Swapping hard drive PCB??

[C0nn0r]

So I broke the PCB ON my seagate 3tb HDD. I've researched and am pretty sure I can just replace it as long as I swap the bios chip with my original. Hopefully that will work and I can get everything back. Does anyone know if that is the case? Or has done it themselves? Especially the removing and re-soldering the bios chip

[ARikozuM]

I would call Seagate before trying anything.

[C0nn0r]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

I would call Seagate before trying anything.

You know, I don't know why I haven't contacted them directly yet. I've only contacted data recovery places that have offered absurd costs

[Guest]

Replacing the entire PCB with an exact same model PCB "should work". Never done so myself.

[C0nn0r]

Just now, Dutch-stoner said:

Replacing the entire PCB with an exact same model PCB "should work". Never done so myself.

I've ordered one. It does match. Hopefully my fiancés dad can de-solder and re-solder it on. If not I'll need to find someone who can

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, C0nn0r said:

I've ordered one. It does match. Hopefully my fiancés dad can de-solder and re-solder it on. If not I'll need to find someone who can

if it's the same model, I don't think you'd need to solder anything. just swap the PCB. no?

[C0nn0r]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

if it's the same model, I don't think you'd need to solder anything. just swap the PCB. no?

From what I've researched. Different models require different things. Some you can just swap. Some you need to change the bios chip. I'm under the impression I'd need to swap the chip for my model

[Guest]

The research I have done some years ago, said that you could just replace the PCB. You should not have to solder anything.

[RadiatingLight]

3 minutes ago, C0nn0r said:

From what I've researched. Different models require different things. Some you can just swap. Some you need to change the bios chip. I'm under the impression I'd need to swap the chip for my model

Maybe.

You've probably done more research on this than I have, so don't trust me too much

[RadiatingLight]

4 minutes ago, C0nn0r said:

From what I've researched. Different models require different things. Some you can just swap. Some you need to change the bios chip. I'm under the impression I'd need to swap the chip for my model

You should at least try swapping the PCB with no changes before resorting to soldering though.

[C0nn0r]

11 hours ago, RadiatingLight said:

You should at least try swapping the PCB with no changes before resorting to soldering though.

I think running it with the wrong bios chip can screw it up though. And make your data not retrievable at all

[Guest]

12 hours ago, C0nn0r said:

You know, I don't know why I haven't contacted them directly yet. I've only contacted data recovery places that have offered absurd costs

This is why you should always backup important files (documents, family photos/videos), there are plenty of backup options out there (cloud storage, External HDD, extra internal storage). 

 

Just a tip

[C0nn0r]

18 hours ago, Celios said:

This is why you should always backup important files (documents, family photos/videos), there are plenty of backup options out there (cloud storage, External HDD, extra internal storage). 

 

Just a tip

The documents on it aren't that important. It's more the editing software and steam library