HDD Donor Matching details

[YourMainParadox]

I found some of that info here but still not sure what they mean by the colors in this original post or which of these is correct. Yes I searched around alot but I did not find much at all that will help me for sure and I wish people here had been nicer.

[networkpc3000]

do you have how long time for get one donor with this matching way?

[jono-ats]

Kinda reminds me of a kid who asks his dad for $10. When dad says no, he cries and then asks mom . . .

Alexii, the topic is a lot more complicated than you understand it to be. E.g. which PCBs are compatible without ROM swap? Which are not? Which PCBs look the same but have adaptive info in the ROMs? Which PCBs require changing head maps?

If someone asks about a specific PCB swap, they will usually get a helpful reply from members of the forum. But if you are asking strangers to compile lists of COMPREHENSIVE data and then defend / debate the merits of each entry (which they have invested a lot of time to figure out) simply for YOUR pleasure and benefit (i.e. because you asked), FORGET IT! IMHO, that's a totally unrealistic (and unreasonable) expectation.

[Alexii]

Jono , i am not asking u to compile any lists. There is a list made by OP. Where the OP got the info - no idea. I understand that some can have ROM separate , some can have parts embeded in MCU, that there are a lot of differences. But u need to understand , a guidline is not a stone solid 100% true solution. Its a compilation pf parameters that have a higher chance to work then the others.
More than that , aparently like Dell pointed out - some of the info is correct. He just didnt want to point out wich part due to this being a sabotage of the income for him etc etc.

Now imho stop trying to make me into a whiny baby / 10 dollar begger child and look at uselves. This information is usefull to the beginers and ppl attempting DIY (wich u hate for whatever reason). The impact it can do to ur salary is miniscle, non existent even. Whatever power trip u get from " i know , u dont but i wont tell cause noone told me " - thats ur loss. This is a public forum. OP discovered a list with information relevant to the main axis of this forum, HDDs. I figured it will be possible to make a discussion on the said list and weed out false info from good. And the only replys i got from the ppl with post count are smart aleck comments and attempts on making me look like a loser.

PS u see what i did with "list" there ? I underlined it. If a knowlegeble person would have underlined the things he consideres correct in OPs list - that be all the input needed. So much for ur "omg u asking strangers to compile a list for u" I am not asking for as much as u made urself belive i do.

[jono-ats]

Your whining is tiring. Get a bunch of drives and find out for yourself, as most of us have had to do. Don't blame others because you are not willing to put forth any effort.

Any attempt to debate technical details of this sort will result in covering exceptions to rules and etc. and the list will be "comprehensive" if accuracy is a prerequisite.

You simply don't "get it" and I give up trying.

Over and out!

[drc]

For me it is 3% concern for income and 97% concern for having EVEN MORE "cowboys" out there wrecking drives because of "something they read on the internet"

[Alexii]

threre is a type of ppl on forums who ignore the rules of a debate, wich is argument/contr-argument. U are one of em. Its like u dont even read my posts and just keep on pressing the attack. Like american fart jokes. It does not make it funnier when repeated 10 times over. Ty for the bumps Jono, bye bye.

[hdd_guru]

Sorry for getting into this in the middle of the discussion, but please make me understand why do you ask such information on this forum? If you own PC3000 and the manual that comes with it - all the information regarding "Donor Matching" is there. If you don't have PC3000 - talk to those who has one - I'm sure they'll help you with that info.

Besides, I can argue with the most experienced guru here and even ACE Lab themselves that these matching rules do not always apply.
I've done hundreds of head transplants, board swaps, chip swaps, etc, and believe me, I've used a lot of mismatched heads and they worked perfect. In example: Hitachi, Toshiba, IBM, Seagate, WD drives. If anyone wants to argue with me - don't, because I've done that and there is no way you can tell me that is not possible.
One simple example - I've had several WD drives that were perfect 100% matches. When I opened them - they had completely different head config. (bottom head missing or top one missing). And I am not talking about refurbished drives here. So...go figure.

Gurus that have been in data recovery field for many years are harsh. One of the reasons is that other more experienced gurus were harsh with them when they were newbies and needed help, also, they spend a lot of money for research and development and that all counts.

Stop fighting people. Forums are designed for information exchange, not for fighting.

I don't usually write anything. As you can see, this is my first post, however the account was created over 2 years ago. It's just it got to me that some of these people here want to show how good and smart they are without any desire to share. If you're not ready to share, why posting or commenting then? I don't get it.....

[data-medics]

If you're still trying to find out how to match drives go to this site:

http://www.donordrives.com/hard-drive-pcb-donor-match

It's not a perfect guide, but it'll get you darn close, and is a great place to start for beginners.