PCB failures (Such as Seagate PCB 100725482<\/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 100725482 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.<\/p>\n
Q: Suitable donor PCB for external Samsung spinpoint drive 2.5″<\/b><\/p>\n
this is probably component failure on the PCB as the connector and lead seem fine Can someone help me find a suitable donor PCB for this drive so I can recover the data on it? The PCB Number on the back where the BF-41 number normally is, is 100725482 00 and below that is topsearch 94v-0 ts-m-8v02c sg 352 66-28 20917 On the other side of the PCB on a sticker I have the codes 1S REV7 20140112 U3A 27HM and also printed onto the PCB is M8U_REV07 R00 I also have a multimeter to test components <\/p>\n
Q: Suitable donor PCB for external Samsung 2.5″ ST1000LM025<\/b><\/p>\n
a suitable PCB donor for a Samsung 25″ drive The drive has no power and does not spin up or do anything at all I believe a replacement PCB would fix the problem, here are the details of the drive ST1000LM025 From the top of the PCB 100725482 00 topsearch 94v-0 ts-m-8v02c sg 352 66-28 20917 Sticker on the PCB bottom 1S REV7 20140112 U3A 27HM PCB Bottom markings M8U_REV07 R00 If I can find a PCB that matches these, is it possible to do a straight swap or will the BIOS\/firmware <\/p>\n
Q: Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility<\/b><\/p>\n
Hello,Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility USB -> SATA100725482 -> 100720903 ..known 100740633 -> 100739392 .. known 100760718 Rev C -> ?????PCB no 100760718 Rev Cunable to read Sectors Please reply .Regards,Alex<\/p>\n
Q: Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility<\/b><\/p>\n
Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility USB -> SATA100725482 -> 100720903100740633 -> 100739392100760718 Rev. C – > ?????unable to read Sector .Please reply.Regards,Alex<\/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 100725482) 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