PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-701310-*** (2061-701310-***)) 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 2060-701310 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-701310 Failures:

Q: PCB for WD4000YR

PCB no. 2060-701310-004 REV AThanksDuncan

Replacement WD PCB 2060-701310:

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:

• WD WD4000KD-00NAB0 PCB Board 2060-701310-004
• WD WD4000KD-55NSB2 PCB Board 2060-701310-004
• WD WD4000YR-01PLB0 PCB Board 2060-701310-004
• Western Digital HDD PCB 2060-701310-004