Trouble finding a donor for a WD without label

[rd-simone]

Hello,

I'm getting mad... I am trying to find a donor for a WD HDD I have here. The HDD is without label, so I have no info about it, only PCB and serial number. I attach some photos of it. HDD needs new heads.

PCB is 2060-701499-000 rev A and S/N is WXH0A9975498

PC3000 says that PCB is Denali family, and head map is 0,1,2,3. So I think it's a WD3200BEVT-XXZCTX.

I tried 3 different donors:

1)
WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
WXE308DW9573
HHCVJHBB
02 APR 2008
Thailand
2060-701499-000

2)
WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
WXEY08TT4122
HHNTJHB
11 JAN 2009
Malaysia
2060-701499-000

3)
WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
WXL0E89C0022
DBNTJHBB
23 SEP 2009
Thailand
2060-701499-000

The drive always clicks with all these heads. The heads returned to donors work well.

Can you help me to find a right donor for this HDD or could you tell me where I am wrong in searching for donors?

Thanks!
Simone

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[Tomset]

It should be read the ROM on HW programmer
or
separate PCB, WD utility.

[rd-simone]

Here is the ROM... can I retreive some useful info from it?

Thanks

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ROM.zip

(166.6 KiB) Downloaded 657 times

[jermy]

maybe the PCB is not the native ?!

[lcoughey]

1. Why is the label missing?
2. What was done before you got the drive?
3. As mentioned, can you be sure that this is the client original PCB?

It very likely is fatal damage, either from the original issue or as a direct result of someone else screwing around with the drive. I sure hope that your client is paying you for each donor and the time spent with the shotgun approach.

[Tomset]

Code:

WD3200BEVS-26VAT0   VAT   701499   Denali 2.5   08.FAD-192   693   42B1/E6/11/2/1/0/0   0-3(4)
or
WD3200BEVT-60ZCT1   ZCT   701499   Denali 2.5   08.FAD-192   693   42B1/E6/11/1/1/0/0   0-3(4)


FW 000800FA can work on two types of Preamp:

Drive Parts Information
Controller chip vendor.................. : 0x0000
Controller chip revision................ : 0x42B1
MicroP vendor........................... : 0x0000
MicroP revision......................... : 0x42B1
Channel chip vendor..................... : 0x00E6
Channel chip revision................... : 0x0011
Preamp vendor........................... : 0x0002
Preamp revision......................... : 0x0001
Power chip vendor....................... : 0x0000
Power chip revision..................... : 0x0000

or

Drive Parts Information
Ctrl Chip Vendor........................ : 0000
Ctrl Chip Rev........................... : 42B1
MicroP Vendor........................... : 0000
MicroP Rev.............................. : 42B1
Channel Chip Vendor..................... : 00E6
Channel Chip Rev........................ : 0011
Preamp Vendor........................... : 0001
Preamp Rev.............................. : 0001
PowerIC Vendor.......................... : 0000
PowerIC Rev............................. : 0000

[jermy]

WD2500BMVS-11F9S0 & WD2500BEVS-60UST0 for example, has the same head map and uses the same PCB

[rd-simone]

1. Why is the label missing?
2. What was done before you got the drive?
3. As mentioned, can you be sure that this is the client original PCB?

It very likely is fatal damage, either from the original issue or as a direct result of someone else screwing around with the drive. I sure hope that your client is paying you for each donor and the time spent with the shotgun approach.

1) The label is missing because client removed it to open the drive
2) Client says he opened the drive and then closed it
3) So maybe this is not original PCB? I had this doubt... now I ask client... I'll let you know.

[data-medics]

I hate when people try to DIY and then bring it in for professional service after them mess it up more. They take an otherwise simple problem and create a multifaceted data recovery nightmare. And what gets me the most is the lying. I've customers lie to my face and swear it's the original PCB and was never removed when the ROM is clearly from an entirely different model. Sometimes it's not even the right PCB number at all.

[fzabkar]

3) So maybe this is not original PCB? I had this doubt... now I ask client... I'll let you know.

FWIW, there are Year/Week (YWW or YYWW) date codes on each of the ICs.

If you are incapable of understanding them, just upload a photo of the PCB.

[rd-simone]

Thanks fzabkar, here is PCB picture.

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[fzabkar]

Sorry, but I don't have Superman's xray vision.

[labtech]

Those are tricky when it comes to heads and other areas in terms of compatibility. Tomset's advice is good stuff.

[guru]

Its model is > WD3200BEVT-00ZCT0

[jermy]

Its model is > WD3200BEVT-00ZCT0

so... we can assume
1) its the native PCB
2) the drive was probably manufactured around sep oct 2009
the question is in what country

have you tried heads from HDD no. 3 + the PCB from no. 3 ? i.e. using the heads + PCB from donor
(maybe the PCB is native but the ROM isn't)

BTW HDD no. 2 that you have tried

2)
WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
WXEY08TT4122
HHNTJHB
11 JAN 2009
Malaysia
2060-701499-000

is WD2500BEVT-22ZCT0 not WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0

[rd-simone]

now I will try again heads from n.3 with pcb from n.3 and post the results...

here is another pcb pic for fzakbar

Simone

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[eng.mas]

(maybe the PCB is native but the ROM isn't)

it's appear the ROM is embeded for this PCB

[jermy]

it's appear the ROM is embeded for this PCB

so ? he couldn't tampered with it ?
search the forum and you'll find out

[fzabkar]

MCU - 0934
PCB - 3309 (WWYY)
SDRAM - 0926
SMOOTH - 0938

Identifying HDD IC markings - ST313021A case study:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=207&p=510

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PCB_WWYY.jpg (140.17 KiB) Viewed 13987 times

SMOOTH.jpg (176.69 KiB) Viewed 13987 times

[fzabkar]

Perhaps the following information could be useful (there may be errors).

WWN (World Wide Name) = 50 014EE 258E00641

Code:

Offset(h) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F

00000000  52 4F 59 4C 04 00 1E 00 0D 00 01 00 A8 D6 36 2A  ROYL
00000010  30 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01  00010000
00000020  31 31 2E 30 31 41 31 31 00 01 03 01 00 00 50 01  11.01A11
00000030  4E E2 58 E0 06 41

Module 47

head type = G
media type = S

Code:

Offset(h) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F

00000000  52 4F 59 4C 01 00 1E 00 47 00 01 00 FC CC 5E 3A  ROYL
00000010  46 46 2E 30 31 30 30 20 07 07 07 00 30 00 20 01  FF.0100
00000020  38 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 47 53  ..............GS

preamp values

Code:

Offset(h) 00       04       08       0C

00000120  0B62280A 0F612A05 0B602208 0F612208
00000130  00022002 00022002

microjogs

Code:

Offset(h) 00   02   04   06   08   0A   0C   0E

00000130                      D608 D108 0D09 E308
00000140  000B 000B

Module 0A
DCM = |||MSGJLML

preamp type (?) = M
media type = S
head type = G

Code:

Offset(h) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F

00000000  52 4F 59 4C 04 00 1E 00 0A 00 01 00 40 A2 B4 21  ROYL........@¢´!
00000010  30 30 58 31 30 30 30 32 0A 14 09 00 00 00 20 06  00X10002...... .
00000020  00 04 04 0F 00 00 7C 7C 7C 4D 53 47 4A 4C 4D 4C  ......|||MSGJLML

Headstack matching for Western Digital:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php? ... 036&p=4555