Seagate PCB 100725482 Failure

PCB failures (Such as Seagate PCB 100725482) 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 100725482 failures are listed below, along with tips for replacing & repairing.

Seagate PCB 100725482 Failures:

Q: Suitable donor PCB for external Samsung spinpoint drive 2.5″

this is probably component failure on the PCB as the connector and lead seem fine Can someone help me find a suitable donor PCB for this drive so I can recover the data on it? The PCB Number on the back where the BF-41 number normally is, is 100725482 00 and below that is topsearch 94v-0 ts-m-8v02c sg 352 66-28 20917 On the other side of the PCB on a sticker I have the codes 1S REV7 20140112 U3A 27HM and also printed onto the PCB is M8U_REV07 R00 I also have a multimeter to test components

Q: Suitable donor PCB for external Samsung 2.5″ ST1000LM025

a suitable PCB donor for a Samsung 25″ drive The drive has no power and does not spin up or do anything at all I believe a replacement PCB would fix the problem, here are the details of the drive ST1000LM025 From the top of the PCB 100725482 00 topsearch 94v-0 ts-m-8v02c sg 352 66-28 20917 Sticker on the PCB bottom 1S REV7 20140112 U3A 27HM PCB Bottom markings M8U_REV07 R00 If I can find a PCB that matches these, is it possible to do a straight swap or will the BIOS/firmware

Q: Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility

Hello,Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility USB -> SATA100725482 -> 100720903 ..known 100740633 -> 100739392 .. known 100760718 Rev C -> ?????PCB no 100760718 Rev Cunable to read Sectors Please reply .Regards,Alex

Q: Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility

Samsung USB to SATA PCB Compatibility USB -> SATA100725482 -> 100720903100740633 -> 100739392100760718 Rev. C – > ?????unable to read Sector .Please reply.Regards,Alex

Replacement Seagate PCB 100725482:

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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