Hello! My first post!

I received today a WD my passport 500gb with broken usb connector and failed initio ic. I am trying to do the sata cable, but i cannot power up the disk since the +5v track is destroyed (don't ask me how...). Is there any testpoint or other place to give the disk power? I cannot track it by myself...

Thanks a lot!

does your PCB beside USB connector has 12 Pins? you can give power there if so. i try it before. but the point is you need to make it a connection with SATA interface for access data. do you have experience on kind of soldering work?

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It might be helpful here if you show us a picture to see the extent of damage

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I've already soldered the cables and sata connector . The drive does have the 12 pin connector!

I have similar problems. I have done sata connection.
but when you connect sata drive good read. but encrypted.
Does anyone have no solution.
Chip encoding: sw6316-3vb14 symwave

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every one have solution . Please help me

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Assuming that the original problem was a connector issue, then repairing the physical damage would be the most prudent approach. Use wirewrap wire if necessary.

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for now. i plugin my laptop. it request format . and auto reset and detect again.

huhuhu

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If you are connecting via SATA, then your data will be encrypted. That's why your OS is not seeing the file system.

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No , encrypted via usb controler chip. conecting via sata is skip usb controler chip .

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still encrypted if you bypass the usb connector with a sata bridge.

When your OS writes to the drive, the USB-SATA bridge IC encrypts the data. Therefore, when you read data back from the drive, you need the same bridge IC to decrypt it.

Use a hex editor to view sectors 0 and 1. Then you'll understand what is happening.

Here are two free tools:

HxD - Freeware Hex Editor and Disk Editor:
http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd

DMDE (DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery):
http://softdm.com/download.html

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Good dayy.
I have success fix it.

I have done.
Simple. I right click on the drive select offline
Machine hangs a few seconds. Then I unplug the cable. and reconnecting. received but drive in read only mode. I use R-studio and copy all the.

but I still do not understand

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for 2017 PC3000 have decrypt data mode. it very usefull.

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