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help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 11th, 2008, 7:08

i got this drive and the head is stuck.. fix done
but it can't spin. then i try to test the PCB, no output power from 4 point that connect to the motor.
i search for the donor and got it. all are same only SN is different.

i am not sure that i can just swap the PCB or not. i heard that i must solder and unsolder ROM Chip or CPU.
can you help me which one the ROM that i must unsolder n solder to donor pcb.
no. 1 or no. 2
MK8032GAX(1).jpg
MK8032GAX PCB


thanks before

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 11th, 2008, 8:31

It's #1. You're lucky . . .

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 11th, 2008, 8:52

thanks jono. i will try it..

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 11th, 2008, 19:18

highrisk wrote: no output power from 4 point that connect to the motor.


Hi,

How did you measured this?
The spindler is servo motor, not working with DC power.

Regards,
Janos

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 12th, 2008, 6:44

i measure from the pcb. not from the drive. :wink:

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 12th, 2008, 7:09

highrisk wrote:i measure from the pcb. not from the drive. :wink:


Did you use oscilloscope?

Janos

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 12th, 2008, 8:31

you can either use oscilloscope or dmm, but best is oscilloscope.

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 13th, 2008, 2:15

hardly anyone knows what a oscilloscope :roll:


if im right number two chip is a bga type you wont be able to remove
as the solder is under the chip itself so no pins are shown




special tools can remove that chip like what we use :mrgreen:

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 13th, 2008, 20:57

tried it and succeeded. thanks to jono-ats.

N.C. wrote:
Did you use oscilloscope?

Janos


i use multimeter, use a dc tester.

craig6928 wrote:hardly anyone knows what a oscilloscope :roll:


if im right number two chip is a bga type you wont be able to remove
as the solder is under the chip itself so no pins are shown




special tools can remove that chip like what we use :mrgreen:


the bga chip can be remove using blower or infrared solder.

Re: help toshiba MK8032GAX tips for pcb swap

July 14th, 2008, 2:15

yes correct but a lot of people just use a blower or painter stripper heat gun

which can damaged the ic again you wont get the perfect connectiong

infrared solder is what we use
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