Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 PCB Buying Guide

As we know:  Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 HDD can’t spin; board/chip be burnt; interface broken; etc. These problems are caused by PCB malfunction. Swap PCB of your Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 hard drives can resolve the problems.

1. Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Hard Drives PCB Buying Guide:

For Seagate HDD, just need the donor PCB has the same board number as yours.

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* Seagate Hard Drive PCB Swap

2. Before Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 HDD PCB Swap you should know:

1. Most PCB’s BIOS chip(ROM Chip) store the unique information. We need change the BIOS form original PCB to replacement PCB, in order to make the replacement PCB compatible with the HDD.  The 8pins (4 pins on each sides) with 25P05VP、25P10VP、25F512、25F1024、25F1024AN、SST25VF512、SST25VF010, etc. are the BIOS Chip.

Tips: Most of the TV/Phone Repair Shop can offer these services for just $5-%20

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* Hard Drive PCB Swap: Change BIOS Chip, Main Chip

2. Some PCB don’t have separate BIOS. The BIOS be integrated on the Main Controller IC(The biggest chip on the board, also named Main Chip). We should exchange the Main Controller IC to let the HDD be recognized.

3. Where to buy Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 PCB Circuit Boards?

Seagate 100383767 PCB
Seagate 100389148 PCB
Seagate 100387575 PCB
Seagate 100406937 REV B PCB
Seagate 100387574 PCB
Seagate 100368182 PCB
Seagate 100389148 PCB
Seagate 100355589 PCB
Seagate 100367025 PCB
Seagate 100367025 PCB
Seagate 100367026 ST3200827AS PCB
Seagate 100367028 PCB
Seagate 100404226 PCB
Seagate 100404226 PCB

Note: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 PCB sells on HDDZone.com are fully tested before shipment(worldwide free shipping now!); These are just PCB (Printed Circuit Boards), not the whole HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

More other pcb swap guide please refer to this post: hard Drive PCB Swap

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