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Can I swap out my HDD PCB? (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've got a 2TB WD Elements external hard drive that I shucked. The PCB has a USB connector on it. I'd like to replace the PCB with one that has a SATA connection. Can this be done? Specifically it's a wd20nmvw

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I believe that each HDD PCB contains calibration for the platters and heads and needs to be calibrated if changed as the alignment and mechanical properties are unique for each drive or maybe that's just the case for platter transplants, can't quite remember and that was many years ago.