PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-001252-*** (2061-001252-***)) affect thousands of hard drives every year and often result in permanent data loss. A hard drive may suddenly fail to power on, and a computer may not detect that it is plugged in. Some failed hard drives will also show up in computer BIOS with incorrect brand/model information. PCB failures can also cause physical issues such as read/write head failures, and many PCB failure symptoms overlap with the symptoms of other physical hard drive issues.

Some emails from customers of WD PCB 2060-001252 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-001252 Failures:

Q: Table for all WD Marvell PCB’s

… 771642 Dragfly4 – 701474 Jupiter – 001130 Mammoth – 001292 Saber53 PATA – 001252 Saber53 SATA – 701335 Saber58 Unicom Hawk – 701292 Saber53 PATA Starling – 701393 Raider – …

Q: WD800JD-75HKA1 F/W

F/W need it for the above drive DCM:DSBHCTJCHPCB:2060-001252-000 REV AACE or SD RegardsXRONIS

Q: WD800JD-75HKA1

I need the above driveDCM:DSBHCTJCHPCB:2060-001252-000 REV AXRONIS

Q: WD800JD-00HKA0 dead

is dead, but as there are no LEDs or anything, it’s hard to tell The drive doesn’t vibrate at all when it’s powered on So my question is How do I find a board for this drive? There’s a white label on it with a barcode and text that says 2061-001252-000 AE XW 1V12 QFC5 5 0005450 445 The board has a tab at the top that says 2060-001252-000 REV A I don’t have a Torx screwdriver so I can’t see underneath yet Any suggestions? I’d really like to try to get my data back! (

Replacement WD PCB 2060-001252:

To repair a failure board, the simple way is swapping the failure board with a replacement board. Donor boards on HardDriveParts.com are listed below:

• Western Digital HDD PCB 2060-001252-000
• Western Digital WD400JD HDD PCB 2060-001252-000
• Western Digital WD800JD HDD PCB 2060-001252-000