PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-810012-*** (2061-810012-***)) 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 2060-810012 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

WD PCB 2060-810012 Failures:

Q: PCB 2060-810012-000

Some info about USB to SATA conversion of WD PCB:. 2060-810012-000 ?. (WD40NMZM)

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

… 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.

Replacement WD PCB 2060-810012:

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 PCB Board 2060-810012-000