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I have a newer model 1tb western digital my passport drive with a usb 3.0 connector on the pcb that needs a head replacement from a drop.

My question is after I do the head replacement, what do I need to match up for a serial ata board to do a rom rebuild on the new sata board so I can image this drive? Once I find a compatible pcb do I rebuild the rom from the service area?

The model of the drive is
WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5
DCM: EHMTJBBB
DCX: HZ5CS3RMR

PCB information on original USB PCB is 2060-771814-001 Rev P1

I found a donor drive with the first 5 digits of the DCM match, but what do I need to match for a compatible PCB? I can’t find a sata board that matches that 2060-77184-001 number.

Try and match the CPU version on the SATA board. That has worked for us many times.

Why do you want to rebuild ROM from SA? We have moved ROM from U12 on patient USB board to donor SATA board. Or just read ROM form terminal on USB board and write to the SATA board.

Good Luck

You cant rebuild ROM on case with external ROM. Solder over ROM chip, writing through utility wont work as often compatible SATA board and native USB board will have different size ROM.

How do I read the rom with the terminal on a USB drive. Do i need the toshiba connection?

Look here:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=7397

You can make it with Seagate SATA terminal piece, just pay attention to position of TX and RX