Electronic component failure on Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 controller board pcb

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Burnt Chip on Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 causes drive failure

Example Models: Maxtor DiamondMax series, MaXLine II series

Symptoms: The drive will appear to be dead, it will not spin when powered on and sometimes there may be visible burn marks surrounding some of the components on the hard drive's circuit board.

Recovery possibilities: Depends on the severity of the damage. In extreme cases internal damage to the hard drive may be caused, requiring clean room attention to recover the data.

What if I have one of these drives but the symptoms are different?: This is quite possible, they are still prone to all the other problems hard disks suffer from ie. mechanical failure, logical failure, bad sectors etc.

What should I do?: Call the Data Clinic and talk your problem through with us on 0871 977 2525, or fill out our auto-form and we'll call you back

The hard drive in the picture above had sustained severe damage to several components, including the Smooth L2750 chip. Those of you with an interest might like to read about the functions of the Smooth L2750 chip on hard disk drives.

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Please note that all modern hard disk drives are manufactured to very high standards, fail infrequently and have very similar rates of reliability.