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bugsoup · Officially active! Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

I am looking for the circuit board for a Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 200GB hard drive. The info off the drive is:

YAR41BW0 K, G, G, D
6Y200P0062211
Manufactured 07Jul2003

The info for the board is:

Calypso III 301599100
Ardent C8-C1 040111300
F8FYA

I have already tried ebay.com and softcom.com.my for the past 6 months or so and have not yet seen the correct firmware. I am willing to try a board with different firmware, but I'd prefer to try with a matching board first.

Does anyone have a board to sell me?

buggin · Officially active! Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

In my pursuit to try fix my drive, I purchase one off e-bay that didn't work out (still haven't matched one). While the drive is an 80GB, the PCB looks like a match for you... If you PM me you address, I'll ship you the board. If it works out, send me a check or Paypal for what is was worth to you... cool? (BTW, I paid $45 shipped from E-Bay). If it doesn't work out, please either return it, or pass it on to another that needs the help.

Drive info--
DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB ATA/133
Code: YAR41BW0 N,F,C,A
6Y080P0422211
LBA: 160086528
MFG: 09 SEP 2003

PCB Info--
CALYPSO III 301599100
Main chip: ARDENT C8-C1 040111300
Small chip: SMOOTH L7250E 1.2
Med chip: HYNIX HY57V641620HG
Firmware: F8FYA (0409303CMY)

Duane Nason · Officially active! Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 2

Is the firmware listed on the outside of the disk? If so, where?

bugsoup · Officially active! Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

@ buggin, sent you a PM

@Duane, on this particular drive the firmware is on the PCB itself. If you hold the drive board-side up with the connectors facing you, the longer white label on the right has a bar code and a 5 character code on the black plastic. In my case it was F8FYA.