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zombie02

Post subject: WUS721010AL5205 ROM extraction

Posted: January 24th, 2025, 8:38

Joined: January 24th, 2025, 7:53
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I have a non spinning WUS721010AL5205 and want to extract its ROM. From what I have researched so far, theses HDDs has 2 flashes but I'm not able to identify the IC (attached). Anyone know what they are?

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pepe

Post subject: Re: WUS721010AL5205 ROM extraction

Posted: January 24th, 2025, 9:48

Joined: October 3rd, 2005, 0:40
Posts: 4753
Location: Hungary

MX25U163.... ?

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zombie02

Post subject: Re: WUS721010AL5205 ROM extraction

Posted: January 24th, 2025, 10:01

Joined: January 24th, 2025, 7:53
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pepe wrote:

MX25U163.... ?

Damn I'm stupid sometime...

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fzabkar

Post subject: Re: WUS721010AL5205 ROM extraction

Posted: January 24th, 2025, 19:04

Joined: September 8th, 2009, 18:21
Posts: 16960
Location: Australia

Check the TVS diodes and fuses. No need to mess about with ROM swaps until you've done some basic troubleshooting.

http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=86

There are two additional e-fuses in this IC:

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=22339#p22339

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