WD10JMVW-11AJGS4 suspected PCB fault

[nathanooi]

interface: USB
DCX: 9A49J44G6
DCM: HHKT2HK
DATE: MAY 2016

hi all... I'm new to all these

the harddisk is detected in device manager, but volumes don't show up 99% of the time, and when it does, the files are inaccessible, and very slow....

what criteria do I have to look for in search for a compatible board to perform transplant? thank you very much...

[unknown]

99.99% not a PCB fault.
(Slow responding and/or defective head/s)
If data is important seek for the nearest pro.

[nathanooi]

additional symptoms:

it spins up without any weird noises

but once every few minutes, it makes a sound... not a beep, a bit like whistling, not high pitch, and the disk stops spinning and spins again immediately after

[digisupport]

+1 from here 99.9% bad heads. If data has any value disconnect it now. Power on for just a few seconds can make data unrecoverable. Seek pro help, if data is not needed bin the drive and buy a new one.

[pcimage]

99.99% not a PCB fault.
(Slow responding and/or defective head/s)
If data is important seek for the nearest pro.

Absolutely agree, unfortunately even “wishful thinking” doesn’t make it likely!