External HDD,
(Western Digital
WD5000AAJS,
Model WD5000AAJS-22YFAO
29 Sept 2007)

Noticed it wasn’t appearing in Windows Explorer (XP), I had recently moved the HDD to a new location. Appeared to be USB connection issue. I could get it to connect, copied some files off of it assuming a failing drive. Some of the files copied are corrupted now on the new drive. When copying it would ‘lose connection’ and I’d get a delayed write failure. The items being copied would then disappear from the HDD. Other files still showed. It became tougher to keep the connection. The HDD would start the Autoplay, act like it was going to connect, then recycle. Constant recycling of those steps. Never heard clicking, banging or other noises. Took the HDD out of the external enclosure, friend tried to install internally to my pc to SATA ports. It continued the ‘reycling’ So it was NOT the USB connector.

I never wrote any more data to the drive, and I was copying and pasting, not cut and paste.

I’ve read through some google searching that it “MIGHT” be possible to replace the board, a much cheaper resolution than other data recovery means?

Any ideas on the costs for that. Not sure if what I didn't save is worth a ton.

Hi, I think the pcb is not the fault in this case.
More of failing heads or/and bad sectors, if it's some bad sectors try to image the drive.
If that not work you need to see your local DR company...Should not be too expensive at this stage.

Bosse

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