This drive when plugged into my computer stops it from booting so, assuming the circuit power s...

[G+_Rud Dog]

This drive when plugged into my computer stops it from booting so, assuming the circuit power section has been trashed. If anyone had a board I could swap out ckt bd would be great or if I can buy one to replace the one on this HD that would great.

[G+_Jason Perry]

Where is the drive from?

[G+_Rud Dog]

It came from an external enclosure running on an old XP machine.

[G+_Jason Marsh]

You can probably find a board for it over on www.donordrives.com/. I would also suspect that, if the power delivery on the board is toast, it may well have been the motor that killed it. Does the drive do anything at all when it's in the enclosure?

donordrives.com - Hard Drives PCBs and Data Recovery Donor Parts | Donor Drives LLC

[G+_Rud Dog]

Jason Marsh Thank you never really gave it much thought as to the motor causing the failure but very interesting point. When plugged in did not hear anything coming from the drive should have placed my hand on the drive see if there was any vibration or signs of life. Now off to read up on the supplied link, thank you.

[G+_Jason Marsh]

You can search for your model at the top of their page, but be mindful that there can be many different firmwares even for the same model. You'll want to source parts from an identical drive with same revision code, board model/revision/firmware/plant/etc. and as close as possible to the same build date as yours.

[G+_Rud Dog]

Thanks again Jason maybe I can find someone at that link to talk with will let you know.

[G+_Jason Marsh]

There's a "Contact Us" link at the top of the page. If you hit them up with your drive's info they can give you an answer on whether or not they have what you're looking for. That's what I did a few years ago to find a PCB for a failed HDD I had and I was able to recover data with the replacement PCB.

 

You really need to purge your tech of old drives, though :)

[G+_Rud Dog]

Agreed purging is good. Now to wait for a response from my request to them.

[G+_William L. DeRieux IV]

Jason Marshall

If the motor killed the pcb/power circuit....

I think that the motor, as well the pcb, would need to be replaced and that would require taking the whole drive apart.

 

It's likely that the read/write head, and platters would have to be removed in order to replace the motor (since it is tied to the platters) and this will probably end up causing further damage.

 

 

Rud Dog

Did you see the link I posted to Amazon, newegg, and ebay?

The ebay link has pcb boards for sale from hddsuppliercom and those are from donordrives -- they seem to have other similar pcbs for sale for the HD502IJ made by samsung.

 

Is your intention to recover the data on the drive or to get this drive working again for continued use....

If it it is the latter (you want to continue to use it) -- I would not recommend that (if you have do more than replace the PCB).

If you break the seal on the drive, your drive will be even more toastier than before, and you should no longer rely on it for data storage.

[G+_Rud Dog]

William L. DeRieux IV Fist off thank you for your help and the links you posted. The drive on amazon I am assuming would be a way to get the ckt board and test the drive, cost about 94.00 dollars and the drive on NewEggs double that amount and still way under what it would cost to have a service recover the data(just so we agree I not questioning the cost here).

 

And finally the most viable approach I can see is the :

HD502IJ, HD502IJ, 1AA01113, BF41-00184B, Samsung SATA 3.5 PCB

replacement board. This sound like the way to go so off I go to read more about the third option.

 

Wanted to take a moment to thank you for taking the time to find the links and post them for me and others looking for this type solution.

 

 

[G+_Rud Dog]

The following warnings have steered me away from going forward with this project but appreciate you input.

 

Firmware Transfer Choices

This hard drive PCB contains unique data parameters required for normal hard drive operation. ROM must be transferred onto this PCB in order for your hard drive to properly function. Here are your choices:

 

Choice #1

Send your hard drive or PCB for firmware transfer service. The total cost is $60 including parts, diagnostics, firmware transfer, and more. See Details

 

Choice #2

Transfer ROM chip yourself. This will void the ability to return this PCB, and may cause permanent damage to ROM making your data unrecoverable. You may need to have experience soldering as well as purchase a hot air station to perform the transfer.

[G+_Jason Marsh]

If you can get a drive or pcb within a few days on manufacture date and with the same firmware, you likely won't need to worry about the ROM. ROMs change between batches of hardware, firmwares, and manufacturing facility, but two sibling drives with close birthdays are very likely to have the same ROM.

[G+_William L. DeRieux IV]

Rud Dog Are you just trying to recover the data on the drive?

Or are you looking to continue to use it?

 

The steps outlined by donordrives to transfer the firmware doesn't look like something the average user would be able to perform.

 

Do you have a backup of the data on the drive?

If, not, you need to implement a way to backup your data so you won't have the issue in the future.

 

Right now, it seems like you only option is to send the drive off for repair (or recovery -- which would imply repairing it).

 

Without knowing more, it seems like you might just have to chaulk this one up to experience and buy a new drive -- and make sure to make regular backups.

[G+_Rud Dog]

William L. DeRieux IV Retrieving the data was the main goal. For now this will be placed in the learning from experience column.

 

As always learned something new and maybe as time allows will come back to this project as did not know what you described "firmware xfer" was possible or needed.

 

Thank you for your time but most of all for sharing your knowledge.