WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0

PCLab keeps 20 Western Digital WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0 donor drives in stock, used for data recovery work. They belong to the Mercury family: drives in the same family are usually compatible for head transplants, though the firmware revision still has to be checked case by case. Note that the units carry 2 different board numbers — the right one depends on your drive's revision.

If your Western Digital WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0 is clicking, beeping or is no longer detected, do not open it. Head transplants need a clean room and a matching donor — opening the drive outside one usually makes the data unrecoverable. Talk to the lab before doing anything.