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WD FBLite Donor Compatibility

Yesterday, 3:51

Can anyone verify is this 2 patient drive and 2 donor drive , any one of them is compatible for Head swap
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Re: WD FBLite Donor Compatibility

Yesterday, 14:10

I see head swap as being tricky at the best of times due to risk of damage to the plattens. 2 plate drives may be easier but I use 8 to 11 plate disks.

The head swap should be safe enough but watch swapping logic boards as some are incompatible due to differing ROM settings.
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