In this particular case there is a high probability that the read write heads would be dislodged and or misaligned and if the drive is powered on can in fact scratch the surface of the drive and make a complete recovery virtually impossible.Īfter the inspection of this client’s drive it was found that head one (1) of an eight (8) drive head stack was dislodged (See Figure 1). There are numerous complications that can ensue if in fact the drive is powered up before the examination has been completed. It is imperative that the drive not be powered up without a thorough examination of the external as well as the internal components of the drive. Technicians initial response and diagnosis:Īll drives that have had any type of sudden shock or impact are immediately given to a clean room technician for analysis.
The drive did show up in disk manager as “unallocated”. Upon initialization the drive spun up, whirred a bit and then vibrated. The client, realizing that this incident may have damaged the drive plugged the drive back in to see if the drive was recognized.
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Remember, if you have ANY questions or concerns, please feel free to email us directly at We reply 99.99% of all emails/messages within 12 hours of receiving them.The client reported that while unplugging the drive from the USB port that resided on a shelf above the client’s desk the drive was dropped and fell approximately sixteen (16) inches. Thank you very much for taking the time to look at our site. To ensure compatibility, please follow the steps listed above carefully.Ĭlick here to find out about our testing procedure and general FAQs
If you bought the wrong hard drive PCB board by accident, please inform us a.s.a.p.Ĥ. All hard drive PCB boards have been fully tested before shipment, there is no refund policy, but we offer an exchange if the board has obviously been damaged during shipping.ģ. This is just the hard drive PCB board, not the whole hard drive.Ģ. Please note that hard drive failures are NOT always caused by circuit board failure, this board is not guaranteed to fix your hard drive.ġ. This product is made to be an identical and functional replacement for your circuit board, therefore repairing your hard drive and saving you expensive data recovery charges. Sometimes the hard drive failure is caused by a circuit board failure. If your hard drive has stopped working, chances are you have some important data stored on it. What this board is supposed to do for you: Item Includes: circuit board, firmware transfer and installation instruction sheet There are no refunds with this purchase, so if you would like to describe the specific symptoms to us, please Contact us through our online form or at we will try our best to reply within 12 hours. If the drive will not spin up at all, and wasn't dropped, chances of success with replacing the PCB are quite good. For example, if there was a power surge, or some components are obviously burnt, or the wrong power adapter was used to power up the drive. We recommend buying this item when you are sure it is the PCB. You can find a more detailed explanation here. This process is ALWAYS necessary to ensure compatibility for this model: your board contains UNIQUE information about your hard drive. If you prefer to do this yourself (transplant an 8 pin ROM chip), just let us know by emailing us or mention it in the comments during checkout. We will copy the information from your PCB onto our PCB, then ship the working cloned PCB back to you. To make the clone, we will need you to fill this form, then ship your DAMAGED PCB (circuit board) to us. We will need you to mail the dead board to us for a ROM chip swap. If this is a match, then we can make a clone of your board.If there is a ROM chip circled in the item picture, then please check that your board has the ROM chip.Locate the number imprinted onto your PCB board (circled red in our picture), it should say 2060-771761-001 Rev P1.This is the Donor PCB board (circuit board) of a WD Western Digital WD Passport WDBACX0010BSL Hard Drive + Firmware Transferįirmware: Please read description to the right ->
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