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ers126

Post subject: WD5000AAKB bricked, new pcb?

Posted: July 27th, 2012, 1:41

Joined: July 27th, 2012, 1:28
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Location: United States

My WD5000AAKB suddenly can no longer be detected. Mechanically it seems fine. On power on it spins up and the head appears to seek a few times but then it spins down. No clicking or unusual sounds. BIOS reports 'drive failed' during IDE detection. I tried several computers and cables to be sure it is definitely the drive. Also MHDD cannot detect the drive (EID returns drive does not support LBA mode or not detected) but can issue a reset to it and it spins up/seeks a few times/spins down.

Any ideas? Does this sound like a bad PCB? The PCB does not appear damaged.

Thanks in advance for helping.
Eric

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pcimage

Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKB bricked, new pcb?

Posted: July 27th, 2012, 3:02

Joined: November 29th, 2006, 10:08
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Location: UK

PCB is 99% ok

Almost certainly bad heads.

Not DIY

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harddrivespecialist

Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKB bricked, new pcb?

Posted: July 27th, 2012, 11:01

Joined: January 15th, 2008, 11:06
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Location: Providence, RI. Boston, MA USA

Most likely heads.

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