The days of doing raw PCB swaps died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. ***These days, you need to find a exact match donor and transfer the ROM on the newer drives. Even the PCB needs to be a match! It just cannot be done now.***
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***''*This is old school IT slang for DiamondMax before Seagate bought Maxtor. This is like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their high fail rate, and tendency to eat the magnetic coating on the glass platters.''***
***''These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu, especially modern drives like the Seagate Rosewood drives. They literally fail the same way!''***
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or a very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. ***A lot of the time me and you will not have any luck with this (even with an IC swap) as a lot of these drives just will not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different*** - you need to take it to a recovery company who has a stockpile who can properly match it. ***''YES, 1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD LOSE ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
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If you just want to swap the drive, any good SSD will work - it's a bit of a process, but it is doable on these. This laptop will not run Win11, so you probably want to weigh that part a bit. I would not put another spinning drive in it, especially a laptop.
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If you just want to swap the drive, any good SSD will work - it's a bit of a process, but it is doable on these. This laptop will not run Win11, so you probably want to weigh that part a bit. I would not put another spinning drive in it, especially a laptop. [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HP+Pavilion+15-p+Hard+Drive+Replacement/87988|See here for replacement steps|new_window=true].
The days of doing raw PCB swaps died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. ***These days, you need to find a exact match donor and transfer the ROM on the newer drives. Even the PCB needs to be a match! It just cannot be done now.***
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***''*This is old school IT slang for DiamondMax before Seagate bought Maxtor. This is like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their high fail rate, and tendency to eat the magnetic coating on the glass platters.''***
***''These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu, especially modern drives like the Seagate Rosewood drives. They literally fail the same way!''***
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or a very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. ***A lot of the time me and you will not have any luck with this (even with an IC swap) as a lot of these drives just will not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different*** - you need to take it to a recovery company who has a stockpile who can properly match it. ***''YES, 1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or a very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. ***A lot of the time me and you will not have any luck with this (even with an IC swap) as a lot of these drives just will not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different*** - you need to take it to a recovery company who has a stockpile who can properly match it. ***''YES, 1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD LOSE ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
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If you just want to swap the drive, any good SSD will work - it's a bit of a process, but it is doable on these. This laptop will not run Win11, so you probably want to weigh that part a bit. I would not put another spinning drive in it, especially a laptop.
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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The days of doing raw PCB swaps died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. ***These days, you need to find a exact match donor and transfer the ROM on the newer drives. Even the PCB needs to be a match! It just cannot be done now.***
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*IT slang for DiamondMax before Seagate bought Maxtor. This is like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their high fail rate, and tendency to eat the magnetic coating on the glass platters.
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***''*This is old school IT slang for DiamondMax before Seagate bought Maxtor. This is like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their high fail rate, and tendency to eat the magnetic coating on the glass platters.''***
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These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu today since the Seagate Rosewood drives do the SAME THING, with the SAME CAUSE OF FAILURE.
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***''These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu, especially modern drives like the Seagate Rosewood drives. They literally fail the same way!''***
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or a very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. ***A lot of the time me and you will not have any luck with this (even with an IC swap) as a lot of these drives just will not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different*** - you need to take it to a recovery company who has a stockpile who can properly match it. ***''YES, 1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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*Slang for DiamondMax. This is just like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their tendency to eat the coating on the glass platters up...
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*IT slang for DiamondMax before Seagate bought Maxtor. This is like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their high fail rate, and tendency to eat the magnetic coating on the glass platters.
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These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu as the infamous Seagate Rosewood has the same problem.
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These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu today since the Seagate Rosewood drives do the SAME THING, with the SAME CAUSE OF FAILURE.
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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*Slang for DiamondMax. This is just like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their tendency to eat the coating on the glass platters up...
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These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu as the Rosewoods have the same problem.
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These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu as the infamous Seagate Rosewood has the same problem.
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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*Slang for DiamondMax. This is just like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar".
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*Slang for DiamondMax. This is just like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar" due to their tendency to eat the coating on the glass platters up...
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These "DeathStar" drives are a total De-Ja-Vu as the Rosewoods have the same problem.
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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*Maxtor DiamondMax series. These were known for headstack issues left right and center, so this became the unofficial name like how we call IBM DeskStar drives IBM DeathStar drives.
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*Slang for DiamondMax. This is just like how we call the IBM DeskStar drives "DeathStar".
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash* drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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*Maxtor DiamondMax series. These were known for headstack issues left right and center, so this became the unofficial name like how we call IBM DeskStar drives IBM DeathStar drives.
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives :-(. You need to transfer the ROM 100% of the time, since the drive parameters are stored on that chip, which is why you can’t just PCB swap.
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The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives after they were discontinued :-(. You need to transfer the ROM on these newer drives, and make sure your donor is a 100% match. PCB swaps are dead.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day.Even being 1 day off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was not available that day.In short,don't try unless you are capable of finishing because any attempt hurts your chances and one mistake could be fatal. '''Take this one to a data recovery professional! You need a cleanroom, someone who knows the drives inside and outside and lots of experience.'''
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The main problem isn't the PCB and ROM transfer, though. The issue is the preamp and headstack need to be a match, or at least very, very, very close at the absolute bare minimum. A lot of drives just do not match because they use what is available at the time, and even 2 drives from the same batch may end up being too different. ***''1 day between IDENTICAL batches is ENOUGH to cause a mismatch in these new drives!!! DO NOT MESS WITH THE DRIVE - SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL OR YOU COULD FATALLY RUIN ANY CHANCE YOU HAD! You can't do this one at home.''***
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives :-(. You need to transfer the ROM 100% of the time, since the drive parameters are stored on that chip, which is why you can’t just PCB swap.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 day off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was not available that day. In short, don't try unless you are capable of finishing because any attempt hurts your chances and one mistake could be fatal.
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In short, you need to take it to a professional who does data recovery. You need a matching drive, the right experience and a clean working area.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 day off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was not available that day. In short, don't try unless you are capable of finishing because any attempt hurts your chances and one mistake could be fatal. '''Take this one to a data recovery professional! You need a cleanroom, someone who knows the drives inside and outside and lots of experience.'''
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives :-(. You need to transfer the ROM 100% of the time, since the drive parameters are stored on that chip, which is why you can’t just PCB swap.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 day off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was nor available that day.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 day off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was not available that day. In short, don't try unless you are capable of finishing because any attempt hurts your chances and one mistake could be fatal.
In short, you need to take it to a professional who does data recovery. You need a matching drive, the right experience and a clean working area.
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives :-(. You need to transfer the ROM 100% of the time, since the drive parameters are stored on that chip, which is why you can’t just PCB swap.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 date off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was nor available that day.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 day off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was nor available that day.
In short, you need to take it to a professional who does data recovery. You need a matching drive, the right experience and a clean working area.
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives :-(. You need to transfer the ROM 100% of the time, since the drive parameters are stored on that chip, which is why you can’t just PCB swap.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day.
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The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day. Even being 1 date off can mean it has a different PCB and preamp if the one in yours was nor available that day.
In short, you need to take it to a professional who does data recovery. You need a matching drive, the right experience and a clean working area.
The days of a raw PCB swap died with the mid 2000’s Maxtor DiamondCrash drives :-(. You need to transfer the ROM 100% of the time, since the drive parameters are stored on that chip, which is why you can’t just PCB swap.
The other problem is you need an exact match drive with the right PCB and headstack preamp, since a lot of drives use different PCBs and headstack preamps depending on what is available that day.
In short, you need to take it to a professional who does data recovery. You need a matching drive, the right experience and a clean working area.