Replace a PCB board

[soldat654]

How can i replace a Western Digital PCB board without paying 1000-5000$.

Sensitive and family stuff on the drive.

Western Digital info:
Date: 17JUL 2011
DCM:HBRNHTJMBB
DCX:3S0548788
R/N:771698
2.0TB
WWN:50014EE25B7154DA

MDL: WD20EURS-63S48Y0
S/N: WCAZA8738055

 

[USAFRet]

Why do you think a PCB replacement would fix whatever ails it?

What is the drive doing or not doing?

 

[soldat654]

Why do you think a PCB replacement would fix whatever ails it?

What is the drive doing or not doing?

The drive was running fine but now it cant be detect anymore and cant hear it running, i used the same connection with another drive and its fine, so it does come from my drive not the connection nor the motherboard or psu. I just want to know how i can replace it.

 

[Emerald]

What are the symptoms?

If you hear a scarping or grinding noise, it usually means the heads are gone and the disks are damaged. No recovery possible.

 

[soldat654]

What are the symptoms?

If you hear a scarping or grinding noise, it usually means the heads are gone and the disks are damaged. No recovery possible.

There is nothing... No noise..nothing!! Loll so the PCB doesnt give any power.

 

[Emerald]

can you feel/hear the drive spin up when only the power cable is connected?

 

[soldat654]

can you feel/hear the drive spin up when only the power cable is connected?

Nope!

 

[USAFRet]

Why do you think a PCB replacement would fix whatever ails it?

What is the drive doing or not doing?

The drive was running fine but now it cant be detect anymore and cant hear it running, i used the same connection with another drive and its fine, so it does come from my drive not the connection nor the motherboard or psu. I just want to know how i can replace it.

In between "running fine" and "now it cant be detect anymore"...what happened?

Is this an internal or external drive?

 

[soldat654]

can you feel/hear the drive spin up when only the power cable is connected?

Why do you think a PCB replacement would fix whatever ails it?

What is the drive doing or not doing?

The drive was running fine but now it cant be detect anymore and cant hear it running, i used the same connection with another drive and its fine, so it does come from my drive not the connection nor the motherboard or psu. I just want to know how i can replace it.

In between "running fine" and "now it cant be detect anymore"...what happened?

Is this an internal or external drive?

Internal and i used a custom corsair sata cable(different color) for my build but when i started the PC there was small smoke from hard drive then i turnoff the PSU. The PCB board had a little black burn spot on it..no damage to the hard drive.

 

[USAFRet]

can you feel/hear the drive spin up when only the power cable is connected?

Why do you think a PCB replacement would fix whatever ails it?

What is the drive doing or not doing?

The drive was running fine but now it cant be detect anymore and cant hear it running, i used the same connection with another drive and its fine, so it does come from my drive not the connection nor the motherboard or psu. I just want to know how i can replace it.

In between "running fine" and "now it cant be detect anymore"...what happened?

Is this an internal or external drive?

Internal and i used a custom corsair sata cable(different color) for my build but when i started the PC there was small smoke from hard drive then i turnoff the PSU. The PCB board had a little black burn spot on it..no damage to the hard drive.

Well....that is info that would have been helpful early on.
Smoked PCB, due to a 'custom cable'.

So this was in a brand new build? No data on the drive?
If so, just get another drive.


Again, more background info needed.

 

[soldat654]

can you feel/hear the drive spin up when only the power cable is connected?

Why do you think a PCB replacement would fix whatever ails it?

What is the drive doing or not doing?

The drive was running fine but now it cant be detect anymore and cant hear it running, i used the same connection with another drive and its fine, so it does come from my drive not the connection nor the motherboard or psu. I just want to know how i can replace it.

In between "running fine" and "now it cant be detect anymore"...what happened?

Is this an internal or external drive?

Internal and i used a custom corsair sata cable(different color) for my build but when i started the PC there was small smoke from hard drive then i turnoff the PSU. The PCB board had a little black burn spot on it..no damage to the hard drive.

Well....that is info that would have been helpful early on.
Smoked PCB, due to a 'custom cable'.

So this was in a brand new build? No data on the drive?
If so, just get another drive.


Again, more background info needed.

The hard drive is full. Family stuff, kids photo, family videos..it is not a brand new hard drive.

 

[USAFRet]

That is when you get a new drive, and recover that data from your backup.

But lacking that...the easiest/cheapest way is to maybe find an exact replacement drive.
Make/size/firmware version....
Swap the boards over. This may or may not work.

If it fails to work, it won't be any less broken than it is now.