PCB failures (Such as Seagate PCB 100696152) 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 100696152 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.
Seagate PCB 100696152 Failures:
Q: ST500LT012-9WS142-188 – CfwDiscCode Not Loaded
… Not Loaded: 0002B4E0 LED:000000BC FAddr:00007A43 patient=========== Model : ST500LT012-9WS142-188 Serial : S0V0G7D0 Firmware : 0001SDM1 Capacity : 465.76 GB (976 773 168) PN: 9WS142-188 SITE:WU <<<<<< DIFFERENT DATE:13065 dom:08/2012 <<< pcb:100696152 REV A <<<< PreampType: D0 05 if I ^Z on powerup I can get terminal and YARRABP LM93_1_1 SERVO256 RAP22 4k VBAR STD Mobil Product FamilyId: 5F, MemberId: 0A HDA SN: S0V0G7D0, RPM: 5408, Wedges: 100, Heads: 2, Lbas: 7470C06, PreampType: D0 ...
Replacement Seagate PCB 100696152:
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:
- Seagate HDD PCB 100696152
- Seagate ST320LT012 Hard Drive PCB 100696152
- Seagate ST320LT025 PCB Board 100696152
- Seagate ST500LT012 Hard Drive PCB 100696152
- Seagate ST500LT015 PCB Board 100696152
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