PCB failures (Such as Seagate PCB 100710248<\/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 100710248 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.<\/p>\n
Q: HDD PCB Swap questions:<\/b><\/p>\n
Hey everyone!So I recently made the stupid mistake of plugging in the wrong AC adapter to my external hard drive, frying the PCB. I went and ordered an identical Hard Drive [Samsung ST4000DM000], and was hoping to swap out the PCB, and replace the firmware chip.I’ve encountered a few issues so far:For starters, the PCB firmwares don’t match [identical drives, different manufacturing dates, etc], so I’m most likely going to have to order from a PCB website [I’ve found the identical model here.I attempted to swap the PCBs anyways [probably a foolish move], and the hard drive spun up and was recognized by my computer! Granted, of course, it appeared as a non-forumated drive, and my PC wanted me to format it before using it.My question is:if I were to perform a quick format to render the drive usable…would it be possible to use data recovery software to pull what I need off the drive? Or would I be better off just waiting a few weeks to have the PCB sent back and forth and getting the firmware chip swapped?Thank you in advance for all your help!<\/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 100710248) 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