Hello: I have a maxtor diamondmax 10 sata hd model # 6B250S0 that has a burned pcb chip component (picture attached). This occured due to the drive being inside an external enclosure and the power cord (ac adapter) plugged in the wrong way when powered on. The PC will no longer recognize the drive (not even in BIOS); and the drive will not start spinning. I have many "priceless" pictures and movies of my son on this drive. Here are the specs for it: Model #: 6B250S0 Board #: 301931103 Main Chip: OSCAR E5-D4 040118900 Motor IC: L7250E 1.2 Firmware: T4GBA I would like to replace the pcb in this drive with one I found one for sale on ebay- The problem is that the board # is 301931102 instead of 301931103. The main chip is the same - 040118900, and the seller states it is compatable with 6B250S0 and 6B250M0 Maxtor hard drives. Is the only thing that matters in replacing the pcb the main chip # and model # of the hd? What exactly needs to match up as far as replacing the pcb of a hard drives, specifically a maxtor hd? I cannot afford to spend xxx amount of dollars right now to retrieve the data off the hd through a service. I do alot of computer work/builds and I am solder/ESD certified at my job, so I know I could replace most of the pcb and/or re-solder components if needed. I'd like to know something before shelling out cash for the pcb on ebay or a data retrieval service. (I'd like not waste my money)! Also- is it possible any other parts of the hd could be badly damaged, making this quest a wild goose chase? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Jacob
it will be wise to extened your search for a replacement PCB to include Seagate HDDs, as Maxtor was taken over by Seagate last year & that HDD was actually manufactured by Seagate (look at the chip with the "ST" on it, ST = Seagate Technology i've done a bit of googling but haven't found anything, good luck J[ot]sorry to burst your bubble, try including Seagate HDDs in you PCB search[/ot]BTW: does the drive have a five year warranty ?, maybe you could return it to Seagate[ot]worth a try[/ot]
Thanks Donkey... I will try that. I did email Seagate before posting on here and this is what they told me: Thank you for sending your MAXTOR E-mail inquiry. Maxtor's policy is that we do not sell replacement parts - this includes printed circuit boards (logic boards), assemblies, USB/FireWire enclosures, or other components. Replacing PC board assemblies is not recommended due to the "tuned" nature of today's disk drives. Such replacements would void our warranty. The disk drive is considered a single unit and is not field repairable. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. Thank you, Seagate Technical Assistance Moses 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4283) 00.800.4.SEAGATE (Europe) 1 800 759 109 (Asia, Australia and New Zealand) Seagate Technology I'll contact them to see if the warranty is still valid; perhaps they can repair it- but I really don't see that happening due to the circumstances. If they can't (And I don't expect them to) pcb replacement is my next option aside from sending it out.... Only time will tell on this one.
yeah, it may be Maxtor's policy, but you emailed Seagate[ot]although it probably won't make any difference, as i don't think any HDD manufaturer will sell any replacement PCB[/ot]BTW: good luck with it
In most cases, you should exchange the BIOS chip before you swap hard drive PCB; here you can refer to this article: hddzone.com/conditions.html I had a problem with my maxtor HD, I found this site and I proved it hddzone.com I′ve received the circuit board, and I′ve installed it and it worked perfectly. I′ve been able to recover all my files. The service is pretty good.
