Re: Hard drive circuit board - Sata II

David D <netrate@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1179681498.184615.279090
@x18g2000prd.googlegroups.com:

Ok, I have a major dilemma here. My seagate SATA hard drive's circuit
board is toast. There is a black burn mark on it.
So, I did what anyone would do when they panic, I called DATA RECOVERY
and of course, it is going to be $450.00+ to recover, plus the cost of
a hard drive.
So, now being a person that doesn't have that kind of money lying
around and very much needing the data on the drive, I unscrewed the
circuit board and found that it is only burned on the top part - not
underneath and it looks like it is ok on the actual hard drive part -
no burn or blemishes. So, would I be right in assuming that if I got
an identical hard drive and switched circuit boards, I might be able
to recover this data?
The hard drive is not even recognized by the computer, so I know it is
not just a surface blemish, but I am unaware of the technical part of
the drive except to say that it is something that I would be able to
do with a screwdriver - just replacing one with the other. Now, it
sucks because I will be out $100.00, but not out $450.00+.
Has anyone attempted this? Any success stories or caveats?



Hi David.

There are a number of stories at the website below of people trying exactly
what you are proposing, with mixed reaults. Search for 'circuit' (without
the single quotes of course).

There are some other tips on the site to recover data from a dead drive,
but likely not very helpful for your situation.

http://www.handcraftedwebsites.com/newsletter/pctips/20040314.html

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