Thanks Matt and Brian. I'm looking into this really seriously. I notice that on this Western Digital drive, there is a printed box on the label with the model number (WD200BB-75DEA0), a date (25 Aug 2002) and a DCM code (HSBHNA2AA). Does the replacement circuit board have to come from a drive matching on all 3 of these things, or is a match on model number only sufficient?
Do I need to match on the drive parameters as well (there is an LBA string printed on the label too as in "LBA 39062500"? Bob Cochran Matt Smollinger wrote: > I've done similar to what Brian recommended with good success. If the motor > is burnt out though, you may be out of luck, but buying used drives and > swapping the whole electronics board works great. Just make sure the models > match. > > Matt Smollinger > Application Engineer for Convergence Tech. > AdvancedAV ATG > (m)610-304-1204 > (o)610-431-6174 > > > >> From: Brian Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:32:09 -0500 >> To: 'g4u-help' <g4u-help@feyrer.de> >> Subject: Re: [g4u-help] Rescue Older Western Digital WD200 (20 Gb) >> >> I've had very good success with purchasing used drives online as well as >> from ebay to fix similar problems. In many cases the problem is the circuit >> board and swaping it works fine. Generally there are only 4-5 torxhead >> screws to remove and the surface contacts between the board and the drive >> should match up even if if the used drive you buy has a slightly different >> board revision or has a different firmware version installed. A quick search >> on ebay found this sale showing a used WD200 drive for $0.01 >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140159259848. This would >> be a whole lot cheaper than having a data recovery company extract the data >> for you. If it doesn't work, you're only out a few bucks. >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Behalf Of Robert L Cochran >> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:21 PM >> To: g4u-help >> Subject: [g4u-help] Rescue Older Western Digital WD200 (20 Gb) >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
