Seagate PCB 100619769 Failure

PCB failures (Such as Seagate PCB 100619769) 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 Seagate PCB 100619769 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Seagate PCB 100619769 Failures:

Q: ST Momentus 500G HDD can not receive instruction

Dear all,. ?I have a ST Momentus 500G HDD ,Drive not ready and can not receive instruction, i need to Short . circuit board what place? the board number is 100619769 Have a nice day !.

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Q: 100619769 HOW TO SHORT THIS PCB?

Check the PCB pic … p=9733&i=1It loops, cant stop to work in TerminalLED:00000067 FAddr:00385378

Q: ST9500423AS – PCB 100619769 Dead

HDD Model ST9500423AS PCB 100619769 Rev A Problem No Spin , No Strange Sound such as motor struck in PCB One of the capacitor shorted and Removed then no short anywhere with ground i m getting voltage near TVS ~28V as mentioned in photo ( PCB shown here is not original PCB) Red square marked may be inductor, Input ~5V and Output only ~28V Experts pls advice let me remove that

Replacement Seagate PCB 100619769:

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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