Hi, folks.
This is my first post, so please forgive any stoopidity on my part!

I have a Western Digital WD5000AAK which suddenly ceased to function. It does not spin up and is not recognised in BIOS.
I have worked in an electronics factory so, understanding that it was a very bad idea, I opened the sticker-covered port on the side of the drive (careful not to breath in it or pour jam and whiskey into it) and found that the platter was free to rotate and not stuck to the heads.

My next thought was, 'Do these things have internal fuses?'. I removed the logic board, but I cannot see anything on it that resembles a fuse - but maybe I am either failing to recognise it, or that it isn't there...?
Or is there one actually inside the body of the drive?

I would really appreciate some help with this...!

Many thanks,
DM

Did you see something else inside?

LOL

....hmmm....

OK...those replies were about as helpful as a chocolate ashtray.

Does anyone know how I can get hold of a new logic board for it, then??

Cheers,
DM

Introducing the term ... "clean room".

Guys ass-u-me a lot here.
One must to a lot of home work before being able to have "a nice chat" with ppl in this forum.

LOL

If you think it's the PCB, then you might want to go find the matching PCB. Transfer the adaptive data stored in the damaged PCB. Your drive should recognized.

And this is simple

yes, why not?

Hi,

Actually you need more tools to clean out the clean area, not a pcb first.... (than a tool to transfer the adaptive settings from one pcb to another...)

Read this:
results-the-yourself-solutions-t11912.html

Regards,
Janos

Just tell him find a pcb with exact same specs as the one you have and transfer chips one at a time until you find the one that makes you drive spin up again and work. If he does electronics he should have no problem to soilder chips from one board to another. Or he can take it in and have someone do it for him. It is simple.

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Iorana Haraharaini

If the problem is limited to Pcb.