7200.12 - ST3100528AS - swaping pcb

[MaCXyLo]

Hi,
i try today to swap my pcb from one ST3100528AS to another.
if i put power on the harddrive beginning to start and make rhymtical clickin' noiseses...
the pcb i put on the harddrive is working 100 percent - it have the same type number.
0912-23-18 GRC 18 V-0 - 100536501 Rev A
so what i must do to make it work?

Kind Regards

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[lcoughey]

I just did one of this model today...only had about a dozen read errors after it was cloned. I saved the ROM from the patient and donor PCBs, using PC3K. Then I wrote the patient ROM to donor PCB.

Just remember, the ROM on the PCB is unique to the drive. If you accidentally damage it, it is game over.

[MaCXyLo]

how do you realize the connection from the flash?
over TTL? or do u use a direct connection to the flash chip over soic grabbers?

Greetz

[lcoughey]

how do you realize the connection from the flash?
over TTL? or do u use a direct connection to the flash chip over soic grabbers?

Greetz

Just as I said, using PC3K. Am I correct in assuming that the data isn't worth $350? You get it yourself, you save a few bucks...you make a simple mistake and the data is lost forever or the cost ends up being 10 times the price.

[fzabkar]

This company will do it for you for US$29:
http://www.onepcbsolution.com/firmware- ... t-pcb.html

If you purchased a replacement circuit board from another store, but did not get the firmware transferred, we can transfer the firmware from the original board onto the donor board for you.

[MaCXyLo]

okay - many thanks for the tips guys!!
i will join the chaos communication congress in hamburg,
maybe i will found someone with this equipment there
(or i will use the service from the website).

Greetz

[data-medics]

You can move over the ROM chip if you have soldering skills and are able to identify which chip it is. It's an 8 pin chip, if you upload a picture we can help you identify it.

[fzabkar]

"BIOS" IC:

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-144375849714 ... 1157-7.gif

[MaCXyLo]

hey,
have a 16 pin soic testclip ...
http://www.mouser.de/ProductDetail/Pomo ... lNkg%3D%3D
... which fits on the 8 pin chip (the distance between the legs of the chips fits).

So i can transfer the bios from one pcb to another without soldering.
http://pdf1.alldatasheet.net/datasheet- ... LSNIG.html
found this technical papersheet - there is a pinout on page 5.

i will try this out tonight or tomorrow...
thank u guys for your incredible help!!

[MaCXyLo]

Dear Guys,
i swapped the pcb bios from one board to the other.
now the harddrive take a run-up.
but the partions are not detected - the harddrive makes a beeping noise.
i make a recording of the noise + upload the bioses:
http://www78.zippyshare.com/v/12019929/file.html

Hope someone can help along.

Merry Xmas!
Greetz

[michael chiklis]

Is it detect in the BIOS with proper ID and capacity?