How to convert WD Passport PCB to SATA | data recovery

[@cinquecento1985]

after "a few things worth mentioning..". sound cuts off. perfect.

[@linerror]

they explain that the C13, C18, C31, C37 capacitors will need to be removed to isolate the SATA interface from the integrated USB controller.

[@tybdhnvynmnccvn]

FEW more things worth mentioning and then it goes mute. now i must know what you said!

[@pstreaks]

Man you must be paid the big bucks since you have a very special set of skills and knowledge not many other people have

[@jackoneil3933]

Thank you. From my experience with WD External USB Drives such as 'My Passport' are high-risk storage options, and recovery a 'racket' from Slow-Response and the USB connections incredibly fragile. Even the latest 2020 mfg 'My Passport' USB connector started to fail after 12 insertions. If you are using these drives for archiving data I recommend doing so on at least one extra drive.

[@jackoneil3933]

@Christian Habermann I believe a much better option is to buy a standard 2.5" laptop or full sized harddrive and place it in a third party case, so you can still access the drive if the interface fails, and your data is not subject to firmware based WD data formatting and compression. I also found a 'CaseCrown 2.5" Mobile External Hard Drive Case', and secured the drive and cable internally so the drive has some shock protection and there is less strain on the drive and cable connection

[@90SecondsofAviation]

Video everyday ? damn. thjis is pure heaven. Keep up the great work !

[@toastrecon]

Huh. The sound cuts out in the middle?

[@hddrecoveryservices]

it was probably due to copywrite music or something

[@danieltaylor5276]

I like how you say "A few things worth mentioning.." and then nothing but silence the rest of the video.

[@TheNeurall]

Simply do NOT buy the garbage from WD! Just buy SSD with enclosure

[@awilliams1701]

It's better than other magnetic drives. It's just that magnetic drives in general suck.

[@afakethrum]

Never again

[@DeanRendar]

Wow, these really arent like legos anymore, proprietary everything with unitasking possibility. No wonder it was under $40 for 4 TB. I just want to turn this portable into an internal, wish there was some kind of adapter cable or replacement pcb board that turns it to sata with appropriate firmware to just buy under $10.

[@music_of_spirit]

Great Job ! How do you know which pin needs soldering?

[@hddrecoveryservices]

I did years ago, but now we have all boards that are already Native sata and compatible. I did post the schematic on Facebook of HDD Recovery Services a long time ago

[@informediatech-bruno5766]

,fundamental rule to avoid data recovery : backup, backup, backup 1 copy to use, 2nd copy to keep safe, 3rd copy to keep even safer in a diferent building

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

I have the same scissors, really good, although the blades could be tougher . Love the video as always Erkin

[@ermonski]

Can I just re-solder the USB 3.0 port so I can just retrieve the data? Nice Metallica shirt by the way!

[@illprincipe22]

Did youtube mute the audio in some of this vid?

[@aesycos]

Why is audio removed in middle of video

[@tobs2470]

I don't know why WD and Toshiba solder the bridge on the drive. If the bridge dies, you have to do humongous work to make it working again. The Seagates just have a PCB that's simply plugged on the SATA connector. Anyways, interesting video! :)

[@mjyanimations1062]

Tobs Seagate > wd

[@skinwalker69420]

I bought a SATA drive from WD and it wasn't soldered. It was a Mac drive.

[@IIGrayfoxII]

WD use to make a SATA to USB converter board for their older passports

[@pyracurse]

Probably to prevent users from opening up the enclosure and repurposing the internal drive for use in e.g. a laptop. It's might also be cheaper to manufacture.

[@SirFrag32]

@@pyracurse Plus they can make them physically smaller.

[@JKZuchel]

Thanks! For some reason my disc wouldn't work trough the USB, I replaced the connector it showed in Windows but there was no disk mounted, I tried TestDisk but it wouldn't work. Thanks this save my data!

[@Q36BN]

Awesome job, would love to see the same procedure on the newest, bulky 5TB 2.5" drives

[@spyrosk6525]

Can you post what kind of wire do you use? Great video by the way!

