Hard drive WD5000AADS-00S9B0

[viviane]

Hi,

I have a hard drive WD5000AADS, and now i can access to the disc.
After seeing a technicien, he said that he can't retrieve the data for me, the only option is to find the same model to change the card behind the disc (find a brown zone).
I'm not sure the same model is enough.
What number, date, or anything is important ?
Is somebody has an advice ?

Thanks
^^

[2o2o]

It will have to be the same model, same size and same firmware (or newer). You can also contact WD as they now have a data recovery company it won't be cheap but if the data is important it will be the way most likely to recover your data. What exactly does the drive do when plugged in does it just sit and do nothing, does it spin then make a clicking sound, does it make a clicking sound without seeming to spin, or does is act as it should but just not show any data?

[DMS]

Hi Viviane

I suspect this is not going to be as straightforward as you might think. When you say the "card behind the disc" do you mean the green bit from the underside of the HDD as shown on the right of the image below? If so, this is the PCB. Technically, it is possible to change this but, in practice, it will be a bit of a pain. You will need to get a PCB that matches as closely as possible the one you have already. The WD number you have will not be sufficient.

The essential bit is the PCB number which can be found on the PCB barcode (should begin 2060). If you contact a few stockists, this should be visible through packaging so is fairly easy for them to check.

Secondly, you will probably need to use a PCB with the same firmware (DCM) number - this can only be identified by removing the PCB and looking at the applicable chip (I'm not sure which one it is on your particular drive but it will be one of the few/only 4+4 chips). Clearly, finding an HDD with the same DCM is going to be quite a bit of a problem and I don't have any suggestions! I have, however, heard of people removing the DCM chip from the faulty PCB in order to replace the one on the new PCB. Theoretically this would work but I can't say I would try it.

What I should say is that changing the PCB will not necessarily fix the HDD - and even if it does get it working, you should only run the HDD for data recovery and then consign it to the bin!

What are the symptoms for the faulty HDD?



[edit] must type more quickly

[viviane]

hi,

Yes, it's the PCB, there is a brown zone.
At the right of the sticker, the dents down the rectangle and the circle are brown.

When i plug the hard drive, the light is blinking, i can access by My computer (autoplay not working).
But when i click on the icon, it's not responding and block the computer.
The disc is turning but won't charge. Like old disc in a Playstation 2.

Thanks,
Viviane

[DMS]

Does it make any knocking or clicking noises? It sounds like it could well be the PCB in which case good luck with trying to find a replacement!