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 Post subject: Advise for WD3200AAJS
PostPosted: December 2nd, 2021, 11:02 
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Hi all,

In my previous post I got some useful advise to recover a Seagate drive using a donor pcb and a friend who works at a company with colleagues with amazing hotgun skills.

Now I got a new challenge with a WD 3200AAJS. Disk spins and clicks, slows down, starts over, clicks. This cycles about 4 times and then stops.

Drive info:
WD3200AAJS-00B4A0
24 6 2008
pcb part: 2061-701537-G00 AE / 2060-701537-003 rev a


I got a potential donor that is a bit newer
WD320AAJS-60M0A0
8 11 2009
dcm harnht2cgn

pcb part 2061-701590-Y02 AD / 2060-701590-001 rev a


- Is this donor pcb compatible
- Is swapping pcb an option considered the problems with the disc?
thanks in advance!


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 Post subject: Re: Advise for WD3200AAJS
PostPosted: December 2nd, 2021, 23:49 
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Clicking behavior on that drive is an indication of mechanical failure of the reading heads mechanism. PCB on those is usually good. So, swapping PCB won't solve anything.

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 Post subject: Re: Advise for WD3200AAJS
PostPosted: December 3rd, 2021, 4:38 
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+1, the described behavior points to damaged heads. I'd stop powering it up and down if I were you, assuming data is important.

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 Post subject: Re: Advise for WD3200AAJS
PostPosted: December 3rd, 2021, 6:28 
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Thanks for the advise.

So, up to a recoverylab? As I don't have a cleanroom available.
Any suggestions for a good and affordable lab in the Netherlands? I've used Stellar before but I'm not sure if it is pricing is on a normal level.


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 Post subject: Re: Advise for WD3200AAJS
PostPosted: December 3rd, 2021, 7:01 
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Marc is in Belgium, may be close enough.
or i can help with it too albeit a bit further off from netherlands...

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