Western Digital WD3200JB-00KFA0

[djdannyp]

Hi,

My Western Digital WD3200JB-00KFA0 External Hard Drive recently received a power surge (I plugged in the wrong power cable) and after some looking around I believe I need to replace the circuit board on the drive (2060-701314-002)

Does anyone know where I'd be able to get either the drive or just the circuit board from (or something compatible) so that I can attempt to recover the data.

Any help is appreciated

Thanks

djdannyp

[mr_spokk]

Hi, can you post a picture of your faulty board....facing component side up.

Regards/ Bosse

[djdannyp]

i'll get a picture as soon as i can.....i've had to give the drive to someone else to attempt to remove the circuit board as i don't have the appropriate tools.

in the assumption that i'll have to get a new circuit board, does anyone know where i'd be able to get the right board from (or even a whole other hard drive to get the board off)

thanks

djdannyp

[dmarques]

Well, to start EBay is a good option.

[Starling]

ebay - look for the same model.
most likely you will need to swap U12 chip to make it work.

[djdannyp]

I found the same hard drive on ebay and have bought it and swapped the circuit board over.

It now attemps to start up (i can hear the disc whirring) but it seems to fail to fully start, clicking two or three times before powering down again (and at no point does it get detected by a computer if it's plugged in)

does this sound as if it's likely to be related to the U12 chip needing to be swapped?

[gsimon]

.....the U12 chip needing to be swapped?

Yes,
of course !!!

[harddrivespecialist]

To me it sounds like you have failed preamp or heads.

[djdannyp]

To me it sounds like you have failed preamp or heads.

can anything be done about this?

is there any chance it could be related to the U12 chip as the previous person said?

[harddrivespecialist]

You can try a head swap, but I have to warn you that this is not an easy thing to do, even for a professional.

[djdannyp]

just a quick update

i got the U12 chip swapped and it works fine, nothing to do with pre-amps or heads or anything.

so problem solved, and all my data is still intact

[richie]

Hi there I have just joined the forum and have a similar problem but have not been able to find anything on e-bay so could do with some alternative help.

My PCB number was 2061-701314-A00 AK.

It looks like the Smooth 26283 1-3 component was fried.

[rameez]

can u tell the number on the CPU like 7026-gp

[gr8horizon]

Had a WD2500JB (P/N: WD2500JB-00REA0) that was part of an external USB enclosure (WD2500I032-001) that would not turn on. HD board was discolored, and upon using a T8 TORX wrench, found that the grey foam padding was also discolored around several chips.

Following advice in this forum and others, I found a HD on ebay, mfg on as close a date to mine as possible (HD boards go through several revisions as more units are mfg and sold). $60 shipped for a 250GB drive (no enclosure).

When it arrived I desoldered both U12 chips (big solder globs across both rows of pins, then alternated heat and pried up). Cleaned up pins of old U12. Used desoldering braid to clean new board. Then: old U12 -> new board -> old HD. Before screwing back in, I tested continuity of my soldering job on each pin with the diode setting on my cheapo meter. Powered on and was recognized right away. I'm watching all my data stream off it as I'm typing this. I'll have detailed pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/gr8horizon

$60 saved 200 GB of data. Maybe I'll pay another $60 for a backup drive This also makes me consider always buying two hard drives at the same time so I have one for just this kind of occasion. Don't be afraid of surface mount components; I actually used a huge RadioShack 40W iron. Just practice a ton on any old piece of equipment... or your cell for that matter... that's what your extended warranty's for, right?