Step 1: Repair the physical drive using data recovery tools to make access to the drive and data recovery possible

This case study will guide you to recover data from a clicking Western Digital drive using SD data recovery tools. This patient drive keeps clicking while we try to access the service area. In the mean while, it can't be detected correctly in the program. So we decide to take a hot swap using SD data recovery tools in order to recover the data. (SD Data Recovery Tools case study)

Here is the basic info for the patient/donor drive of this SD Data Recovery Tools case study.
Patient drive
S/N:WCAM96394013
MDL:WD800BB-00JHC0
Firmware Version:05.01C05
PCB Version:2060-701292-000

Donor drive
S/N:WCAM96377358
MDL:WD800BB-00JHC0
Firmware Version:05.01C05
PCB Version:2060-701292-000

As shown in the SD data recovery tools above, the patient drive can't be detected correctly by the data recovery tools. However, it's a typical malfunction for the Black I Western Digital drive. This malfunction is caused by a mismatch of the ROM content in PCB and the ATA overlay module on the platter. Besides, this drive keeps clicking after loaded from HDD that caused the module list can't be accessed normally, so there should be something wrong with some other modules. In this condition, hot swap PCB using SD data recovery tools seems like the best way to recover the data.

1. Connect the donor drive to the SD data recovery tools - HD Doctor Console. (SD Data Recovery Tools case study)
Power on the SD data recovery tools and load form HDD. Turn to Other Operations Tab and then click Stop Motor.
Wait till the motor is totally stopped and remove the screws and PCB carefully with all cables remain connected to the data recovery tools and powered, then connect the donor PCB to the patient drive. Attention that the drive status should keep ready during the whole procedure. Otherwise we need to repeat this step again.

2. Start the motor using SD data recovery tools and backup key modules.(1st hot swap. Important for data recovery) (SD Data Recovery Tools case study)

In order to access the data area correctly, the patient drive should be read by its original defect list. So first of all, we need to backup the module 31(Primary defect list), 32(RBBList) using SD data recovery tools.
If everything goes well, after uploading the two modules to the donor drive and hot swap again, the data on the patient drive should be accessed normally by the SD data recovery tools.

Unfortunately, the Primary Defect List module on the patient drive was reported to have a CRC error when we tried to read using the SD data recovery tools. What can we do with the SD data recovery tools at this moment?