Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
February 11th, 2009, 11:13
Want to perform a simple PCB swap. Do I need to match the model, p/n, firmware etc. or can I use a board with the same firmware but from a drive with a different capacity?
Any help would be appreciated.
February 11th, 2009, 11:15
There is a lot of information about matching boards on this website.
If you do some research, I am sure you will find an answer to your question.
February 11th, 2009, 12:02
Sorry if this is a noob question, but I've tried searching and I seem to find conflicting information and just wasn't sure. Some of the answers are related to different hard drive manufacturers so I thought the matching criteria could be different.
Also, is it possible to just replace the connector?
February 11th, 2009, 12:04
jester666 wrote:Also, is it possible to just replace the connector?
If you are good enough at soldering and have the right tools, in 2 minutes you can do it.
February 11th, 2009, 12:15
jester666 wrote:
Also, is it possible to just replace the connector?
That's where I would start.
February 11th, 2009, 12:39
BlackST wrote:jester666 wrote:Also, is it possible to just replace the connector?
If you are good enough at soldering and have the right tools, in 2 minutes you can do it.
Unfortunately neither. But I guess it might be easier to do this than to find a replacement board.
February 12th, 2009, 9:45
Can anyone guide me on how to remove the IDE connector?
February 12th, 2009, 15:00
No need to remove the IDE connector if 1 or 2 pins are broken just get pins from any seagate drive and solder them . If many pins are broken then its tough to change the whole ide connector , good luck .
February 12th, 2009, 15:33
go for swapping pins rather than connector :O)
February 12th, 2009, 19:50
2 broken pins; I'll give the pin swapping a try.
Thanks for all the advice.
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