PCB failures (Such as Samsung PCB BF41-00095A) 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 BF41-00095A failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Samsung PCB BF41-00095A Failures:

Q: Component identification BF41-00095A

Hi,Can someone identify the component marked by the red square in the picture, please? It reads B2, under it is the date code – Y526 (I think).

Replacement Samsung PCB BF41-00095A:

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 HD040GJ Hard Drive PCB BF41-00095A
• Samsung HD080HJ Hard Drive PCB BF41-00095A
• Samsung HD160JJ Hard Drive PCB BF41-00095A
• SAMSUNG HDD PCB BF41-00095A
• Samsung HN-M500MBB Hard Drive PCB BF41-00095A