Maxtor PCB 040103700 Failure

PCB failures (Such as Maxtor PCB 040103700) affect thousands of hard drives every year and often result in permanent data loss. A hard drive may suddenly fail to power on, and a computer may not detect that it is plugged in. Some failed hard drives will also show up in computer BIOS with incorrect brand/model information. PCB failures can also cause physical issues such as read/write head failures, and many PCB failure symptoms overlap with the symptoms of other physical hard drive issues.

Some emails from customers of Maxtor PCB 040103700 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Maxtor PCB 040103700 Failures:

Q: [WANTED] Maxtor 5T040H4 40GB Logic Board

I need the logic board for this hard drive.MODEL – 5T040H4HDA – 24APCBA – 02AUNIQUE – 53ACODE – TAH71DP0Logic Board info:040103700D741864CPGFDC-0BAH50WBoard #301353102White Sticker(Firmware?) – A4DTA

Q: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60 5T040H4 – Compatible?

I need the following Board:Nr. 301353102CPU: DSP 040103700Motor IC: SH6770CFirmware: A3DTA 2411007CTHERAnd found this one ( slightly different ). Do you think that will work?Board Number: 301353102 Main Chip: DSP 040104200Motor IC: SH6770CFirmware: A9DTAIf the disk is not spinning up at all will a spare-board help at all?The device worked perfectly untill yesterday. No sector-errors nor odd noise.ThanksUrs

Replacement Maxtor PCB 040103700:

To repair a failure board, the simple way is swapping the failure board with a replacement board. Donor boards on HardDriveParts.com are listed below:

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