PCB Swap for new WD hard disks with BGA Firmware Chip

[zed]

Hi All,

I have a WD10EAVS 1 TB WD 3.5" SATA hard disk with a damaged motor controller on the PCB (External hard disk with the wrong power supply plugged in by the user). This PCB has a BGA chip and no U12 Firmware chip to remove.

Will a swap with a drive with the exact same model # work? If so - what is the minimum criteria i should use when buying the spare parts (they can cost a lot of money on Ebay and i won't want waste money through trial and error). I also have a PC-3000 UDMA if this is required but the faulty board cannot be accessed in kernell mode as-is. If not - any tips on how to perform a PCB replacement/repair on this drive? If you can help me with this info by Private message i would be most grateful and happy to return the favor in return with other information i can share with you privately.

Thanks,
Zed.

[HDD Spaz]

you can rebuld rom on non native pcb using PC3000 UDMA.

[BlackST]

Or if you are smart enough you can transplant BGA chip...

Or... (yes it is possible).

[HDD Spaz]

its far easier rebuilding rom. why take the stairs when you can use the elevator?

[BlackST]

Didn't see he has UDMA. In that case, yes. Otherwise, I would do some "McGyvering" but this is another story

My fault, seen the message on mobile. I need a netbook at least

[guru]

buy yourself a BOSCH Fridge instead then you can be a pro recovery engineer!

[zed]

Thanks all for the reply, so if i understand correctly - i need a PCB that's compatible (i.e same model # and PCB board number) then use the PC-3000 to rebuild the ROM?

My problem has been to find a matching PCB (match full model number or just the 1st part (e.g "WD10EAVS-xxxxx"). In previous attempts, simply putting a new pcb would cause the disk to click a few times then power down (and not get detected the model # or serial # at all by the PC-3000).

[dobrevjetser]

Zed,

You could solve this using a loader.
Contact me on msn or pm.

Dobre