PCB swap best practice

[hdguy]

What should I do with Firmware Repair Tools before triyng the pcb swap on a faulty drive:

Clear G-List on the working pcb or what other ?


Bye

[dmarques]

Hi,

I think you should be reading firstly a bit about the difference between PCB and FW (SA), because this are 2 different things.
What do you need to do?

[hdguy]

Hi,

I think you should be reading firstly a bit about the difference between PCB and FW (SA), because this are 2 different things.
What do you need to do?

Ok, I'll try to explain:

does the firmware chip on pcb contains some bad sector data (or other information) that should be cleared via software before swapping the pcb?

[labtech]

There are other details to be concerned with when swapping PCBs, but to answer the question: no.

[dmarques]

Here you have your answer.

[hdguy]

There are other details to be concerned with when swapping PCBs, but to answer the question: no.

This means that I should only clear bad sector data from firmware chip, in some way via softare ?

[mr_spokk]

You don't need to clear any data on the ROM chip...
The G-list is on the platter inside the drive...@ the SA (Service Area)
What is the problem with the drive? Clicks, not visible, stone dead?