PCB failures (Such as Maxtor PCB 040103700<\/b>) 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.<\/p>\n
Some emails from customers of Maxtor PCB 040103700 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.<\/p>\n
Q: [WANTED] Maxtor 5T040H4 40GB Logic Board<\/b><\/p>\n
I need the logic board for this hard drive.MODEL – 5T040H4HDA – 24APCBA – 02AUNIQUE – 53ACODE – TAH71DP0Logic Board info:040103700D741864CPGFDC-0BAH50WBoard #301353102White Sticker(Firmware?) – A4DTA<\/p>\n
Q: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60 5T040H4 – Compatible?<\/b><\/p>\n
I need the following Board:Nr. 301353102CPU: DSP 040103700Motor IC: SH6770CFirmware: A3DTA 2411007CTHERAnd found this one ( slightly different ). Do you think that will work?Board Number: 301353102 Main Chip: DSP 040104200Motor IC: SH6770CFirmware: A9DTAIf the disk is not spinning up at all will a spare-board help at all?The device worked perfectly untill yesterday. No sector-errors nor odd noise.ThanksUrs<\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
PCB failures (Such as Maxtor PCB 040103700) 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…<\/p>\n