[@pofy6478]

main reason i don't like to buy external hard drives anymore. better buy them separate in enclosure and hdd.

[@kushalbhatt6459]

Hi HDD recovery services, I would like help from you for my WD My Passport. How can I reach out to you?

[@nimron]

great video! I have a sluggish 4TB wd-elements, reporting no SMART errors, but extreeemly slow, so after googling, I ordered a new PCB from China, also a cheap heat gun (the 858D+) and after few tries desoldering and resoldering chips on an old 40G PATA drive, having it still work fine, I gave it a try on migrating the chip from the old PCB to the new one. It almost went well, except... the drive with the new PCB now clicks and does not get recognized. I was thinking of moving the chip back... than again, maybe it would be too much stress for the chip if I do it on my own again. :/ Any hints would be highly appreciated.

[@agvulpine]

5:55 to 7:30 The video has been muted. Probably a cease and desist order from Western Digital.

[@hddrecoveryservices]

You joking, right?

[@agvulpine]

@@hddrecoveryservices no. the audio is gone.

[@brian_8053]

Please reupload the video, if it was done.. please put the link here

[@geneusjeanmendy9923]

Good job!! I wanna know if it’s possible to change an old board with a new board for an external wd my passport?

[@Livestream1-ir9ls]

Which wire have you used for soldering as bridge connection

[@breseda1]

Excelente trabajo, realice el mismo proceso con éxito, saludos.

[@HighMansx]

Another awesome video!

[@SimonZerafa]

Audio is missing from the 6.00 minute mark.

[@Inetes]

Hello, in that video you mentioned about oxidization. Is there any solution to prevent it or stop this process? It's dangerous for PCB or only esthetic? Thank you for that great content videos.

[@trahmadd]

No voice after 6 minutes

[@Ignore_This_Account.]

I have a wd passport that I wanted to use the drive in a laptop, but I didn't have to do this because it was so old that it just used a sata to mini USB adapter inside instead of it being built into the pcb.

[@victornpb]

I have a WD10JMVW, and it works but it takes like 30 minutes to copy like 20mb. It is fixable? is it a hardware issue or firmware? the board is 2060-771801-002 REV A

[@sp4c3g]

no audio DUDE

[@y2k428]

That woz some Bad Ass Serious Shit! You are IT Merlin! Thanx

[@Wombats-1]

Is it possible to mount a 3.5 inch WD drive to show up in my computer, where the original board fried? Can I purchase a replacement board to get my data off it?

[@opposites-369]

HDD now always broke at the chip, & hard to found schematic, can you help for IC Chip link store? Are you have any schematic HDD board? Please share to us

[@caiocallor]

Hi there. I'm for Brazil and was searching for references about rx/tx capacitors from Hdd. I have a ps4 that's damage the sata conector. The capacitors from the 3 first (left to right) was taken off board. How they are smd, I'd make the same that you do in the "convert wd passport to sata" video. Cut a board with the capacitors and solder in the liners that are remade. The problem is that voltage is passing to high, so the ps4 don't recognize the hdd. The only capacitor that is still on the board pass 0.05, all the others are passing ~0.25. I searched but not discovered the value of the capacitors. I think that is 104 (100nF) or 101(100pf). Can you help me, please?

[@shawnmatthews5118]

Can you put a SATA pcb on an IDE hdd for the Seagate ST3220620A? There’s a ST3220620AS SATA Drive. The board layouts seem identical other than the interface.

[@rydmerlin]

Could you migrate the platters to a drive that already has the connector?

[@danielmcmaster1392]

Bro, i just bought toshiba canvio basics and it works fine but I bought to peel and use as cheap sata storage but it has the same usb 3 micro-b on the pcb please tell me there's a way to get a sata connection on this preferably at the edge of the drive like normal and not across the board like this one.

[@saulger6409]

Great videos and a nice helpful guy. Bravo !

[@YeshuaAgapao]

Was that a 4TB drive? It looked single-height 7-9mm?

