Ok I snapped the plastic L shaped guide of my sata connector on my wd 80080, it looks like the best option is to replace the pcb, but I guess that’s not a straight swap out right? the pcb part#
2060-701335-005 rev r. Its not super critical to fix this drive it just would be nice, it has a bunch of photos on it and I'm not sure how much of it I have backed up! So what do you see as my options.
thanks
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Hi,
You need to replace the pcb and also the U12 chip that contains the unique drive info.
But some drives with the U12 chip present has not unique info stored there but in the main chip with an M on it (Marvel), if so you need someone at a DR firm to replace the unique info for you...or hotair soldering & steady hand

Regards/ Bosse

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thanks, sounds like something I don't want to do for myself, I'm in portland oregon any good repairs places around here?
thanks

Or put a SATA to Molex adaptor in (the right way) and glue it instead of changing the whole PCB if everything else is OK. It won't move and you have a "tail" on the drive, but it's gonna cost few cents....

Of course if the connector itself is not totally broken

Be extra careful as NOW without the edge you can put the connector upside down (POOOF !!)

BlackST that works if it's the Pwr side, but I think he ment the Sata (data-line) connector.

Bosse

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Ok then he can do the same : glue a SATA data cable

Contact John Barnum at MicrodocUSA in Eugene.

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AFAICT, there will be no poof.

http://pinouts.ru/Power/sata-power_pinout.shtml

another option is replace entire connector. it available

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