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WD passport 1TB external dropped

bonzodog2 · 2012-08-09 11:57:36

Not by me! I've been asked to look at this for a friend, a light comes on and it spins up but is not recognised. I've tried it in several computers, in XP and Linux. It's a 2.5" drive inside, but not like a standard laptop drive. The PCB has a small USB socket directly on it. I found replacement boards on ebay for about…

09-08-2012 11:57am

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Not by me! I've been asked to look at this for a friend, a light comes on and it spins up but is not recognised. I've tried it in several computers, in XP and Linux.
It's a 2.5" drive inside, but not like a standard laptop drive. The PCB has a small USB socket directly on it.
I found replacement boards on ebay for about 55eur, but the seller suggested it might be necessary to take a particular chip (SMD) off the old board and solder onto new board.

I'm away from home right now, so I cant give the model right now.
Not sure what value the data is.
Any suggestions apart from expensive professionals ?

edit:sorry this should be in main C/T forum, I'll repost there....

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