I have some questions that I would like to ask & confirm

[loki]

Hi,

I have some questions that I would like to ask & confirm:

1, WD head alignment - is it just on 3.5" drives or 2.5" drive also?
2, Are platter spacers only on 3.5" drives - I've not seen any on 2.5" drives?
3, When doing a pcb swap with embeded rom if your good at soldering could you swap it over like you do with the 8 legged rom chip?


Thanks

Loki

[Alexii]

1) 3.5 only and not all models.
2) 3.5 only
3) yes u can

All answered are AFAIK =)

[loki]

1) 3.5 only and not all models.
2) 3.5 only
3) yes u can

All answered are AFAIK =)

Thank you for confirming that.
That was what I thought but just wanted to make sure I was correct in my thinking.

Loki.

[pcimage]

1) 3.5 only and not all models.
2) 3.5 only
3) yes u can

All answered are AFAIK =)

Correct! Gold star!

[northwind]

3) yes u can

Correct, but if you f*ck this up...
even very seasoned engineers with vast experience find it very difficult to do this.

[jono-ats]

3) yes u can

Correct, but if you f*ck this up...
even very seasoned engineers with vast experience find it very difficult to do this.

Years ago I would remove PowerPC processors with a hot air station and replace them, then ensure that each of the leads were tacked down with a tiny soldering pencil, plenty of flux, and a microscope.

There's NO WAY I would attempt removal without a hot air station of a CPU / MPU.