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jameshanley39

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:23 am
Post subject: hard drive not powering up - change circuit board?
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I have a Fujitsu MPG3409AT that isn't powering up. Is there anything I
can do besides take it to a professional data recovery center?

I've heard that replacing the circuit board can help. is that right?
which other drives use that circuit board that iti uses? how can i
identify that circuit board?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:02 am
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jameshanley39.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I have a Fujitsu MPG3409AT that isn't powering up. Is there anything I
> can do besides take it to a professional data recovery center?
>
> I've heard that replacing the circuit board can help. is that right?
> which other drives use that circuit board that iti uses? how can i
> identify that circuit board?
>

you need to get an identical harddrive.
chances are it will not work...
but if you are careful...you won't hurt anything to try.
you can put the board back in the good drive
when you are done with your experiment

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:29 pm
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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:55:24 -0500, Jon Yaeger
<jono_1.DeleteThis@bellsouth.net> wrote:


>> thanks! what were the chances of a board for that particulat model of
>> hard drive being on ebay!! .(though that Fujitsu MPG3* range is
>> notorious. )
>> PCB isn't cheap though. but i'm glad i know the option is there.
>> what would i do usually to find a PCB? just try to find the excact
>> model of HDD on sale? seems like pot luck.
>
>
>Well, if you are going through the trouble of SMT component-level repair,
>why not swap the EEPROM, too?
>>

Because anyone with the right-sized screwdriver bit can swap
a drive circuit board, requires minimal tools, skill, or
risk. Swapping EEPROM is exactly the opposite.
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