[@andresbudihardja]

i have drive can detect but not spin & incorrect function message after choose initialize disk use MBR in disk management

[@informediatech-bruno5766]

this is why i stop buying factory made external drives and start to buy sata drives and a enclosure separatly im using now a m.2 nvme with a usb 3.0 external enclosure it gives me a stable 600mbps to 1gb of data transfer and there nor risk of vibration to damage as it is with the hds.

[@devicesriogallegos3776]

Hy! Can you post the diagram somewhere??? Can't find it on IG!! Thanks in advance!

[@AnthonyJordanWairoaboyNZ]

Bro...you are the man! Thank you so much

[@GREGELZZ]

can you do a video of the decryption process on wd drives

[@hddrecoveryservices]

yeah, but in PC3000 it really is a matter of few clicks. However, there is a way to do it without specialized equipment.

[@swapnilsonkusare1]

HDD Recovery Services please make a video on that process without specialized softwares/equipment

[@swapnilsonkusare1]

Jose Francisco Medeiros what if someone wants to recover the data!..😢

[@informediatech-bruno5766]

@@swapnilsonkusare1 wd do offer data recovery but they charge a fukin lot of money, rule to avoid data recovery : backup, backup,backup

[@popkadurak8054]

@@swapnilsonkusare1 for anyone who is looking for free software: github.com/andlabs/reallymine windows build: github.com/andlabs/reallymine/issues/48

[@jamesstark4136]

All sound lost at 6 minutes

[@hddrecoveryservices]

could be some music that got copywrite :(

[@crushyad2939]

Hello Sir, i have wd element from 2011 and i am in india, this drive shows uninitialized and when i try to initialize it it gives access denied error, i tried testdisk also and it shows read error. on Disk management it shows correct capacity but doesn't initialize. do you think sata conversion will fix it? Thank you!

[@ebazar1]

hi, just have a question about wd encryption on some drives? . do you mean that the data is encrypted because the customer activated the wd unlocked password or is the data just natively encrypted even if the customer did not put a password to access the drive? just wanted to know for sure... Thanks a lot for your videos !

[@Agret]

The chip he showed on the board performs hardware level encryption and is active even if the user has not enabled a password. The user password thing is a software level encryption for extra data security that the user can install.

[@theskullemoji]

that circuit board cut felt SO wrong lol 😨

[@hddrecoveryservices]

lol, why? its a dead board anyway

[@tarekhelal8718]

I have read about decrypt data without tools using linux It can be done without user password ??

Awesome video! WD give to much work haha

[@rndea100]

the waz ghetto !!!! love it

[@Pertamax7-HD]

Finally.... thanks sir

[@NACHOXVALLE]

Hi Erkin, or any other one who can guide/help me. I'm desperate. I have a 4TB My Passport. The part number board is 2060-800041-003 REV P1. The data was accessible but the USB port of the board is damaged, if i do pressure between the cable & the board the drive wakes up & shows me data, but is impossible to get the drive working this way to get the -almost- 4tb of data rescued, the needed pressure is too much, i was afraid to damage it for ever. I've tried to re-sold the USB port with no luck, so i've decided to solder wires to transform the drive from USB to SATA. I knew that the data pads for redirect to the sata connector were the E71, E72, E73, & E75. In the process i've lifted out the E71 & E72 pads 'cause the wires were too thick and i've moved them accidentally. I'm desperate cause i don't see any metal in those circles in which re-solder new pads or little coppers to replace the old ones, and i suspect that those pads are not the real board conectors, just plain pads to sold rescue or analysis wires there, but obviously i'm no sure at all. I would like to know if the real conectors are the very little rings to wich those pads were connected. Thx a lot to everyone's time for read me.

[@meannush7552]

dad, I want SSD we already have SSD at home SSD at home:

[@DesignerMix]

А пароль как я понял есть пользовательский (kek) и пароль по умолчанию вшитый в jms538s (dek), нагуглил что даже если был пользовательский пароль то "взломав" DEK можно получить доступ к данным. Я кстати даже не знал что у WD Passport есть встроенное шифрование.

