[plug] [OT] Changing logic boards on failed seagate drives?

[Adrian Woodley]

A few years ago I successfully replaced a burn out board. Shouldn't be too much trouble.

Adrian

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:00:08 +0800, "Timothy White" <weirdit at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/1/06, Chris Caston <caston at arach.net.au> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Has anyone here ever changed the logic board on a failed seagate drive
>> without or without success?
>>
>> I notice they are fairly easy to remove with the right screw-bit. Did
>> you require the exact same logic board to get data off the drive?
> 
> I would assume so. I have 2 identical drives, one dead (burnt chip)
> waiting for me to remove the other board and try it. Let me know if
> you get it to work. (One reason I'm not doing it yet, is the good
> drive is my system drive, and I have 2 more years before I need the
> data off the bad drive)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim
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