Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 +12V short circuit

[svokke]

Since a few weeks my PC would shut down/reboot randomly. This saturday the PC finally died, so diagnosis became suddenly a lot easier .
I traced the fault to a defective harddisk. I could measure that this harddisk short circuits the +12V line to ground. I removed the PCB (in ESD safe workshop) and found that the problem must be somewhere on the PCB.
I don`t plan on repairing the PCB itself, but I would like to replace it to get my data off the disc. I`ll buy a new disc of the same size for this purpose.
Befor I run to the shop: is it possible to replace the PCB and get my data off? Is same firmware version or P/N needed?

HD details:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB, bought in june
ST3320620A
PN: 9BJ04G-307
firmware: 3.AAF
date code: 08415
site code: TK

[BlackST]

The trouble was your power supply that finally fried the pcb, I bet. +12v with poor filtering, likely dried/leak caps. For the rest, search the forum.

[hddguy]

It seems that people fail to search the forum for valid posts that may help. I have seen a similar post to this being made so many times. ITs like Deja Vu!!

[HDD Spaz]

its more like Groundhog Day.

[harddrivespecialist]

People expect someone to answer their questions in full, without doing any research.

[hddguy]

Well i didnt get where i am by waiting on solutions fmo other people, why should anyone else?

[shahij]

People expect someone to answer their questions in full, without doing any research.

cos, people can buy medicine from PHARMACY without PRESCRIPTION. people can select AIDS Medicine when he is suffering for FEVER. people can cut their own hair having CUTTER. people can do anything.

[svokke]

Actually, I did a search but that didn`t came up with the results I expected. I only found something about a short to ground in some diode.
Sometimes it`s hard to come up with the correct search words...
If this question comes up so many times and you guys are sick of answering it, why not put it in a FAQ in the data recovery and repair area?

[rchadwick]

A short to ground in some diode.... You were so close...

[BlackST]

No comment.