor that uses apple, but I can not assure you.
It is a thermal sensor.
Re: Solder pads on non-SATA side of 2.5-inch Hitachi 7K500 ?
December 12th, 2018, 22:21
mr_spokk wrote:mhp666 wrote: it seems to be a thermal sensor that uses apple, but I can not assure you.
It is a thermal sensor.
Ah, yes. Thanks to mhp666, mr_spokk, and Google I see now that it's actually a small glued-on sensor. I originally (and mistakenly) took it to be wires soldered onto pads on the drive.
Thank you both!
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