Western Digital WD2500AAKS replace PCB

DeathRabit · Feb 26, 2016

I try to find replace PCB for this disk in reasonable price

label info:

S/N: WCAT10698860
MDL: WD2500AAKS-00B3A0

Product of Thailand
Date: 18 JUN 2008
DCM: DBNNHT2CAN
R/N: 701537
LBA: 488397168
250.0GB
WWN:50014EE10103360D

PCB revision:
2060-701537-003

Any idea ?

13thmonkey · Feb 26, 2016

ebay and get lucky. BUT do not expect it to do whatever you want it to do, a minor change in firmware and it may not work well. How do you even know that the PCB is the issue?

Boogieman_WD · Feb 26, 2016

Hey there, DeathRabit.

@13thmonkey has a really god point there - changing the PCB does not guarantee that the drive will work properly and it's not recommended. I assume that you're trying to do this for data recovery and if this is the case, I'd recommend that you go for professional help, such as a data recovery company, if the drive does not power-up at all: WD Data Receovery Partners
If this is not the issue then there could be something else which might help.

In this case the drive seems to be out of warranty, but for future reference, you should never disclose the product's S/N for security reasons.

Hope that helps. Please keep us updated.
Boogieman_WD

DeathRabit · Feb 26, 2016

PCB issue - burned SMOOTH Chip
Controller chip looks intact * and I know that I Probably need replace this to new PCB * he have bios inside

Boogieman_WD · Feb 26, 2016

I see, but still if you have data on that drive which you wish to recover, the far more reliable option would be a professional solution.
I didn't quite get what you meant by "it has BIOS inside". The BIOS of is on a chip on the motherboard and it's not stored on a drive.

DeathRabit · Feb 26, 2016

in controller: 88I8845C-BHG2 is integrated HDD ROM *(bios), some disk have external ROM IC (U12).

HDD-PCB-logic-board-2060-701537-003-REV-A-for-WD-3-5-SATA-hard-drive.jpg

Boogieman_WD · Feb 26, 2016

Ahh, now I see what you meant by that. Anyway, you have been warned, so knowing the risks - it's all up to you. In any case - good luck with whatever you decide to go with.

DeathRabit · Feb 26, 2016

Ok one from my friend have a this same revision PCB but different ROM I replaced under bios showing 0GB disk not spinning probably also motor failure, and I really do not have experience/ hardware/ and hermetic clean room to open HDD and replace this

One option left professional company eh...

Boogieman_WD · Mar 7, 2016

Unfortunately it really sounds like this is the only option. Good luck! I really hope you're able to recover get all of your files back!

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