There are bios chips on the controller board than need to be transfered to the new one. In a reasonably modern drive that would be pretty challenging and rewuir

There are bios chips on the controller board than need to be transfered to the new one. In a reasonably modern drive that would be pretty challenging and rewuire a hot air station. https://www.hddzone.com/hard_drive_pcb_replacement.html https://www.hddzone.com/hard_drive_pcb_replacement.html