I have a 2TB Seagate Barracuda that after the PC it was in quit working, sat in a closet and eventually fell and got damaged. The power connector is still good. I've plugged it in and felt the disc inside begin to spin. But, the part where the data cable connects is broke, and the cable can't clip on. I've thought about changing the board that both the power, and the data connector are on. Which I found on Ebay for $18.80. However I'd like a second opinion on this to see if it's even worth the attempt. Right now my biggest HDD is a 360GB, so I would love to have this drive working again, along with having a ton of old pictures and information on this HDD I want back.
The model# for the drive is ST2000DM001 . The only major setback I see from buying the part off Ebay is it's coming from China and will take forever, so if there is another site I can purchase it from, that'd be fantastic. Anyways, Here is a link to what I believe is the correct part for this model# drive.
100664987 REV B Seagate HDD PCB Circuit Board Hard Drive Logic Controller Board | eBay
The model# for the drive is ST2000DM001 . The only major setback I see from buying the part off Ebay is it's coming from China and will take forever, so if there is another site I can purchase it from, that'd be fantastic. Anyways, Here is a link to what I believe is the correct part for this model# drive.
100664987 REV B Seagate HDD PCB Circuit Board Hard Drive Logic Controller Board | eBay