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This is one of the new smaller USB PCBs. The PCB number is 2060-800041-003 REV P1. Unfortunately, this doesn't work with 2060-800022-000 REV P2 (the only SATA version of this PCB that I know of). It just stays busy without spinning. I also tried manually saving ROM from USB PCB and writing into SATA (this bricked the ROM).

Does anyone know of a "small" PCB that is different than 2060-800022-000 REV P2? It's possible I just need to wait for a 4TB SATA hard drive with this PCB to be released (I don't think there is one yet). Hoping I'm wrong!

Thanks!

Brian

800022 is what I've got in my notes as the SATA replacement for 800041 perhaps you just need to try a different revision board.

"In notes" for a 4TB drive though? Have you confirmed 800022 works on a 4TB drive? It does work for 3TB drives with 800041, but this is the first 4TB I've tried it on and no luck with two 800022s.

Hmm...could be a different motor controller. I wonder what PCB WD40NPZZ is using. That's a 4Tb SATA model that's very similar looking.

Same controller. Just flash and ROM chips are different.

If the drive doesn't spin, either way, could it be that the head preamp is dead or the heads are stuck? If copying the ROM from one board to the other bricked the second board, could it be an issue with a corrupt ROM or did it not read correctly? Does the drive spin with the donor board, without any ROM transfer? Did you try to physically move the ROM?

I suspect that you tried all of these, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Out of curiosity, how did you interface with the USB board to read the ROM?

Thanks for the thoughts. The drive does spin with original USB PCB. Then gets busy (sounds fine, seems like slow fix issue). I moved/bricked the ROM by unsoldering, putting in reader, reading, then writing into "working" SATA PCB from utility.

Why didn't you just read with a com connection using boot ROM code? I haven't touched a WD PCB with a soldering station in a few years it seems.

No terminal port. May try wiring one on if there no other option, but soldering for me is a last resort.

300ddr wrote:Source of the post No terminal port. May try wiring one on if there no other option, but soldering for me is a last resort.

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Hi Brian Sir ,
Today For The First Time I Got The WD40NMZW-11GX6S1 HDD 4TB , With 2060-80041-003 Rev P1 Board .Did You Find a Compatible Donor For This Board .Also is There a Place Where i Can See How To Convert This PCB To SATA

Hi Amarbir... you need to buy a 4TB SATA drive and use that PCB (like this: http://vi.vipr.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAP ... cureDesc=0).

I'm not sure how to convert to SATA, I always just use the SATA PCB from a 4TB SATA drive.

Note: the 3TB and 4TB SATA PCBs use the same number (2060-800022-000 REV P2).

For SATA connections you have the usual E71,E72,E73 and E75 and the remove the 4 caps between MCU and JMS569

digitalsupport wrote:Source of the post For SATA connections you have the usual E71,E72,E73 and E75 and the remove the 4 caps between MCU and JMS569

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Hi,
I had this information when i searched yesterday ,+ this is easy to do in this pcb as pads are there on non component side of the PCB .I plan to wire Power + SATA Both For Conversion

Why can't you just power it using the USB 3.0 plug after soldering on a sata data connector?