PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-701450-*** (2061-701450-***)) 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 2060-701450 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-701450 Failures:

Q: WD1600BEAS-00RRT0 Compatible heads Topic is solved

Hi all, I’ve encountered this drive and I think heads are not working.. I’m looking for a compatible HDD for a heads swap because I can’t find a donor with same model. HDD Info:. Model: Wd1600BEAS-00RRT0 (Recognized as Scorpio by PC3K). Date: 04 October 2007. DCM: HAYTJHBB. PCB: 2061-701450-Q00 Could you please suggest a compatible donor?

Q: WTB: 2061-701450-Z00

WD1200BEVS-08RST2Pretty commonly found in Lenovo 3000 and many others. Need PCB only. This unit has embedded flash. My drive does not power on at all. Motor tests good.

Q: WD WD1600BEVS PCB failure

it just happened to burn out as I plugged it in to restore the data… talk about bad timing! Drive details are Model# WD1600BEVS-00RST0 Drive Parameters LBA 312581808 Cap 160GB SATA Date 02 NOV 2006 DCM HACTJABB Board number on label 2061-701450-F00 AD Board number on PCB 2060-701450-005 REV A Here are also some pics from the damage Drive powers on but of course can’t be detected by the computer What are my options on getting the data back? If any further info is needed please let

Q: WD1600BEVS-00RST0 PCB needed

Hi All, Any one has the following PCB?Model: WD1600BEVS-00RST0PCB Code: 2060-701450-011 REV APM me the price if you have one. Best Regards,

Q: method to repair wd pcb which stoped because of bad firmware

>>> remove resistors r74&r75 and add flashed ic rom 2060-701590-000 >>> add resistor 22 ohm in r36 and add flashed ic rom in u12 2060-771642-002 rev p1 and 2060-701640-001 rev A >>> add resistor 22 ohm in r74 and add flashed ic rom 2060-701450-011 and 2060-701499-000 >>> remove resistors r13&r6 and add flashed ic rom – wdragent

Replacement WD PCB 2060-701450:

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:

• Western Digital HDD PCB 2060-701450-011
• Western Digital WD1200BEVS HDD PCB 2060-701450-011
• Western Digital WD1600BEVS HDD PCB 2060-701450-011
• Western Digital WD800BEVS HDD PCB 2060-701450-011