PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-771714-*** (2061-771714-***)) 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 2060-771714 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-771714 Failures:

Q: WD5000BEKT – looking for firmware files

Dear friends, We have a WD HDD (Black family) that stopped to work It just stop to power on After we bought a identical PCB(2060-771714-002 REV P1), we tried diferent tests without sucess – old PCB with old rom -> the hdd didn?t power on – old PCB with the new rom -> the hdd power on, spin but was not reconized by operation system – new PCB with the old rom -> the hdd didn?t power on – new PCB with the new rom -> the hdd power on,

Q: WDCC data decryption card, a new tool?

Western Digital Seagate, Toshiba, Samsung, Lenovo The WDCC-A support symwave sw6316 master board is 2060-771737-000 (WD10TMVW-11ZSS1) The WDCC-B support jms538s controller chips, circuit boards for 2060-771801-002 (WD5000BMVW-11S5XS0) 2060-771714-001 The WDCC-C supports Seagate HDD

Q: WD Scorpio Black 500GB no spin hi pitch noise

Hi all, I’ve got this WD Scorpio Black 500GB MDL WD5000BEKT-00KA9TO DATE 05 OCT 2010 DCM HBCTJBBB DCX AK08A8599 PCB 2061-771714-002 AC which was installed in an Lacie Stark Firewire 800/USB20 external case After over 1 yr of operation and on a restart after power failure to the Mac it was attached to it is now dead On removal drive was very hot and burnt smell comes from it (and from the USB adapter PCB) Moved to another

Q: Scorpio Black Alternative

You are gonna like this head swap… I think.PatientMDL: WD7500BPKT-75PK4T0SN: WXS1…DATE: 21 MAR 2012DCM: HHCTJABR/N: 771629MALAYSIADonorMDL: WD5000BEKT-60KA9T0SN: WX21…DATE: 06 JUL 2010DCM: HACTJBBBR/N: 771714THAILANDCompatible.

Replacement WD PCB 2060-771714:

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 WD5000BEVT PCB Board 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital HDD PCB 2060-771714-000
• Western Digital HDD PCB 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital WD2500BEVT HDD PCB 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital WD3200BEKT HDD PCB 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital WD3200BEVT HDD PCB 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital WD5000BEKT HDD PCB 2060-771714-000
• Western Digital WD5000BEKT HDD PCB 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital WD5000BMVV HDD PCB 2060-771714-002
• Western Digital WD6400AAKS HDD PCB 2060-771714-002