Hey guys, I have a hard drive that has stopped working, and I am trying to fix it. It seems to still be seen by the computer but it cannot be accessed, it doesn't make any sound, and I cannot "feel" it running either, so I am assuming it is the motor, motor controller that has failed or something going to it.
While probing around on the PCB of the drive I found what I _THINK_ is a SMD fuse, and I want to confirm this before I try to rip it off and find a replacement. I will attach a picture below also, but using my trusty old fluke, the continuity test does nothing, and it is reading over 1Mohm, and it kinda looks like an SMD fuse.
I must apologise, I am rather rubbish at SMD, I am still a through hole hobbyist, and I never learned much about SMD in my EE classes.
The component in question is the large white one with bG on it, marked as SK1.