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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3583
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 12:55 am: | 
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I have a HD here that has a fried chip on the board, would like to find another so that I can swap the boards and attempt to recover data off the drive for a fellow MOL'er.
Below you will find images for the identification of the board, as well as one of the fried chip.
 
 
Fried Chip
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Mayor McCheese
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Username: Mayor_mccheese
Post Number: 1673
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 1:34 am: |
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Damn, good luck with that one. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3585
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 2:01 am: |
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yep, those Philips chips were notorious for frying. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14706
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 8:10 am: |
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The circuit board is also burnt. Replacing the chip, which could be hard, might not bring the drive back to life. These boards often have many thin layers.
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Earlster
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Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1550
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 8:39 am: |
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I might have some 2Gig fireballs somewhere. Probably to different though, but I'll check later once I'm home.
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Larry Seltzer
Citizen
Username: Elvis
Post Number: 40
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:15 am: |
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I would contact Quantum and ask them A) Can I buy a replacement logic board? Yes, I know there's no warranty, or 2) What model drives have logic boards compatible with this one, so that perhaps I don't have to find the exact same model? |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3586
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 11:32 am: |
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Tom, I wasn't thinking of replacing the chip, except as a last resort perhaps (it may well be slightly easier to just take apart the drive and put the platters in a working drive to get the info off), but if I can find a good board hopefully the drive will spin up.
By the way, I have found out that the Philips chip may be replaced with a Panasonic AN8428NGAK chip.
Earlster, I think you may be right, there may be too much difference.
Photos of the pin connection are below.
I just checked another forum I posted, and someone has a Quantum Fireball 13 gig pulled from a Smurf G3 (or Blue & White G3), this one is a 13 gig from an iMac. That would be the closest match I've found so far, he's willing to ship me the board, but I'm not going to stop looking just yet
Larry, I have thought about contacting Quantum, which was bought by Maxtor in 2000, which has recently been acquired by Seagate, I'm saving that for later.
Pictures of the pin connection
 
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Gatica™
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Username: Katracho
Post Number: 293
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:04 pm: |
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Looks like you performed an autopsy on that drive already.
I'll check my office and see if we have any Quantum drives. I have a bunch of Deskstar drives that are paperweights. From my previous experience, Quantums are no better. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3599
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:28 am: |
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Thanks Gatica, appreciate it. |
Earlster
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Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1552
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 10:34 am: |
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Monster,
I checked my basement, no luck.
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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3604
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 1:40 pm: |
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arrghhh, but thanks anyway Earlster.
I did find one on ebay that has had the Philips chip replaced, and I have someones from another who is looking for me also, fingers still crossed. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14735
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 2:50 pm: |
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I guess we're talking about a drive with crucial files on it?
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Gatica™
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 295
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 3:50 pm: |
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Yeah, some special files... right...
Monster - I checked my hd grave... sorry... no luck. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3613
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 4:33 pm: |
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sokay,
well they aren't my files, but they are someone else's on MOL, and I hate to leave a job undone, if I can get it working, and get the files, I will be happy, and I guess someone else will be too. |
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