I had an HDD PCB controller fry because I plugged it in using a SATA PSU power cable that wasn't wired correctly (turned out it was from a different PSU/manufacturer - used the same square-corner-cut style plug though! Super annoying that they'd not stick to a standard wiring config.)
It burned out the SMOOTH controller, so I ordered a replacement PCB. This is a bit older drive so I wanted to try it out and see if it works without swapping the configuration ROM, installed the board and put it in a dock.
It does not power on.
That sounds like a bad PCB already to me, place I bought it from took a month to ship it so maybe they had some stock issues and sent me a bad one? Would a good PCB not even spin up the disks if it has the wrong ROM information?
Is there a simple method of testing the internal motor for damage to rule that out? All the (unpowered) leads currently have .8-1ohm resistance as I'd expect, but limited knowledge on what else could be wrong. Maybe try measuring the voltage on the leads while powered on?
Drive is a remanufactured WD25EZRS.
It burned out the SMOOTH controller, so I ordered a replacement PCB. This is a bit older drive so I wanted to try it out and see if it works without swapping the configuration ROM, installed the board and put it in a dock.
It does not power on.
That sounds like a bad PCB already to me, place I bought it from took a month to ship it so maybe they had some stock issues and sent me a bad one? Would a good PCB not even spin up the disks if it has the wrong ROM information?
Is there a simple method of testing the internal motor for damage to rule that out? All the (unpowered) leads currently have .8-1ohm resistance as I'd expect, but limited knowledge on what else could be wrong. Maybe try measuring the voltage on the leads while powered on?
Drive is a remanufactured WD25EZRS.