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So my WD USB controller board has 3 burnt capacitors on it after years of use i found the cause after cracking the case open. Now my main question is can i replace those capacitors by soldering in new ones or just find if they even make a replacement USB control board. the drive itself is fine i plugged it straight to my mother board it did manage to be recognized but it disappears after a few moments i did read there is something built in to the controller that protects your data.
To avoid the hassle of finding the correct components you might just want to put it in a new case for 20 bucks https://www.ebay.com/itm/WD-My-Book-Exte…
