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Josipe
 Post subject: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 18th, 2020, 15:47 
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it seem that one of the chips on the controller board has burnt out. not quite sure how to fix this. i was thinking that maybe a board swap might work but im not totally sure. any help i this matter would be greatly appreciated. thank you. pictures below.


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 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 18th, 2020, 15:55 
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The exact same thing as this: https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39615

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Josipe
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 18th, 2020, 15:58 
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i figured but i didnt want to post 2 hard drives in on post that is why i seperated them. thank you very much for the reply
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michael chiklis
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 18th, 2020, 16:04 
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Very likely he was playing with power supply cables or has changed the power supply without using the included cables or it was just faulty.
ATX power supplys cables not have always same configuration!

When we see those burning marks on WD drives on that specific side of smooth chip often is also a sign of burned preamp.

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data-medics
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 18th, 2020, 17:16 
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Deleted, intended to PM this....

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fzabkar
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 18th, 2020, 17:33 
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I fear that the preamp may have been damaged.

Check the TVS diodes.

TVS Diode FAQ:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=86

Catastrophic failures in Western Digital PCBs:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=1119

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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 19th, 2020, 4:28 
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fzabkar wrote:
I fear that the preamp may have been damaged.

Check the TVS diodes.

TVS Diode FAQ:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=86

Catastrophic failures in Western Digital PCBs:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=1119


On this model, preamp damage is very likely.

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pepe
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
PostPosted: March 19th, 2020, 6:11 
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Catastrophic failures in Western Digital PCBs:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=1119


I posted this problem around 2008 on hddguru...
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pepe
 Post subject: Re: burnt out western digital black HDD
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it's odd i cannot find that post no matter how i search for it. I just have the memories about writing it in my old premises, where i was between 2008-2011...
pretty strange.

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