WD1502FYPS Spins but will not show

[wilsonad1]

I have a western digital WD1502FYPS Enterprise Storage drive which after a reboot disappeared and never came back.

I drive itself will power on and spin as normal (no crazy sounds or anything) but will not show up in disk manager.

I followed directions from the noobie stickys to clean the contacts because they were slightly oxidized. Tested a couple of the diodes but I am not certain of what the exact values should be.

It is the exact same PCB that is found in this thread.
western-digital-wd20eads-dead-overvoltage-tvs-diodes-t20522.html


I think I have a separate problem however since it appears to be no physical problem with the drive itself.

Any help or things to test that anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.

[unknown]

It seems SA/Heads problem, the problem not related to PCB anyway.
No DIY I'm afraid.

RMA if data is not important.Otherwise seek for a pro for help if data is important.

Good luck

[wilsonad1]

Thank you for the reply.

[SAjunky]

I would check first if drive is recognised in BIOS, then in disk utilities like HDAT2 beta, DMDE. Can you can read sectors? Yes: consider cloning the drive if you want data.