Hard Drive PCB fail


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Professional x86, Fedora 17 x86
       #1

    Half-Dead HDD


    Hi guys. Ex top rated Ubuntu forum guy here. I had my sata HDD in a USB caddy, but then the power supply went out.

    Apparently, the PCB is dead now because of the power surge. I need to access my files but I cannot. Urgent help please! Is there a way I can manually fix the PCB and detect its faults myself, or do I need a new one?
    Last edited by onkzzz; 10 Jul 2013 at 09:19.
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  2. Posts : 5,956
    Win 7 Pro x64, Win 10 Pro x64, Linux Light x86
       #2

    Hi onkzzz and welcome to Seven Forums

    Yes the PCB can be replaced and its not that hard to do for around £25 delivered to your door, if you google you will find a few places that sell HDD PCBs

    eg > hard drive donor circuit board, data recovery
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Professional x86, Fedora 17 x86
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks Stephanie. Still, besides getting a new PCB, is there any way to fix manually? Just asking. :)
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    onkzzz said:
    Thanks Stephanie. Still, besides getting a new PCB, is there any way to fix manually? Just asking. :)
    A common sign that a PCB has been in the wars is a scorch mark, but sometimes there are no visual cues to give the game away, if the PCB is burnt better get a new one :)
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Professional x86, Fedora 17 x86
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks for everything Stephanie! I will see and maybe order a new PCB!
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  6. Posts : 5,956
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    onkzzz said:
    Thanks for everything Stephanie! I will see and maybe order a new PCB!
    Let us know how it goes :)
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