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Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 22nd, 2012, 5:10

i have a Toshiba MK325GSX 320Gb with a dead pcb i have the donor drive. do i have to change the ROM chip? and if yes which one? i tried hot swap with DDI but shows me "I" when getting data.
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Re: Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 22nd, 2012, 5:16

if you will change the full pcb ,yes you must swap the rom chip. but first try repair the pcb .see the fuses and coils after the power connector

Re: Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 22nd, 2012, 5:31

i suppose the rom chip is the IC305

Re: Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 22nd, 2012, 13:04

athlesi7 wrote:i suppose the rom chip is the IC305

athlesi7 wrote: dead pcb i tried hot swap.

:shock:

Re: Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 22nd, 2012, 15:27

athlesi7 wrote:i suppose the rom chip is the IC305

IC502

Re: Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 24th, 2012, 20:47

athlesi7 wrote:i suppose the rom chip is the IC305

IC305 is part of a power supply. The adjacent coil provides the clue to its function.

See http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HD ... Flash.html
... and http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HD ... _Regs.html

Re: Toshiba MK325GSX changing PCB

March 26th, 2012, 2:21

Thank you all for your help
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