PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-800067-*** (2061-800067-***)) 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 2060-800067 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-800067 Failures:

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

… 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 in this topic.

Q: SATA Board for USB WD20SMZW

I am presuming the SATA board for this drive is:-USB- WD20SMZW – 800067SATA – WD20SPZX – 800065 (only a guess).Anyone had chance to test yet?If not I have one arriving Monday and will report back.

Q: About Palmers HDDs heads swap

JUST (only) the heads, you’ll read ONLY x00 from all users data LBAs ” do you know something about this? have you successfully swapped heads on WD10SMZW or WD10SPZX (both have board full size model 800069) or on WD20SMZW ( board small size 800067 and a sticker as cover as for the Seagate Rosewood ) This post of mine is also related with this -> https//forumacelaboratorycom/viewtopicphp?p=36686#p36686 <- have you experienced this behavior? Thank you

Q: 2060-800065 PCB Unlocked

2060-800065 PCB UnlockedPrice : USD 450 . free shipping to US and most countries. compatible with :WD WD20SPZX SATA PCB: 2060-800065WD WD20SDZW USB3.0 PCB: 2060-800067WD WD20SMZW USB3.0 PCB: 2060-800067WD20SMZM: Type C PCB 2060-810003Compatible SATA PCB of 2060-800067 USB3.0 PCB and Type C PCB 2060-810003: 2060-800065

Replacement WD PCB 2060-800067:

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 WD20SDZW PCB Board 2060-800067-001
• WD WD20SMZW PCB Board 2060-800067-001
• Western Digital PCB Board 2060-800067-001