PCB failures (Such as WD PCB 2060-800001-*** (2061-800001-***)<\/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 WD PCB 2060-800001 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.<\/p>\n
Q: WD factory HDDs with JTAG connectors?<\/b><\/p>\n
These WD60EFRX drives appear to have left WD’s factory with JTAG connectors attached: they are prototypes, maybe with factory firmware or other goodies?This is the PCB:sep.yimg.com\/ay\/yhst-44463692235217\/western-digital-2060-800001-hard-drive-pcb-800001-fwx-8.gif<\/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 WD PCB 2060-800001-*** (2061-800001-***)) 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…<\/p>\n