A friend's Western Digital WD200 drive crashed. The system BIOS does not see the drive. This means software won't see the drive either. It is like the drive motor has burned out or perhaps a voltage regulator has gone. My question is, does this type of drive failure indicate a possible bad circuit board part? Are there parts on the drive I might try replacing just to see if I can bring the drive to life just long enough to get the data off it? I have a small lab here and I'm able to solder surface mount and/or through-hole parts as needed.
If a consensus emerges that this is a practical idea to try...my next question is can I get replacement circuit board components from the drive manufacturer? If not the manufacturer, what is a good alternate source? Mouser? Digi-Key? Thanks Bob Cochran Greenbelt, Maryland, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ g4u-help mailing list g4u-help@feyrer.de https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help
