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    WDC WD10SPZX-22Z10T1 HDD Constantly dies after swapping Heads

    these cases are victims of the (we call them) micro-damages and or the "other kind of damage" (this is a company secret) but 97% of the cases are micro or nano damages (you may know them on toshiba since ever) anyway whilst some really almost invisible damages can be seen with the aid of...
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    WD USB to SATA Conversion Compatible PCB Guide

    810067 is the USB Type-C version of the 810035 which as known is the SATA 810030
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    Toshiba USB to SATA Guide

    Confirmed USB G0089 is compatible as expected with USB G0090 so the SATA G4311 is good for them
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    Toshiba USB to SATA Guide

    This needs to be added to the first post of the thread in the list today I'll do the test with a G0090A A strange anecdote: here I have an MQ04UBB400 hard drive manufactured in October 2022 in the Philippines with the board G0090A, and I have an identical one manufactured in the Philippines in...
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    About those WDx0NDZW-xxYYYzz Spyglasses heads interchangeability

    Hello It would be interesting to share the heads stack interchangeability (if any) of the various drives in subject what it was for S5XS and AJGS , with the various Sapyglass flavours looks not, it is a different story Have you tried something? E.G. the GX6 looks to have a unique heads stack...
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    WD USB to SATA Conversion Compatible PCB Guide

    About Board 800022 (SATAs , three versions) which corresponds to the 800041(USB3.0) and 810012 (TYPC) three versions or even more you must simply check the heads/spindle driver version you'll see B20 B22 B23 (since today , never seen version B21) just match the driver wrong match , no spin
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    WD USB to SATA Conversion Compatible PCB Guide

    but in the previous message you've written that the PATIENT board installed on the DONOR drive was not making it to spin if that was the case, the preamps of the two drives are not matching --- while if the PATIENT board on the PATIENT drive WITH original PATIENT heads , when powered makes...
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    [SOLVED] SED SpyGlass with board 800041 heads map how to

    Ok solved reason for this entire topic is that we are not so confident about editing HDD ID in the SpyGlass thoug since heads were tested and fine both reading and writing. we edited HDD ID removed the usual SED tick, and the rest is as usual interesting to be noticed that SED v2 is now...
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    WD USB to SATA Conversion Compatible PCB Guide

    so you have the confirmation that the preamp is wrong type this is/was the same on some WDs 2.5" at the epoch of WDxy00BEVT (various families) We know how to determinate the preamp in MQ0x families from labels , but anyone can easily test the compatibility with a preliminary swap where you...
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    WD USB to SATA Conversion Compatible PCB Guide

    hello you should have created a specific topic, though you have realistically an uncompatible preamp have you tried the PATIENT board on the DONOR drive BEFORE to swap heads?
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    [SOLVED] SED SpyGlass with board 800041 heads map how to

    I cannot run any since currently I can only restore module 30 access at that point the drive is SED locked I tried also to block module 02 instead of module 30 but I'm not familiar with that procedure and I don't know if it does work with SpyGlass with board USB 800041 alias SATA 800022 also I...
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    [SOLVED] SED SpyGlass with board 800041 heads map how to

    Hello premise: the ROM from the USB board written in the unlocked SATA board returns again a SED locked drive. Unlock the ROM with new utility 7.1.10 looks not supported for SpyGlass simple, with "simple" I mean those with board 800041, and I suppose it is due to the simple reason that usually...
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    WD20EFAX-68FB5N0 (WD 3.5 SED board) firmware needed

    WD family name: Carmel ROM Modules: ROM version............................. : 02.APV ROM F/W version......................... : 00020044 Overlay F/W version..................... : 02.APV Servo F/W version....................... : 08.1Q do you kindly have the modules backup for this ROM...
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    WD5000BMVV-11A1CS0 SED

    Hello Friends :-) I have an historical problem with these USB boards I mean the board of this WD5000BMVV-11A1CS0 and looks like I'm not alone --> https://forum.acelaboratory.com/viewtopic.php?t=9759 and I exactly mean when it comes the time to use a compatible SATA board ... and at this...
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    About Palmers HDDs heads swap

    Hello friends I had this kind of info: "translator is in some manner "linked" with the serial number of the heads so if you will change JUST (only) the heads, you'll read ONLY x00 from all users data LBAs" do you know something about this? have you succesfully swapped heads on WD10SMZW or...
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    What about Preamp DAC Editor in ROM module 47

    Hello have you ever experienced about those values for heads compatibility? I mean instead of Micro Jogs? Thank you
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