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ArchSpy · Active contributor Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 6

Hi,

I have a WD2500JB-00REA0 which burned, I opened the board and I clearly see that the "SMOOTH - L6283 - 1.3" chip burned (and it smells too ...).

So I have kinda important data on that drive and am confident that the disk is intact.

I found severals board but none has the same DCM # as mine.
So I would have to replace the U12 chip from my board on the new one I would buy.

BUT thing is I found other boards for
WD2000BB-22RDA0, DCM: DSCACTJAH (same DCM than me!!!)
instead of WD2500JB-00REA0

Would this board work with my HD ?

Also I found one :
HDD, 250GB, WD2500JB-00REA0, LBA 488397168, DCM: DSBHCTJAH

Same model, same LBA and DCM mine=DS[CA]CTJAH - only 2 letters differs ...
Would that board works ?

Any suggestions?
I am at ordering one of same model-firmware on ebay and try to find a place where to switch U12 chip...
Would that work?
Chances of sucess?

Thanks

harddrivespecialist · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:15 pm Post subject:

Simple Board swap will not work, even if you match DCM number.

Check your pm.
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ArchSpy · Active contributor Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 6

What do I have to swap exactly than ?

sunnydreamspace · Deadharddrive regular +5 Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 540

hi,
take a look this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2hgiDHiXKM. please email me if any question. good luck. thanks.
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ArchSpy · Active contributor Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 6

The URL contained a malformed video ID.

... maybe its because I'm at work, will try later at home !

sunnydreamspace · Deadharddrive regular +5 Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 540

hi,
or you can search replacement ROM chip for data recovery on youtube. please contact me by email or MSN messenger if still any question. thanks.
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Eric Lee · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:38 am Post subject:

Hi,

Try to find a matched donnor PCB, which have same PCB number "2060-******-00* REV A"

Then swap rom chip before swap PCB.

Take care and Good luck!

Eric
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ArchSpy · Active contributor Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 6

Only "2060-******-00*" numbers have to fit for compatible PCB?

Cauz I found all matching numbers PCB but the last part "REV-A" which is always different than my dead PCB !

And I doubt I would find one matching the last part ... !

Sunny told me he never matched that number tho to make sucessful rom swap ...

Mikeluz · Deadharddrive regular Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 10

ArchSpy · Active contributor Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 6

This board surely wouldn't work imo.

I am pretty sure as I heard everywhere else that the Firmware also has to match first which means all WB2500JB-00REA0 would have to match at least and then I don't know about the PCB # we are speaking about if it has to match or not...

Mikeluz · Deadharddrive regular Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 10

@ ArchSpy

1 - Electronic repair shop can do the ROM swap.

2 - I saw a story at http://www.deadharddrive.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=60.

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ArchSpy · Active contributor Joined: 10 Feb 2010 Posts: 6

Interesting !

I'll try to find a matching board with this number than... !

I wonder why sunny told me he never matched this # and it worked with only Model-firmware and a swap of the U12 rom... !

Couldn't be possible that the U12 rom contains the information which differenciate the PCB # we are trying to match ?
And then swapping would bring that # a no need to match ?

Mikeluz · Deadharddrive regular Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 10

One doubt arise me on the link I gave. Is he referring to the PCB Etched code or the PCB Label code (he refers the "(IDE) white bar code label", and then the "PCB#") Would he meant the same thing?