ST3500841A pcb broken

[Falken]

Hi everybody!

I have a Seagate model ST3500841A 7200.9 Barracuda and 500 GB of space. My pcb is broken because there is no boot noise when I plug it. I have found a disk with the same model, space, etc but I must go to the store te see if pcb firmware is the same.

My firmware is 3.AAD. What happends if I change pcb of same model but with differents firmwares to restore data?

Thanks in advance

[pcimage]

It won't work.

Even with same fw version, it quite possibly won't work either.

[Falken]

It won't work.

Even with same fw version, it quite possibly won't work either.

And which is the solution? To pay?

Thanks in advance

[rchadwick]

If the data is important, Yes. That's by far the safest route. If it's not important, give it a try. You won't have much to lose.

[pcimage]

Any decent DR company should be able to do this at a reasonable price and not rip you off.

We're in UK and work on a difficulty of job basis, not how valuable the data is.

Are you 100% sure the drive is dead? (i.e. not even a slight tick or faint buzz when you apply power?)

Cheers

Sean

[Falken]

Are you 100% sure the drive is dead? (i.e. not even a slight tick or faint buzz when you apply power?)

Cheers

Sean

I'm in Spain. There is no sound when I apply power. And data it's important for me. There are some photographic works here.

Cheers

[pcimage]

Well, if you're prepared to ship to UK, I can take a look for you.

[Falken]

Well, if you're prepared to ship to UK, I can take a look for you.

Can you post me price by pm? Thanks in advance.

Cheers