I face problem my sata hdd 160 gb barcuda 7200 . its green board where sata lead and sata power port. the power port is total burned now what i do . if i change green board same version or model then it's working tell me some tips....
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Hard drives are not meant to be serviced by end users. Either trash it or pay a company to recover data from it. (http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/)
However, if the board is the only problem, if you can get an identical board from the same model drive with the same firmware and if you are really skilled in working on hard drives you might be able to fix it. I don't recommend this approach.
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I will reiterate,repairing the drive is a gamble even with identical parts. The burn mark on the board may only be one of the problems with the drive. The platters are in a sealed vacuum which is really a bad idea to open. If you absolutely need the data send it to a professional before you try anything yourself.
You need an external hard disk enclosure.
You need to know 2 things to pick one.
Your drive interface which will be the older PATA (IDE) or the newer SATA .
The size of your drive which will typically be 3.5" for desktops and workstations or 2.5" which is used in notebooks.
Now go to www.newegg.com and search for "external enclosure". Match the interface and size then check out the ratings and reviews to avoid "lemons".
Good luck!
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Nope, even on swapping hard drive board with same spec(size, board version) doesn't guarantee success.
Consider how the hard drive is construct on different brand. Initialization, disc number and many things.
It maybe, if it is same spec like size, brand, board version and model batch.
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No, you can't just use any PCB, it needs to match exactly down to the same revision. The information you need is printed on the label of your hdd. Usually, it's cheaper to buy a matching hdd and swap the cards, than to buy the pcb by itself. If your drive overheated and that caused the circuit board to burn then there's the possibility that the discs and heads were damaged first so this is a fingers crossed fix because you won't know the outcome until you've swapped out the pcb's. "Trial and Error" at best!
You can try with the same type of working board, I have repaired several boards, would like to see the image of burnt board, if any IC has been burnt then its difficult, but for other components its manageable.
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Can I use the Same board version and get success,lots of infoand memories on hard drive.if so recomendations to purchase one at a reasonable price? cuz from looking around its cheaper to buy a new hard drive and exchange board.
How hard would it be to repair this and turn this into an external Hard Drive.and is there a link with instructions?
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