PCB failures (Such as Maxtor PCB 040112600) 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 040112600 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.
Maxtor PCB 040112600 Failures:
Q: Hard drive won’t spinning after a new PCB replacement
really sure if I have brought the wrong PCB Here is the details of the PCB The orgional PCB Model 6K040L0 Code NAR61HA0 Four chartcher KMGA PCB number 040122600 The new PCB Model 6E040L0 Code NAR61HA0 Four chartcher B8FED PCB number 040112600 Can you please tell me why the hard drive won’t spin? Have I brought the wrong PCB? If so, I will contact with the seller to return it thanks in advance
Q: Maxtor 40GB DiamondMax Plus 8 dead!
from you guys The information for the dead drive is as follows MODEL 6E040L0 Code NAR61GA0 4-letter code K,M,G,A SN E1SV1JFE TLA 6E040L0711233 Date 08MAY2004 Made in Singapore Board number on label B8FEC Controller Chip agere Ardent C9-C1 040112600 Smooth Chip SH6782B I found a donor drive with the information as follows DiamondMax Plus 8 ATA/133 HDD Model 6E040L0 Cap 40GB ATA/IDE SN E1RSVZJE TLA 6E040L0711233 CODE NAR61GA0 (K,M,G,A) Date 05MAY2004 Board number on Label CACREBFQ
Q: Looking For a Motherboard Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8
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Q: Maxtor Diamondmax Plus8 – tried the logic board switch but..
Since I found this forum useful, I am posting both to add more data for others, and also to see if anyone has additional input.A client of mine with a Dell Dimension containing a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 40GB (part # 6E040L0 ) received an “unmountable boot volume” error. The drive spins, no strange noises, but Dell bootup diagnostics showed failure (“Primary IDE Drive 0: Maxtor 6E040L0 – Fail. Return Code: 4” whatever that meant.) Dell sent a replacement, but it was not same drive (it was a WD.) I tried adding the bad drive as 2nd drive in another computer – it was recognized on boot as a Maxtor drive and type, but did not mount in Windows. Also tried the drive attached to an external USB adapter and Windows 2000, but Windows Event Viewer reported multiple messages of “The driver detected a controller error on DeviceHarddisk2DR18.”The drive was built in Aug 2003, and I wanted to try the logic board swap. I was able to find a reseller locally selling the same drive new, and for only $47 it seemed worth a try. The circuit board is almost identical using same “ARDENT C9-C1 040112600” chip, (there was a tiny difference in code, if anyone wants the details, I’ll post them but I don’t think it’s relevant.) Swapping the logic board didn’t help. I then tried the original logic board on the new harddrive, and it was recognized right away, which leads me to conclude that the new board would have worked on the old drive if that was actually the problem. Having come this far, I was wondering if anyone here might have any other ideas. Obviously there is more circuitry within the casing of the drive itself, but would this be a logical stopping point (sorry for the pun) in my attempts to reclaim this drive?Thanks,Howie
Replacement Maxtor PCB 040112600:
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:
- Maxtor 6E030L0 PCB Board 040112600
- Maxtor 6E040L0 PCB Board 040112600
- Maxtor 6K040L0 PCB Board 040112600
- Maxtor PCB Board 040112600
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