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WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 12th, 2021, 10:02

Hello everyone,

I need a loader for WD1600JS-60MHB5

ROM version............................. : 40.8WE
ROM F/W version......................... : 408WE
Overlay F/W version..................... : 40.8WE
Servo F/W version....................... : 02.8M

If anyone has please share.

Thank you.

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 12th, 2021, 13:35

Surely.
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WD2500JS-60MHB5-10.02E04-WD-WCANKJ491884.zip
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Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 27th, 2021, 5:34

Thank you. I just came back to this case. I'll try loader now.

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 27th, 2021, 5:38

Drive had motor chip blow. I swapped PCB with rom transfer.

Drive clicked at power on. I swapped with known good and compatible heads but still clicks.

I tried with this loader and I get:

SA dir reading (ID)..................... : Module reading error: Physical read error C/H/S: -1/1/1 (1) Device Error Detected: "SERVO ERROR CODE BASE SvirCalRRO"
Configuration reading................... : Module ID 02 reading error Device Error Detected: "FM ERR DIR"

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 27th, 2021, 7:26

Probably serious servo corruption occured either due to feedback issue on the pcb or due to overvoltage and the preamp damage.
btw, double check the donor pcb, -5V supply can go mad any time...

pepe

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 28th, 2021, 6:56

That, or you have head alignment issue.

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 29th, 2021, 5:32

I moved back pcb and heads to the donor and it works fine. It does not seem to be damaged in any way.

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 29th, 2021, 16:41

MasterT wrote:I moved back pcb and heads to the donor and it works fine. It does not seem to be damaged in any way.


He said “alignment” not damaged.

Re: WD WD1600JS-60MHB5 Loader Needed

April 29th, 2021, 17:05

Re-check heads compatibility.
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