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Topic: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
aka_bigred
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Forum: Hard drives wanted Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:42 pm Subject: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
BTW, I was able to recover the data off my drive. I got a donor drive with model # & Mfg Date as close as I could to the original, and then had to swap the U12 ROM chip.
The donor board I got o ... |
Topic: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
aka_bigred
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Forum: Hard drives wanted Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:30 pm Subject: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
The U12 ROM chip holds the exact details of how drive "metadata" is laid out on the physical platters. Every U12 chip gets unique layout information for that particular drive.
Unless your dead driv ... |
Topic: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
aka_bigred
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Forum: Hard drives wanted Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:43 pm Subject: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
This is not the boot drive, it is a data-only axillary drive.
I've tried several Linux Live CDs, none of which will successfully mount the drive, so it's not just a windows issue. They also report ... |
Topic: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
aka_bigred
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Forum: Hard drives wanted Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:21 pm Subject: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
Motor spins up fine, sounds like it tries to init the drive, but then clicks. It repeats this several times before giving up and stops trying. As it tries to init, windows will recognize it for a b ... |
Topic: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
aka_bigred
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Forum: Hard drives wanted Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:18 pm Subject: Western Digital 320 GB dirve - WD3200KS-00PFB0 HSCACAJCA |
MDL: WD3200KS-00PFB0 (Black)
Date: 27 May 2006
DCM: HSCACAJCA
Barcode: 2061-701393-800 AB (on the barcode sticker by sata connectors)
2060-701393-002 Rev.B on the PCB
I'm interested in a matchi ... |
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