Maxtor PCB 040111300 Failure

PCB failures (Such as Maxtor PCB 040111300) 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 040111300 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Maxtor PCB 040111300 Failures:

Q: 6Y080L0 Dead PCB with external ROM

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80GB with external ROM. Model: 6Y080L0. PCB: CALYPSO III 301599100. Main Chip: C8-C1 040111300 My Problem is, i have no PCB from 6YL080L0 with ext.ROM and i can not find someone.. Is it possible to try a 6Y120L0 PCB with same main Chip ?? I desoldered the Patient ROM-Chip and read out the Data. It looks fine. Thanks for helping!

Q: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 PCB replaced – still no joy

and pcb is not matching or something else failed as well? Info for the original HDD DiamonMax Plus 9, Code YAR41BW0 K,M,C,D S/N Y3MXDFPE 6Y120L0132611 PCB M6FYA 301862101 CALYPSO/KOI_P/THERM (replaced with identical one) Main Controller IC 040111300(agere Ardent C8-C1) HDD Motor Combo IC L7250E 12 Info for the replacement part (taken from description in – #280064577926) Main Controller IC 040111300(agere Ardent C8-C1) HDD Motor Combo IC L7250E 12 Cache Memory 2MB Board Number

Q: Can’t Write After New Maxtor Calypso Board

board Original 6Y250P0062811 New 6Y160P0042811 The firmware on both is YAR41BW0, but the 4 letters following that are different I believe the new board is K,G,B,A and the old is K,M,B,D The Main Controller IC on the new board is listed as 040111300(agere Ardent C8-C1) M8FYB and the old board has a sticker with M8FYB on it Reads work perfectly Files are not corrupt I can even copy new files to the drive and they seem to work perfectly, but I suspect they are being read back from the

Q: and yet…another Maxtor DM9 bites the dust

31 Oct 2003 Code YAR41BWO K,G,B,D S/N Y42TRP7E Model 6Y160P0042211 PCB Data Calypso III #301599100 (107 ink stamp on underside of pcb) Bar Code on IDE Connector20103LJJHMER F8FYA Bar Code on Power MolexMAANYTVZ Main IC ARDENTC8-C1 040111300 Motor Combo IC L7250E 12 What is the most relevant of all this data when searching for a pcb? What MUST match in order to increase my chances of recovering my data? Thank you!

Q: The freak DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB HD

instead of KWO I even looked on and found someone that sells those boards, and they were helpful enough to do some looking and he was as baffled as I was The system he used to replace boards involved matching the number on the large chip (040111300), seeing if there is a chip above the large one near the top of the board (mine has one) and matching the code number According to him, mine should have a chip there What is going on? I know how to fix this I just can’t find any information

Q: MAXTOR DIAMONDMAX PLUS 9 160GB ATA/133 HDD

disks in your forum and i performed with success the current continuity tests you describe MAXTOR DIAMONDMAX PLUS 9 160GB ATA/133 HDD CODE YAR41BW0 K,M,C,D SN Y41LVK3E 6Y160P0041201 MFG 1 MAY 2003 G8FYA ardent chip c8c1 calypso iii board 040111300(agere Ardent C8-C1) L7250E 12 301599100 I searched the net for a replacement pcb and i found one with with everything the same I dont know if it has the same code (G8FYA) is this crucial for compatibility? And my main concern is that in

Q: Harddrive problem (maxtor)

Hello,I have a maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9, 160gb.This harddrive does not except any incomming electricity, when i plug it into my external cabinette the power lamp on the cabinette just flickers and nothing happens. I have also tried another cabinette with the same result.What can i do? Should i replace the circuit on the back of the harddrive? If so, where can you buy one?Tech. data:6Y160P0042811YAR41BW0ARDENTC8-C1 040111300 L7250E 1.2

Q: Wanted – Maxtor 120GB 3.5′ ATA HDD

Help needed… Anyone able to sell me the harddisk with the following specs:-DiamondMax Plus 9-120GB ATA/133-Code: YAR41VW0-Part: 6Y120L0040411-PCB large chip: C8-C1, 040111300

Q: WANTED TO SELL MAXTOR HARD DRIVE

have a few hard disk that I wanted to sell for data recovery purposes Here is the details 1) Model Name Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Model No 6Y080L0422001, KMCD Board No 301599100 Calypso III Firmware YAR41BWO Main Controller CPU Ardent 040111300 Motor IC L7250E 12 2) Model Name Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Model No 6Y120P0032201, KFCD Board No 301599100 Calypso III (L8FYA) Firmware YAR41BWO Main Controller CPU Agere Ardent 040111300 Motor IC L7250E 12 3) Model Name

