PCB failures (Such as Samsung PCB BF41-00085A<\/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 Samsung PCB BF41-00085A failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.<\/p>\n
Q: Samsung Spinpoint SP2514N<\/b><\/p>\n
drive of which i can only assume is the firmware number for the drive? The details of my drive are as follows SP2514N S\/N SO8BJ1OYB58119 P\/N 1231J2FYB76915 P\/V MS LGA 488,397,168 2500 P120 REVA E-H011-05-1241(B) 200511 Logic board BF41-00085A Poseidon Rev10 PATA 88i6523-LFH1 HA13645 Im not totally sure which numbers need to match for the new logic board to work perfectly, i just need to get the data off this drive and then bin it The details of the new\/doner drive i’ve been given <\/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 Samsung PCB BF41-00085A) 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