Samsung Internal Drives

[Marcel Garcia]

Hi, i have a broken chip that makes that the HD is not working, i have tried to find a replacement  board, but is not available in the two places i have found, is there anyhtinh i can do?, i got the full details at home if needed.

The disk works perfectly with another PCB from my other HD204UI that i have at home, but i don't wanna miss 2 TB of disk space.

Thanks

[fzabkar]

What's going on here?

Whose board has the "broken chip", Marcel Garcia's or hddinfo's?

I can see that the board in hddinfo's attachment has a chipped coil in the negative supply for the preamp at the left edge of the PCB. I hope you're not selling this board, hddinfo? Or are these posts just some of your poorly crafted spam?

BTW, my understanding is that newer Samsung models require a chip swap:
http://www.donordrives.com/hard-drive-pcb-donor-swap-match

This makes me wonder how Marcel Garcia managed to get his "disk [to] work perfectly with another PCB from my other HD204UI".

[Marcel Garcia]

Hi, thanks to both, but i can´t pay nearly 80€ for that board, knowing that it maybe dont work.

Thanks a lot

[fzabkar]

Marcel, I'm confused. Is that your broken board in hddinfo's photo, or is hddinfo selling his own physically damaged PCB?

[Marcel Garcia]

Hi, i suppose that is another pcb in good state , mine has two broken chips.

Thanks and good luck

[Marcel Garcia]

That reply is for fzabkar second post.

Hi, well, i have two drives with all the same pcb, and that pcb work in both, why?, no clue, but at last i have transfered the files from the faulty drive.

Thanks

PD, about the pcb picture,  i have seen also the broken coil, that's why i have avoided to purchase that, not sure that it will work.

[fzabkar]

Marcel, could you show us a photo of your board? Sometimes there is an easy DIY fix.

BTW, 80 euros is almost enough for a new drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245

[Marcel Garcia]

Hi, here you have, is a "coil" with 4R7 on top, same that the other down, i don't feel i can't fix with a solder.

Thanks a lot.

[fzabkar]

Marcel, your board is easily fixed. See the following thread (yours is a 4R7 coil):
http://forum.hddguru.com/can-anyone-identify-damaged-component-1r5-t22040.html

That said, I only see one broken "chip". Where is the second one?

The other PCB is not in a "good state", as you seem to think. It may or may not work (it probably will), but hddinfo should make potential buyers aware of the damage. In any case, I wouldn't expect anyone to take a chance with it. In fact your own board seems to have similar damage, and you are telling us that it doesn't work.

BTW, I think you are the one that needs good luck, not me. Thanks anyway. :-)

[Marcel Garcia]

Hi, the second coil also seems unfixed, if i touch it, is not fully solder to the board.

I have tried to solder, but i'm unable, seems that the circuit is broken, and i can't see where to solder, anyway i will try to find those coils; did those coils have polarity?

Thanks a lot fzabkar

PD, is say good luck usualy in all my posts.