WD 800 , need some opinion , tks

[mike1998]

Happy new year to all Guru , and wish u guys have a great time with your family , newbie here , just need some opinion , tks


A WD80GB Events Led Up To The Failure:
PC motherboard failure, transfered to other PC but still cannot detect, maybe lightning causing the HDD mother board failure

The Drive Seen By BIOS but couldnt seen in the OS


Patient
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WD Caviar
Drive Parameters:
LBA 156 301 488
80.0 GB

MDL: WD800JB - 00FMA0
DATE: 29 JUN 2004
DCM: HSBACTJCA

WD P/N : WD800JB-00FMA0
PRODUCT OF THAILAND


Donor
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WD Caviar SE
Drive Parameters:
LBA 156 301 488
80.0 GB

MDL : WD800JB-00FMA0
DATE: 12 MAR 2005
DCM : HSBACTJCA

WD P/N : WD800JB-00FMA0
PRODUCT OF MALAYSIA

Done some google search , notice if changing the PCB must be exactly the same board , i think swap these 2 PCB board should be ok ?!
the DATE and the PRODUCT place make these 2 HDD different firmware!?
and the SE also make me curious , the SecondEdition? after swap should be no problem ? Anyway tks for those who take a look, wish u guys have a good day

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[CK]

What symptoms is the drive showing?

Is it spinning? Is it clicking? If you can provide some accurate descriptions, you will get a better answer.

[pcimage]

If it's seen in the BIOS correctly (i.e. model and capacity correct) then the PCB is fine.

[mike1998]

tks CK for ur reply
No Unusual Noise , jz couldnt seen in OS
can detect by BIOS

[mike1998]

tks pcimage for advice
will take this to the test this weekend

[CK]

Try something like R-Studio to see if it can recognize the drive and hopefully your data. As long as the correct model number is showing in the BIOS, you do not need to swap PCB. Possibly some bad sectors or a logical failure.

[N.C.]

tks pcimage for advice
will take this to the test this weekend

Hy

If you want to swap the pcb, this is OK, but not definitely will work for you!
You need to match the headmap as well, wich is programmed into the pcb.
Anyway, if you didnt match the headmap, the drive will clicking, and you can't see it on the bios.
(dont let the drive for clicking more than some second!)

If lightning or voltage spike kills the hdd, the preamp can be damaged as well, and can cause some strange problems!

I suggest to try swap the pcb, and if it not works, ask some pro near to you for help....

Anyway, this can be some logical problems too, not only electrical parts.
Try to test it with mhdd!

Good luck

Janos

[mike1998]

Thanks for your reply N.C. & CK,
Hope everything fine on weekend when i make the swap
Just trying to learn something
will updated after the swap
tks