General: BURNT PCB on Seagate 500gigs...replaceble?

[Sumonpathak]

well guys......
just found out my 500 gigs got an burnt PCB[two blemishes on the circuit]
now....the data on this drive is very very important[my whole first year in college]....
so how to fix it? should i replace the PCB with an identical one?
whom to contact on this matter?
help me guys...its v v urgent...thanks

the drive is

SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda 7200.12 model ST3500418AS Firmware CC34 PCB 100535704.rev A

found this on the net : http://www.onepcbsolution.com/seagat...123500419.html

worth it?

[rahulyo]

My frnd tried othr 500 gb HDD's PCB on his 500 gb HDD ( Same problem as u face ) No luck . Ask local PC waala he may help u regarding this.

[Sumonpathak]

was the PCB no same?

[rahulyo]

Originally Posted by Sumonpathak was the PCB no same?

Dnt knw .

[Aumkar]

Find out if Seagate can replace the PCB without wiping the data ( express this point to them multiple times so those guys can understand ).

Else, you can try this.

How did you manage to fry your PCB? There is power switching everyday for me at 3 and 6pm and I haven't fried a drive yet. Same thing happened when there would be power cuts in Navi Mumbai. And I don't use a UPS. Just a heavy duty surge protector.

[Sumonpathak]

well...apparently the hot swap bay in HAF X is poorly made(the capacitors are not enough)...and they popped and took out my drive.....

[Aumkar]

Ah. That blows. Put it into a review or something so the same thing doesn't happen to other users.

[Sumonpathak]

i have something coming up.......
teh review is in progress.....

[KrashNBurn]

Originally Posted by Sumonpathak well...apparently the hot swap bay in HAF X is poorly made(the capacitors are not enough)...and they popped and took out my drive.....

Is this an issue a lot people have faced? Else it could be a random issue.
Also how did you come to the conclusion that the capacitors are not enough (just curious)

[Sumonpathak]

well....the capacitors audibly popped when i turn on the PC.....the PSU was an TX 650v2....and it wasnt loaded to capacity...hence the only logical conclusion could be that the capacitors weren't up-to the mark....maybe low rated or low wattege...thats for th guys back @ CM to find out...all i know is i lost a whole lot of data.......

also 100 microfarads capacitors seems a little low for that circuit.....

[MOZ]

hmm, the design to isn't that good right? I've heard u have to screw the drive or something, or was that the HAF 932?

[Sumonpathak]

well...as per the manual we have to screw the drive to the tray......and it "screwed"

[mav2000]

I had the pcb replaced on an old IDE drive sometime back and it's working fine, no issues. I hope this pcb on the haf x is not an issue....

[Sumonpathak]

i certainly hope so...can you tell me how you changed it?

[mav2000]

Gave it to a lOcal guy I know and he got it changed for under 1k