I have one hdd 2.5 WD1600BEVT-75ZCT2 WD Scorpio (2061-701499-000 Rev A) HDD not getting detected.No spining and initialization.
i want to check donor board i have WD1600BJKT-75F4T0 WD Scorpio Black(2060-701574-001 Rev A) ,Can i use this (scorpio Black) as donor board.is it compatible?

Please guide

No you can't.

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Find a donor board that matches the 2061-701499-000 Rev A you can request one here. But note that ROM has to be swapped out or adaptive in ROM have to be configured to the new PCB board.

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thanks iorana,
arranged same donor,but same issue,U12 is empty.(Donor board is ok tested on its parent hdd)

if i diff donor WD1600xxxx of different family it gives spinning and knocking sound .

In which case you will need special equipment to reprogram the internal ROM (as yours has no external ROM chip at U12) so this is not a DIY case.

You will need to send it to a pro.

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A professional data recovery company who has advanced data recovery equipment can help you with what poehere made you aware of - "...adaptive in ROM have to be configured to the new PCB board."

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but is it seems problem of pcb board?

Replied to PM.

At this point, yes, "no spin" does indicate something wrong with the pcb. Nevertheless, this does not mean it may be the only problem.

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Have you measured any of the test points on the board, eg +1.2V and +3.3V?

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90 % sure it's a heads stuck to platters. Otherwise it's not a simple PCB swap, you will need a special equipments to do that.

Good luck

User has posted:

if i diff donor WD1600xxxx of different family it gives spinning and knocking sound .


How i see it they have tested a different pcb & it spins which means its not stictionso PCB issue + rom swap.

Loki

from the guys description its not sticktion. He said that with the donor board the drive spins and knocks.

Sorry guys, I didn't read that.

12v and 3v of patient is ok,
if head stuck issue can i solve stuck issue without any special tools of head replacement.
any way its already out of scope ,i just want to do trials if recovered ok ,else im ready to loose data

That is not the answer to the question which you were asked - I suggest that you check again the question.

If you don't have the skills / equipment to reprogram a donor board (since there is no U12 chip), then further investigation of the original PCB (as suggested by fzabkar) seems one possible option (if you have the necessary electronics skills). Of course another option is for you to outsource the reprogramming of adaptives on the matching donor PCB (which you say that you now have), to match the original patient PCB.


Something seems wrong with this statement... You are working for a DR company, but you say you are ready to lose the data (perhaps permanently) by doing "trials", on what presumably is a customer's drive?

Hello guys i have 3 pcb.
1.Patient
2.donor with other family (PCB Number is different ).
3.extact same PCB number(2060-701499-000 RevA) and which is working definatly on its own HDD.

If patint HDD replaced by PCB 2 ,it gives kat kat sound.
But if i am using original patient and PCB 3 (exact same donor) no kat kat sound and no vibrations(same happens with patient PCB)
Test point voltage of both (1 and 3 PCB ) is ok as per metioned on PCB.

About DATA customer not ready to pay much amount ,so i can resorce(not too much important)
i just agreed him to make trial and error.(also informed him your data might be permantly wash out)

Great! So you have perfect conditions for further electronics investigation, comparing drives (1) and (3).


It seems you did not understand my previous comment. I will try to explain just one more time: Your "per metioned" (previous?) post was not useful on this point - it did not answer the correct question about which voltages to test. You either wrote the answer wrongly, or you misread the question (I suspect the latter). Furthermore, those kind suggestions from fzabkar were just the start of the test points you could compare, and not a total list, so your answer above is too vague to understand what you really tested, and how you decide that they were "ok".

In any case, since you have the drives (1) and (3) which you explained, then further electronics investigation of the PCB is possible, if you do not have the skills / equipment to reprogram the donor PCB to match the patient.


Good luck (to you and the customer) whatever you decide to do

Thanks for repply i tested voltages at check point of PCB where voltages are mentioned e g +3_3v gnd +1_2V gnd
also cross check with another (3) donor.

im saying donor PCB is OK because it working with its own-donor media (im able to see all data ,its getting detected in BIOS /OS)
90 % sure it's a heads stuck to platters. Unknown mentioned ,so i asked is it possible to resolve head stuck without any speciallised tool.

Good - that's a change from your first reply about voltage tests. As I said before, that is just the start of comparison testing which an electronics engineer could perform in this situation.


Member Alexii has explained why, based on your earlier comments, that diagnosis is not possible.