WD USB to SATA conversion - new PCB'S

[IT LAND]

Hi Guys,

I hope someone can help me out with this one.
I used to convert USB PCB'S of may passports 2.5" as shown in 
PCB-1-S-1.jpg and PCB-1-S-2.jpg, this is the standard way as you can find all over the forums.

I received a 1TB drive as seen in the other 2 pictures PCB-2-S-1.jpg & 
PCB-2-S-2.jpg which has completely different layout of the PCB, can someone advise how i can convert this one, which components need to be removed and where are the right soldering points?

Thanks

[Tony]

i have worked with that PCB before, its using the SYMWAVE usb 3.0 chip from the WD essential passort,  (Self Encrypting)  2 things you can do, 1 the same standard way of doing (remove the capacitors solder wires, or find a compatible sata board. & transfer the rom.  let me get to my desk ( i have all the notes there, in the mean time search ebay for a  3.5 WD Essential USB 3.0  bridge,, with a SW6316-3VB  Chip on it that is going to be your decryption module,

 

www.smsc.com/media/Downloads_Public/Data_Briefs/sw6316db.pdf heres the white paper on the SYMWAVE chip 

so you can read up on it, i'll also get you a mathching sata PCB, part Number and sata points, like i said its at my desk and ill post it as soon as i get there

 

Tony

 

p.s.  Scott's techs pointed me in the direction to untangle all this stuff out..

 

 

[IT LAND]

thx mate, will love to get your note on it when you can.

[Tony]

Sata PCB that i have been using is  "XXXX-771692-XXX i have been grabbing them from WDXXXXBEKT series drive

Remove Capacitors C90  (RX+) C92 (TX+)

                                 C91 (RX-)  C93  (TX-)

                                 

Solders points on picture, also the numbers represent the  SATA pin out equivilent

 

[IT LAND]

thx Tony, much appreciated.

I tried to look for the 3.5" encryption bridge on ebay but couldn't find anything but a complete external unit.

Where did you get those?

I'll check in my lab, maybe i've got some around from old disks.

Cheers & Happy Easter

[Tony]

The part number you are looking for is 4061-705089-001

here an eBay link to the least expensive one

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCBA-4061-705089-001-Rev-AF-PCB-Control-Board-WD-MyBook-Essential-Data-Recovery-/200905585368?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec6e7f2d8

it has the SYMWAVE chip your looking for, once you clone out to another drive don't forget to set your HPA on it....i think used a 1.5tb seagate on it.

the way i tested it, was i did the SATA bridging (the old way) on my donor working drive, Cloned , HPA added my decryption module , Decrypted the Drive and saw content,,, then i moved my ROM from my patient to my donor pcb,,, (drive clicked)  found the SATA PCB, placed my donor ROM on it, & decrypted it directly, (no cloning)  

So i realized its a head issue, i replaced the heads the patient detected in bios with 0.0 lba size. then learned about micro jogging, kinda like a fly height parameter need in the rom... by that time my regular duties came into affect after working on it for a week... its been on my station for a year... maybe i'll hook it up to SD tools and try to adjust parameters but unlikely.  

let me know if it helps. and if your in the states e-mail me and i'll shoot you my number

[IT LAND]

thx Tony, will keep you updated

[salim shahzada]

remove capacitor and solder again (at which point )   on usb pcb

please highlight more clearly,   

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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:53:28 -0700
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[Joseph Pint]

USB Add-on for DDI4 can do this with out messing with usb/sat bridge soldering if you have one. Saves a lot of time for donor prep - but USB imaging is slower... If you don't have it then disregard. You will have to swap ROM from source to donor PCB still though. just my two cents...

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[VP]

Hi guys,

Quick question, Where do we connect the grounds from the SATA port? For power we are using the actual USB port correct?

Thanks

[VP]

Hi,

Will any WD My Book Essentials Board work for the purpose of decrypting the data, as long as it has the symwave chip on it? I found a USB 2.0 unit with the drive and all, not sure if it has the symwave chip inside but I wanted to check with you first...

Thanks.

[VP]

If you don't set the HPA the board comes up with the message: "The media is write protected" in windows under disk management...correct?

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:09:55 AM UTC-4, IT LAND wrote:

[Support]

The My Book Essentials USB bridge board will have a printed number on the pcb & a number on the sticker

Match both of them & the USB bridge board should be compatible. 

Loki

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[VP]

I'm going from a WD 1TB Passport drive to a bridge board for decrypting purposes, not sure what you mean by matching the PCB info...?

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[Support]

Sorry i was meaning from my book essentials to my book essentials. 

Loki

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