WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
October 30th, 2012, 19:57
Hello, I'm french (sorry for my bad english) and have the same problem than here : 2tb-sadle-strange-behavior-t23839.html
My WD20EARS-00MVWB0 is spinning but not detected. My HDD fell of 30-40cm, and was working just after. I switched off it, and afterward he did not want any more be detected. He's spinning, and I can't hear any weird sound.
I saw that the PCB replacement may be a solution, but if you know any tips, or any tools to analyse my hdd, it could be great
It could be great to save (even a part) of my 850gb data
My WD20EARS-00MVWB0 is spinning but not detected. My HDD fell of 30-40cm, and was working just after. I switched off it, and afterward he did not want any more be detected. He's spinning, and I can't hear any weird sound.
I saw that the PCB replacement may be a solution, but if you know any tips, or any tools to analyse my hdd, it could be great
It could be great to save (even a part) of my 850gb data
Re: WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
October 30th, 2012, 22:03
Not a PCB issue.
Just think about it: do you think that the PCB could physically get damaged from a fall/drop?
The problem is internal with the read/write mechanism.
Unfortunately, these drives are difficult to recover. A pro is likely your best course of action if the data is important.
Just think about it: do you think that the PCB could physically get damaged from a fall/drop?
The problem is internal with the read/write mechanism.
Unfortunately, these drives are difficult to recover. A pro is likely your best course of action if the data is important.
Re: WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
October 31st, 2012, 13:11
I was hopping for an other solution, but this is what I was afraid of 
Re: WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
October 31st, 2012, 13:26
Ganner wrote:I was hopping for an other solution, but this is what I was afraid of
sorry to tell but there is NO other since it felt
Re: WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
October 31st, 2012, 15:21
It remind me a similar problem I faced begining of this year ...
take a look here western-digitalwd20ears-00mvwb0-clic-pcb-swap-solution-t21586.html
after my drive fell down it was able to start but stop spinning after 5 sec.
I did a board swap with a similar card and the drive was able to spin again but I was unable to see the drive in windows.
I did a usb acronis boot disk to see if I was able to clone the drive.
Using the acronis boot usb stick I was able to see the drive and all the files on it (nevertheless I had to wait a litle bit during the opening process of the drive that acronis bypass all the bad sectors). In your case a pcb swap is probably not needed...
At the end I was able to recover all the data on the drive except 3 files ...
take a look here western-digitalwd20ears-00mvwb0-clic-pcb-swap-solution-t21586.html
after my drive fell down it was able to start but stop spinning after 5 sec.
I did a board swap with a similar card and the drive was able to spin again but I was unable to see the drive in windows.
I did a usb acronis boot disk to see if I was able to clone the drive.
Using the acronis boot usb stick I was able to see the drive and all the files on it (nevertheless I had to wait a litle bit during the opening process of the drive that acronis bypass all the bad sectors). In your case a pcb swap is probably not needed...
At the end I was able to recover all the data on the drive except 3 files ...
Re: WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
November 2nd, 2012, 6:53
@dizmo thank you ! I think i'm going to try your method. I have no other options anyway ^^
Re: WD20EARS - 00MVWB0 not detected
November 2nd, 2012, 7:20
Ganner wrote:@dizmo thank you ! I think i'm going to try your method. I have no other options anyway ^^
When this doesnt work for you (And it wont) you should consider that the condition of the HDD will be much worse as a result of your attempts.
Professional opinion is needed if data is important.
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