PCB failures (Such as Samsung PCB BF41-00067A) 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 Samsung PCB BF41-00067A failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Samsung PCB BF41-00067A Failures:

Q: I need the inductor or capacitor component name from a hard drive PCB board.

Hi,Can someone tell me the capacitor or inductor number on a Samsung SV1203N 120 GB hard drive (the only non-rectangular component of the PCB board). The hard drive was given to me by a friend and the only problem is a missing inductor or capacitor on the PCB board. no number is given on the green board and is probably market on the component.

Replacement Samsung PCB BF41-00067A:

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:

• SAMSUNG HDD PCB BF41-00067A
• Samsung SP0802N Hard Drive PCB BF41-00067A
• Samsung SP1203N Hard Drive PCB BF41-00067A
• Samsung SP1604N Hard Drive PCB BF41-00067A