PCB failures (Such as Seagate PCB 100696152<\/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 Seagate PCB 100696152 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.<\/p>\n
Q: ST500LT012-9WS142-188 – CfwDiscCode Not Loaded<\/b><\/p>\n
… Not Loaded: 0002B4E0 LED:000000BC FAddr:00007A43 patient=========== Model : ST500LT012-9WS142-188 Serial : S0V0G7D0 Firmware : 0001SDM1 Capacity : 465.76 GB (976 773 168) PN: 9WS142-188 SITE:WU <<<<<< DIFFERENT DATE:13065 dom:08\/2012 <<< pcb:100696152 REV A <<<< PreampType: D0 05 if I ^Z on powerup I can get terminal and YARRABP LM93_1_1 SERVO256 RAP22 4k VBAR STD Mobil Product FamilyId: 5F, MemberId: 0A HDA SN: S0V0G7D0, RPM: 5408, Wedges: 100, Heads: 2, Lbas: 7470C06, PreampType: D0 ...<\/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 Seagate PCB 100696152) 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