I just had the hard drive replaced in my intel iMac (the old one isn't working properly). The apple store folks told me they would not do any data recovery off the old drive, but suggested I might be able to get a SATA to USB adapter and plug the old drive in the computer.

The first time I plugged the old hard drive it showed up in the finder and I began transferring the old file. 6 GB into it the transfer stopped and the the old hard drive disappeared from the finder. Now the drive wont appear in the finder HOWEVER when I unplug it I get the "Device Removal" error.

A little about my broken drive:
Its a Western Digital 320 GB. Its not making any clicking sounds or anything, which makes me think it might just be the circuit board which is replaceable. But I don't want to waste $50 on a new circuit board if thats not the problem.

Any suggestions?


also does anyone know where I can find a PCB for this WD3200AAJS-40RYA0 (PCB# 2061-701444)? I've had a tough time finding an exact match

We receive a lot of drives from local apple authorized shops and your drive model comes in very often.
1) Its not a PCB problem.
2) If you need data from that drive stop tinkering with it.
3) Look for a reputable data recovery company.

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