PCB failures (Such as Samsung PCB BF41-00133A) 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 BF41-00133A failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Samsung PCB BF41-00133A Failures:

Q: Samsung HD320KJ

Hello,I have a Samsung HD320KJ for data recovery.Date code: 2007.6Rev. AThe disk came out of a Lacie external enclosure.The disk spins up and immediately starts clicking.The disk is not recognized by BIOS.I am anticipating a head swap but would like to know anyqualifications for a suitable donor drive before I buy. The PCB is: BF 41-00133A, Trident 11-RE, Rev06Any information on particular drive and drive family is appreciated.

Q: Wanted PCB fro Samsung HD320KJ

drives are very hard to locate now being that they are so old I was wondering if anyone had a PCB, the details of the drive are as follows Model Samsung HD320KJ P/N400912 FP828891 SEC-HD320KJ(B) Date 200708 The PCB has the following BF41-00133A TRIDENT 11-RE Rev06 I hop that i have provided adequate details, its nearly everything on the front label Thanks for your help in advance Cheers

Q: Samsung HD501LJ Donor Needed

Hello All Please allow me to introduce my first problem I am looking for a donor drive for my Samsung HD501LJ The specs are Rev A F/W CR100-12 The PCB info is BF41-00133A TRIDENT 11-RE Rev06 I don’t know what other info I need to list here but can provide whatever is needed My drive crashed and is no longer recognized by the BIOS or in My Computer It doesn’t appear to be making any spin noise either Had a friend hook it up via USB and while the

Q: Hard disk Samsung HD403LJ Problem

the following written on them The upper one has a revers C and some sort of double ii 814 HE or LE I cannot tell if it is a H or a L due to a small crack on it The lower one has 818 L E and again the same revers C and ii Also the PCB is BF41-00133A for HD403LJ Main Chip 8816725S-TFJ1 YPM14843 0806 B0P TW

Q: Ticking head issue on Samsung HD501LJ disk.

after a hot shower I’ve opened the disk for the first impression (most dust free environment in my house I could think of) Video and specifications Video https//youtube/UkoPnrVS1L4 Vendor Samsung Model T166S HD501LJ 500 GB HDD PCB BF41-00133A My thoughts Unfortunate I don’t know how to fix this one yet So far I think the disk does have a bad head, but I don’t know why it’s making the scratching noises I’ve found this forum and I think I can find myself lots of information about

Q: Samsung HD501LJ terminal log, PCB faulty?

Hello, i’ve Samsung HD501LJ (T166 family) P/N 410111CQ821151 PCB BF41-00133A MCU 88i6725S-TFJ1 Problem is that it makes clicking noises and stay busy, but i’m not sure that is head issue, could it be faulty PCB? This is terminal log with original PCB SPW 30G LinkOk! ADC 0009 SpnOk spd 0000 0000 FFFF H +00000 ADC 0009 DAC 7B89 Unlatch Tk 0001710A Unlatch Done ENG>SRV> SvoTbl Loaded BD -Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-

Q: Recover data from a 3.5 SATA HDD with dead PCB

it’s because of a highvoltage It was just unrecognized by my computer (no matter the operating system), and produced no sound at all Anyway I found the same model on (SAMSUNG HD501LJ), with the “almost same” PCB (BF41-00133A TRIDENT 11-RE Rev 06) I received very recently the new harddrive and I tried to switch the PCBs Here is the new HDD with the old PCB ( full size picture ) iimgurcom/tijIIrHljpg And this is the old HDD with the new PCB (the one I

Replacement Samsung PCB BF41-00133A:

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:

• HD402LJ Samsung PCB Board BF41-00133A
• Samsung HA500LJ PCB Board BF41-00133A
• Samsung HD320KJ PCB Board BF41-00133A
• Samsung HD321KJ PCB Board BF41-00133A
• Samsung HD403LJ PCB Board BF41-00133A
• Samsung HD501LJ PCB Board BF41-00133A
• Samsung PCB Board BF41-00133A