Hi everyone. I have a dead ST3500630AS with the following parameters...
Model: ST3500630AS
P/N: 9BJ146-308
Firmware: 3.AAK
Site Code: WU
Main Chip: TTB4398A0
100430797 F
From my understanding this drive doesn't require a ROM swap so long as I can find an identical PCB with the same P/N, firmware, main chip, and 100430797 F.
My question... how crucial is it that the donor also has the same site code? I've found a few drives that are identical (PBJ146-308, 3.AAK, 100430797 F, main chip TTB4398A0), only difference is they're SU or TK site code, and mine is WU. Would a PCB from a drive with a different site code work if all the other stuff is identical? Also, what about actual board components... specifically manufactures... is a board with a LSI TTB4398A0 main chip the same as Agero TTB4398A0? Or what about memory chip? My board has a Samsung memory chip, and one of the donor drives I was looking at is 100% identical with exception it's SU site code, and has Hynix memory chip.
Thanks, any help is appreciated. I'm going crazy trying to figure this out