Q: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 YAR41KW0 pcb question

Hi, First the info about the drive Model Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 Code YAR41KW0 snY2CY6RJC tla 6Y080L042B411 Big chip on PCB 040111300 I noticed it made a noise that it had a hard time getting to spin So I bought a new drive and started copying my files Windows didn’t see the new drive so I took the old one out Then I was stupid enough to re-connect the drive while the computer was on Yea, I know Don’t laugh at me Now it don’t

Q: Really need some help with this Maxtor PCB (unique PCB?)

over I can see where the 1R5 chip was burnt on the pcb I have been trying for DAYS to find a replacement PCB for my maxtor Here is the info on it DiamondMax Plus 9 200GB ATA/133 HDD CODE YAR41BW0 SN Y626N1PE 67200POA60901 Agere Ardent C8-C1 040111300 Smooth L7250E 12 5 Digit Code on white Sticker H7FYA 031599100 CALYPSO III The PCB has something unique about it that I have never seen on any other PCB I’ve come across Beside the 1R5 chip is a small green wire that goes to another chip

Q: Compatibility of Maxtor PCB boards

I have several 120 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 EIDE drives with burnt out pcb boards Based on googling, it seems that the following info is critical to identify matching pcb boards 1 CODE (YAR41BW0) 2 Controller chip (Agere/Ardent 040111300) 3 No external ROM (empty pad for 8-legged chip on bottom left of PCB near the motor hub) My question is given that the above matches, does the SIZE of the drive matter? (eg, can an 80gb drive pcb be used in a 120gb drive (given that there is

Q: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 80GB SATA – 6Y080M0 – PCB Board

I have a problem with a Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 80GB SATA – 6Y080M0 After reading a lot of posts in the forum I have come to the conclusion that I have to change the PCB Board The characteristics of my HDD are Code YAR51BW0 Main Controller IC 040111300(agere Ardent C8-C1) HDD Motor Combo IC L7250E 12 Board Number 301520104 R5FYA I have searched and found a PCB Board with the same characteristics except code which is YAR51 F W0 I know that this code declares the firmware version

Q: Maxtor HDD failure, looking for options

something on the board is fried I want to purchase a replacement PCB before sending the drive off to a data recovery company but I am having trouble matching all info to make sure I have the right PCB Relevant info Model 6Y080L0 Ardent C8-C1 040111300 SMOOTH L7250E 12 F4FYA I see references to codes beginning with “YAR” but i do not see that anywhere on the HDD I have attached pictures with all relevant info Any info would be appreciated so I can get the drive operational

Q: Replacing PCB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9

I am in Maidstone, UK) but it is significantly more expensive – apologies for the non-technical description MY DRIVE DiamondMax Plus 9 250gb ATA/ 133 HDD Code YAR41BWO K,M,B,D Model 6Y250P0 Sticker on bottom (PCB side) M8FYB Big Chip code 040111300 PCB is exactly the same on all counts except the model is 6Y200P0 and the size is 200gb I have read that firmware could be an issue as the size is different, it just seems that everything else is so close Don’t want to ruin it though

Q: Maxtor 6Y080P0 Problems

recovery service I figured I’d try the $40 for a new PCB board I found what I thought was a match Here is a similar picture of the board i6 imgcom/04/i/001/0a/65/8f6d_1JPG The codes on the chip matched (yellow circle in the pic) 040111300 and there was no chip at the red circle and it was for my drive (Maxtor YAR41BW0, 6Y080P0) So I replaced the PCB board and lo and behold the drive spun up! That was well and good for about 3 seconds until I started to hear this pinging sound

Q: Maxtor Diamond Max + 9 HDD 250GB sata version

hi i had a issue with my drive which had a blown motor driver so bought another board correct information etc Agere IC chip Main Controller IC 040111300 match but the bottom row two don’t match (should these be the same) allso the white label do not match which i see now the new board is 0708308CMY old board number 11054LNJHM the five number on the white lable old one is T8FYA the new board R5FYA i unsolder the flash memory chip 8 pin solder

Q: Dead Maxtor Diamond Max+9

As for firmware etc I think the second picture has all that information however it is a bit hard to read so DiamondMax Plus 9 160GB ATA/133 HDD Code YAR41BW0 Model 6Y160P0042241 SNY43N7EE Main Chip # 040111300 I also found a PCB which I think is compatible, seen at this link wwwonepcbsolutioncom/maxtor-diamondmax-plus-9-160gb-160-gb-6y160p0-yar41bw0916016061600411html Has anyone used this site before? Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Replacement Maxtor PCB 040111300:

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