have anyone done it before?????

[adnan20]

hello GURUs
I wonna know if i can change the PCB of my WD 5000KS-00MNB00 with the same PCB model and firmware version and wonna know if I have a chance that it will work
have anyone done it before? cus I have been told the the new models of WD r not as the old ones and the PCB is very hard to be replaced even if by the same model and date the country and firmware version....



help is appreciated from all

thanks

[BlackST]

Welcome to the WRONG forum...

[adnan20]

hheehheehehhe

[beto]

Why do u need to did pcb swap?, the first its did the proper diagnostic ,

[BGman]

Just try. If you are lucky it may work. If not, try swapping the Flash chips.

[adnan20]

how can i do the Flash Swapping thing...is it hard to do...
excuse my fresh experiance m still a newbie in this


thanks for ur reply

[hddguy]

I have replaced PCBs on these with success, but only rarely. You need specialist tools to force a donor PCB into compatibility with the failed HDD.

[adnan20]

thanks a lot hhdguy ...another thing do u know where can i get a matching PCB??

thanks in advance

[pallanur]

Adnan: Like Beto says, why do you want to change the PCB. Maybe it isn't necesary. What's the failure of your disk?

[adnan20]

i really dont know but its not powering up...i didnt remove the PCB to take a look at the chips ...could it be something minor on the PCB which can be changed ???!!!!!

[pallanur]

Yes. This is the first step.