I'm currently having issues trying to rebuild my problem HDD's ROM after installing a new PCB to finish HDD repair. I'm currently using WDMarvel Demo so I'll know that reading SA modules for rebuilding ROM modules won't be an issue. However, this is what I see:


When I opened "Modules operations" under "S/A operations" and performed "Check all modules", this is what it found:


Now, how do I create ROM modules from SA modules at this point? Or should I rebuild the SA modules instead and if so, how? Or what should I do instead? Aside from the HDD, I only have an eSATA-SATA cable, an eSATA ExpressCard/34 adapter, and a laptop with an ExpressCard/54 slot.

Problem HDD Model: WD10EAVS-00D7B0 - HDD obtained from a WD My Book World Edition I (Blue Rings)
Laptop: HP Compaq nc6320
Laptop OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
eSATA adapter: GXT 2 Port Express Card SATA-II Adapter -

Your HDD has bad heads so you can't do anything (exept ruine the drive).

I should also mention this. Prior to frying the old PCB, the drive worked fine. There were no bad heads. Even after the new board is installed, I don’t hear any scraping sounds.

When you "fried" the PCB, did it look like this?

Catastrophic failures in Western Digital PCBs:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=1119

If so, then you may have damaged the preamp.

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No, it doesn’t. MCU remained unharmed.

Can you show us a photo of your PCBs (HDD and USB-SATA bridge)?

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Sure!
Here's what the old PCB looks like:
Here's what the new PCB looks like: