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ddrecovery

Post subject: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 22nd, 2014, 18:29

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The above drive has a blown PCB. Big hole in the motor chip. The board has parallel flash so cannot swap ROM chip. I have a donor board which gives me access to SA, but not data due to the incorrect ROM. The original board does power up, but stays BSY. Is there anyway to get the original ROM from the SA? (don't think there is with this drive family). Guess my only option is to try to get the board to come RDY? Removing TVS chip does not work.

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mr_spokk

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 22nd, 2014, 19:03

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Swap ROM (flash)...

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ddrecovery

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 22nd, 2014, 20:47

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ROM is integral on the I chip. Not possible to do a chip swap.

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thatdellguy

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 22nd, 2014, 22:08

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Location: In your hard drive.

Flash rom is right in front of you. Pretty easy with adapter and reader. :shock:

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thatdellguy

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 22nd, 2014, 22:12

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Location: In your hard drive.

ddrecovery wrote:

Is there anyway to get the original ROM from the SA?

That was pretty funny! :mrgreen:

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jono-ats

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 23rd, 2014, 1:24

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U8 is it.

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fzabkar

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 23rd, 2014, 1:34

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jono-ats wrote:

U8 is it.

:shock:

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mr_spokk

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 23rd, 2014, 4:48

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ROM is on U2...

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ccc

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 23rd, 2014, 6:38

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M29F102BB...That's the rom chip you should move it to the working board.

Rgds

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fzabkar

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 23rd, 2014, 7:04

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Tutorial - Linear and Switchmode Regulators used in HDDs:
http://www.alexsoft.org/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=231

Datasheets for HDD semiconductors, regulators, op-amps:
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HD ... _Regs.html

Datasheets for HDD memory ICs including EEPROM, EPROM, flash:
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HD ... Flash.html

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jono-ats

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 23rd, 2014, 10:35

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My error -- you're absolutely right.

Maybe I shouldn't post so late at night!

The ROM is U2.

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ddrecovery

Post subject: Re: WD1200JB PCB Failure No ROM

Posted: November 24th, 2014, 16:56

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jono-ats wrote:

My error -- you're absolutely right.
Maybe I shouldn't post so late at night!
The ROM is U2.

fzabkar wrote:

Thank you.

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