PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-771949-*** (2061-771949-***)) 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 2060-771949 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-771949 Failures:

Q: WD5000LMVW reading problem

Hy everybody I got an external WD5000LMVW-11VEDS0 drive with 2060-771949-000 REV P1 pcb, from usb pc3k cannot identify it. I swapped the pcb with 2060-771959-000 REV A. It can earn ready state (about 20 sec), autodetect OK and come up in normal mode. After that I recognise the drive switch of it’s SA acces on HEAD 1. On copy 0 all modul are OK. I recovered head 0 fully without any error while reading,but …

Q: List of compatible SATA PCB for 2,5″ USB drives

USB – SATA 701605 – 701499 701615 – 701499 701635 – 701572 701650 – 701499 701675 – 701672, 701609, or 771672 771737 – 701692 or 771692 771754 – 701692 or 771692 701754 – 771692 771761 – 771692 771801 – 771823 771814 – 771820 771859 – 771852 771949 – 771959 or 771939 771961 – 771960, 771939, or 771959 771962 – 771931 or 771959 771817 – 771820 800041 – 800022 800038 – 800025 800069 – 800066 800067 – 800065 810012 – 800022 If somebody knows another compatible boards, please write it here …

Q: WD Passport USB transfer to compatible SATA Circuit PCB

the following model compatible PCB SATA 701605 – 701499 701615 – 701499 701635 – 701572 701650 – 701499 701675 – 701672, 701609, or 771672 771737 – 701692 or 771692 771754 – 701692 771761 – 771692 771801 – 771823 771814 – 771820 771859 – 771852 771949 – 771959 or 771939 771961 – 771960, 771939, or 771959 771962 – 771931 or 771959 771817 – 771820 800041 – 800022 701675-001 – 701672-001 External ROM 88I9045-TJF2 701675-001 – 701609-004 No External ROM 88i8946-TJF2 701609-000 – 701675-001 Good

Q: You know USB to SATA adaptation Points on a 2060-771949 PCB

Hi all Gurus!I have here a clicking WD drive.i need SATA adaptation points to diagnose it better (i have no donnor PCB)my PCB is:2060-771949-000 REV P1i atach Picture.Thaks in advanced

Replacement WD PCB 2060-771949:

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 WD3200LMVW PCB Board 2060-771949-000
• Western Digital HDD PCB 2060-771949-000
• Western Digital WD5000LMVW HDD PCB 2060-771949-000