Yeah the WD200BB is sufficient. That 75DEA0 match is nice but not required. I wanna say that's firmware rev or board rev. Its probably also possible to get a WD200JB board to work, but I wouldn't try it. JB is their special edition series with extra cache, but since this is a recovery operation for one, and two you don't know if it will really work, I'd try very hard to match exact models.
Matt Smollinger Application Engineer for Convergence Tech. AdvancedAV ATG > From: Robert L Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:25:05 -0400 > To: Matt Smollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'g4u-help' <g4u-help@feyrer.de> > Subject: Re: [g4u-help] Rescue Older Western Digital WD200 (20 Gb) > > 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. 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