Barracuda XT, Barracuda, Barracuda Green, DiamondMax and other desktop SATA and IDE drives

[ritesh0412]

I have 1Tb internal drive and i am not sure board got burnt or not at the sata power connector (because of some on wrongly connected 4 pin sata connector).is there is any possibilities to recover data. my hard drive is under warranty, i know warranty will onlyreplace the drive for another one but i want my data, hard drive not detected in BIOS or SeaTools. what i do, please suggest me. Below i giving my Hard drive detail :

S/N : [Edited: Removed personal information per the community rules and regulations.]

Model : ST31000528AS

P/N : 9SL154-302

FIRMWARE : CC38

DATE CODE : 10496

SITE CODE : TK

[fzabkar · Accepted solution]

See http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/TVS_diode_FAQ.html
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/ (photo clips)

[ritesh0412]

Thanks for your reply, now i got the way how to fix. thanks again.

[ritesh0412]

I need one more help, today i saw a burnt spot at the location of sata connector so i have search the pcb of same number & i got it,but there is slightly difference my hard disc pcb no is : 100535537 REV A & the new pcb no is : 100535537 REV C. so i want to confirm that is that working if i replace the pcb of new one. below i am giving the complete detail.

[Edited: Removed personal information per the community rules and regulations.]

My PCB	New PCB
S/N :	S/N:
ST31000528AS	ST31000528AS
P/N : 9SL154-302	P/N: 9SL154-303
FIRMWARE : CC38	Firmware : CC46
DATE CODE : 10496	Date Code : 11245
SITE CODE : TK	Site Code : TK
PCB No.: 100535537 REV A	PCB No.: 100535537 REV C

[fzabkar]

I'm not completely certain whether those two boards are a match, but even if the two boards were completely identical, you would still need to transfer the 8-pin serial flash memory IC from patient to donor. This IC stores unique, drive specific "adaptive" data.

The following PCB suppliers offer a firmware transfer service, either for free, or for US$10:

http://www.donordrives.com
http://www.onepcbsolution.com
http://www.hdd-parts.com

I would advise that you avoid those suppliers who don't tell you that a board won't work without modification. Often they will attempt to obscure the requirement for a firmware transfer by deceptively describing their products as being "for data recovery only".

Alternatively, if you are not adept at soldering, your local TV/AV repairer may be able to transfer this chip for you.

[ritesh0412]

Thank you for all the help you have given me, I appreciate your suggestion

[RunsW.Xacto]

May I ask where you got your new PCB? It's the exact one I've been looking for for about a week.

[fzabkar]

Here is a customised HDD PCB search:

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=011867922784872493128%3A6vt8_adlkk4&ie=UTF-8&q=ST31000528AS&sa=Search&s...

[ritesh0412]

Now i have one more issue in my hard drive. it's making a click noise when i connect this & it's not connected ever in BIOS or Windows. it's only make a loud click noise. I want my data back. What i do , Please help

[fzabkar]

What exactly have you done?