WD Hard drive problem

[Geraldino]

Ok so i have a wd green(WD20EARX) 2tb and it doesnt work at all, windows crashes wile loading the drive, and if i dont click on it and use a drive scaner (HDD tune,HDD scan, and even segates tool) i cannot read the s.m.a.r.t wich is strange, i think that it is a pcb problem(wich im concidering buying) because the data is +\- important so yeah  

 

PS: i´ve read on other forums that a pcb swap+ the bios chip it works. And the drive is from a wd my book essentials(and i have the usb-sata converter)

 

Here is the link for the donor hdd(https://www.ebay.com/itm/PCB-Controller-2060-771698-004-WD20EARX-00PASB0-Festplatten-Elektronik/182499059260?hash=item2a7dcaa63c:g:nrEAAOSwv0tVEYVR#shpCntId)

Edited April 2, 2018 by diogo_the_man

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just restore backups and get a new drive.

 

If you need data send it to a lab, you have a better chance of getting data this way if its your only copy

 

Keep backups...

 

 

[Geraldino]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Just restore backups and get a new drive.

 

If you need data send it to a lab, you have a better chance of getting data this way if its your only copy

 

Keep backups...

 

 

Thats just the problem i dont have any backups  And sending it to a recovery lab is unrealy expencive (i know its the last resort) so thats why im asking if any one has ever tried this and it worked (if so that they would help me )

[SquintyG33Rs]

if it's the PCB and the one you replace it with matches then this will fix it. but the problem could be something else.

[Geraldino]

22 hours ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

if it's the PCB and the one you replace it with matches then this will fix it. but the problem could be something else.

ok so im gonna buy a pcb and report back  

[mihailc]

Have you tried native WD program ? https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=3&lang=en

(Be careful not to "write zeros" to your drive) 

[Geraldino]

20 hours ago, mihailc said:

Have you tried native WD program ? https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=3&lang=en

(Be careful not to "write zeros" to your drive) 

yes i have the drive shows up as read-only, and ive tried to repatition the drive withou any luck