[clug] WD Caviar Blue 500GB Sata / 16MB Cache

[David C]

2.5 inch or 3.5 inch form factor?
On 7 Feb 2015 2:09 am, "Keith Goggin" <keith.goggin at bigpond.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to recover data from this dead hard disk.
>
> It had minimal use, was in an external hard drive enclosure and showed no
> signs of life.
>
> I've tried it in a Docking Station again no signs of life.
>
> My only hope now seems to be swapping the external printed circuit board
> with one from an identical hard drive that has been decommissioned for
> other reasons.
>
> If anyone has such a candidate for sacrifice or advice why this may be a
> futile exercise, I'd like to hear.
>
> The board is marked :-
>
>     Rev A
>     2060-771698-004
>
> Thanks
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