Turned my computer on this morning to find that one of my hard drives had disappeared. Not showing in BIOS, swapped it into a different computer, nothing. While inspecting the drive I smelled the typical burned electronics smell and removed the PCB board and saw that one of the chips had melted.

I found a board online that matches the model number (WD2500JD-00HBC0) first part of the PCB sticker (2061-701267-200 AK) as well as the Rev A part on the board (2060-701267-001 REV A). Would replacing the board be a viable option? Would I need to worry about swapping ROM chips (which I can't identify on my PCB -- it doesn't look like the other examples I've seen)?

Here's some pictures





Thanks

The ROM is identified as the "BIOS IC" in the following photo:

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-144375849714 ... 2122-9.gif
http://www.hdd-parts.com/14021207.html

The damage to your SMOOTH motor controller IC is on the 12V side rather than the 5V side, so I would think that a PCB swap would be a good bet. I would check your PSU, though.

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