[@kirill_tsure]

В России они без шифрования продаются (по нашим законам-низя)))... Практически во всех остальных странах - с ним

[@DesignerMix]

о, не знал такой особенности

[@lvivdatarecovery]

Hello.What microscope do you use?

[@hddrecoveryservices]

amzn.to/2rqWcwr Meiji

[@BrianKarmo]

Dam homey you weren't playing on that purchase you must be more accurate than a Marine sniper with a .50 cal 🎯🔬✊

[@espenbrandt8273]

Hi, great videos! Did you post the diagram on Instagram yet? Couldn´t find it.. Keep up the good work, thanks!

[@hddrecoveryservices]

I just did, thanks for the reminder

[@SHIFTcompgadget]

I couldn't find the schematic diagram

[@Grancin]

My WD Passport is clicking. Show up in device manager but will not respond and after about a minute it stops clicking and spinning.

[@jimmythedrone2420]

Same here ! And I really don't know what to do

[@mjyanimations1062]

If you dropped it, it’s dead. Spend $1000 for data recovery. Good luck

[@lgigica]

At minute 6 the sound cuts out when you explain the main things . Thanks for nothing buddy

[@ramim.5856]

Good video thanks

[@andrechism]

Nice soundtrack!

[@byonbill9499]

Very impressive, both video and skills. I have no doubt your tactile skills are equal to a brain surgeons. I think you may have more changing information to keep up with than the doctors.

[@SCARFACESEF]

I will be fallowing you …

[@pcangeldust]

>Do all WD Passport have encryption by default or is it user enabled ?

[@hddrecoveryservices]

It's not user controlled. Usually WD passport is encrypted WD elements is not

[@bgreene65g]

? Is it possible to decrypt the data if the customer has the cryptographic key stored somewhere else

[@hddrecoveryservices]

In passport drives there is 2 types of protection, password protection that could be set up by owner for extra security, and a mandatory hardware encryption forced by JMS or Inition or other. Password to lock the drive has nothing to do with hardware encryption of the device

[@prakashgusian7942]

Thanks

[@AjeetKumar-jy8yx]

Sir i m frome india and i have a wd passport 2tb i want to usb to sata

[@megavolt2011]

отличный кейс, по больше-бы таких . лайк.

[@辛杰-m3l]

为什么不直接换一个SATA主板 只要把bios换一下

[@mjyanimations1062]

辛杰 别到处说中文别人听不懂。 And the board is not available for sata

[@sergioreap]

My friend, you need to improve your video editing skills. Love your videos but very often focus is not correct or the part you ate talking about is not in the take. Anyways, I like what you do.

[@hddrecoveryservices]

These are not rehearsed cases. And all YT flicks I make are run and gun by me. At times it's hard to multitask and prioritize operating the camera over controlling the drive. But I am learning as I go, and I hope that since the time of that specific video my editing skills had improved a bit :). This video is shot at my old shop so it is at least a few years old

[@sergioreap]

HDD Recovery Services yes, videos have improved a lot. I wish I could do the same thing for a living but I am afraid there is no market for that where I live. At least not enough. Who knows. Keep up the good work, your channel is one of my favorites and thanks for the time you took to reply.

[@dricklorenz9340]

great stuff

[@arovatech]

Excelent!

[@dimassskin]

Класс! У меня есть вопрос. Куда можно написать?

[@RahulSingh-my7vx]

wow u h huge knowledge

[@whity4584]

"Coma" lol I like it

[@Interestingworld4567]

Awesome ♡

[@danlaskowski]

interesting

[@luisalvear5094]

great

[@ucupi]

Learning by dead hdd...

[@ИльяСкокленев-е1у]

!!!!!!!!!!!METALLICA!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hddrecoveryservices]

what a coincidence I am wearing the same shirt today :))

[@abdesafy]

👍

[@yankeebisbis]

Time is so precious in this life why wasting it fixing an external western digital drive? They soldered this silly usb onto the board on purpose. If you had bought a seagate all this wouldn't have happened.