Newbie looking for a pcb for my 2 damaged WD hdd

[rayfree415]

Newbie looking for a pcb for my 2 damaged WD hdd.

1st drive
WD2500KS
MDL - 00MJB0
DATE - 12 NOV 2006
DCM - HBCHNT2AHB
S/N - WCANK8895181
# etched on board - 2060-701335-005 REV A

2nd drive
WD3200AAKS
MDL - 75L9A0
DATE - 31 JAN 2009
DCM - HARNHTJCH
S/N - WD-WMAV22205833
# etched on board - 2060-701590-000 REV A

Can anyone help me find these 2 pcb's THANKS

[N.C.]

Hi,

A simple pcb swap will not solve your problem.
You need to transfer the ROM content from the bad to the replacement.

Janos

[rayfree415]

I am not as tech savvy as I would like to be. What tools (software, etc.) are required for this transfer & how can this be accessed if the pcb is not working. Is this info on the bios? Is there a list of instructions I can locate to help me do this. I can return these hard drives for warranty replacement, but being a curious person, I would prefer to ivestigate & find the info to do this myself. Thanks for your help.

[hddmania]

If you replace the chips on the PCB, the warranty will not cover you for a replacement hard drive.

The first drive, WD2500KS, you can desolder the chip from the damaged PCB and put it on the replacement PCB. (You have to desolder the chip from the donor PCB and then replace it with the chip from your damaged drive)

The secodndrive, WD3200AAKS, you can try swapping the chip with ROM data inside but more than likely you'll kill the chip during the process, because it has a lot of pins on that one. WD3200AAKS drive, You may get lucky with the replacement PCB straight swap but often time, you have to match the adaptive data to make it work.

Solder thing, you can buy it at any local hardware store for about $25. Make sure practice before you try it on your own PCB, because you don't want to burn the ROM while you are working on it!

If you don't need the data, I guess you can experiment and no hard feeling when something goes wrong. If you succeed, you'll be happy with your data back!!!

[cheadledatarecovery]

The biggest obstacle (as well as becoming good at soldering) is finding a matching part. Western Digital drives are notoriously difficult to find exact match parts for. There are rules to follow when trying to match the various numbers on the white sticker, circuit board, and crucially the spindle motor. Sometimes these can be bent slightly when you have the facility to 'hot swap'.

[HDD Spaz]

The biggest obstacle (as well as becoming good at soldering) is finding a matching part. Western Digital drives are notoriously difficult to find exact match parts for. There are rules to follow when trying to match the various numbers on the white sticker, circuit board, and crucially the spindle motor. Sometimes these can be bent slightly when you have the facility to 'hot swap'.

I have to disagree. Western Digital are quite easy to source.

[prodata]

The biggest obstacle (as well as becoming good at soldering) is finding a matching part. Western Digital drives are notoriously difficult to find exact match parts for. There are rules to follow when trying to match the various numbers on the white sticker, circuit board, and crucially the spindle motor. Sometimes these can be bent slightly when you have the facility to 'hot swap'.

I have to disagree. Western Digital are quite easy to source.

if you know HOW. it is not such Difficult.

[jono-ats]

What are the necessary criterion for matching heads in later (>200 GB) WD drives? There is so much contradictory info from "reliable" sources.

[pawn3d]

Put me down for a 2060-701590-000 REV A
and if anyone knows which IC chip to replace, please let me know

call 504.812.8971 anytime. leave a message.

[drc]

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