2060-701605
Published cross-reference- 2060-701499
No family, controller or ROM size on our list.
WD USB boards · Explained
WD USB to SATA PCB Lookup: Which SATA Board Pairs With a USB Board
Many WD portable drives carry the USB connector on the drive's own circuit board, and WD prints a number on every board, such as 2060-771801-002. Recovery labs look for a SATA board of the same family, so here is how to look a board number up in a list of 29 native-USB boards, and what a published pairing does and does not tell you.
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Quick answer
A WD board number is 2060, six digits for the board and three for its revision. Published technical lists name one or more SATA boards for many native-USB boards, but a match on the six digits is not an approval: the revision, the controller, the motor driver and the ROM size have to match too, and encryption can still lock the data. Our list holds 29 USB boards, 28 of them with SATA candidates. Look up your board below.
The short answer
What is a WD USB board, and why does a SATA board matter?
Many WD portable drives are built with the USB connector on the drive's own circuit board, so the drive has no SATA connector at all. WD prints a number on every board: 2060, a six-digit board number and a three-digit revision.
Recovery tools talk to a drive over SATA. A native-USB drive has no SATA connector, so when its board fails, or a lab has to reach the drive's firmware, the lab looks for a SATA board from the same family. The drive's own settings sit in a small ROM chip on the original board, which is why it is never a case of fitting any board with similar numbers. Published technical lists name SATA boards for many USB boards, and this page collects 29 of those pairings. It is a working record, not WD documentation. The native SATA side of these boards, with the firmware-unlock boards listed for WD SATA models, is in the WD SATA unlock board lookup; WD After Dash explains the code after the dash on a WD model.
Look it up
Look up a WD USB board
Type the number printed on the board, a SATA board number, a WD model number, a firmware family name or a controller chip. The list covers 29 native-USB boards and 22 SATA board numbers.
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29 USB boards · 22 SATA board numbers · 20 firmware families. A working list compiled for CBL and last updated 14 Nov 2026. It is not an official WD list and has not been checked board by board, so treat a match as a pointer and confirm it on the board itself. See the full list. Spotted a mistake or a missing board? Tell us.
Step by step
How to find your board's number
Step 1: Find the board
On a native-USB WD drive the number is printed on the green circuit board on the underside of the drive. Reading it means taking the drive out of its case, and nothing more than that: the sealed part of the drive must never be opened outside a cleanroom. If you cannot read it without forcing the case, leave it. We read it for you in a free diagnosis.
Step 2: Read the whole number
It has three parts: 2060, the six-digit board number and a three-digit revision, for example 2060-771801-002. The six digits alone are not enough, because boards that share them can differ by revision.
Step 3: Look it up
Type the full number, or just the six digits, into the box above. The box also takes a SATA board number, a WD model number, a firmware family name or a controller chip such as 88i9146.
Step 4: Read the answer with care
A SATA candidate is the list's pointer, not an approval. “Conditional” means the evidence differs or depends on the processor, the capacity or the revision, and “held” means the published lists disagree. In every case the controller, the motor driver, the ROM size and the revision have to match, and that comparison is lab work.
In the lab
Why a recovery lab reads the whole board
When a native-USB WD drive stops responding, a lab has to decide which board, tools and settings suit that exact drive. The board number is a fast first filter.
What a listed pairing tells you
- Which SATA boards published cross-references name for that USB board.
- Which firmware family the board belongs to, where the lists give one.
- What to compare next: the controller, the motor driver, the ROM size and the revision.
What it does not tell you
- That a SATA board will work: the full number, the controller, the motor driver and the ROM contents all have to match.
- That your data can be read: the original processor can hold the encryption keys, so a matching board and ROM can still leave the data locked.
- The condition of the heads and platters, or whether your data can be recovered.
Don't swap boards or reprogram a ROM at home
Fitting the wrong board, or writing the wrong ROM, can destroy the drive's own settings and turn recoverable data into lost data. If your WD drive is not detected, power it off and call us.
The whole list
WD USB boards and their SATA candidates: the full list
All 29 USB boards in our list, each with its SATA candidates: 28 have candidates and 1 is held. 5 more boards are listed without a SATA match, and 5 candidates are left out on purpose, with the reason. Use the box above to find one quickly.
- 2060-771737Published cross-reference
- 2060-771823Also backed by a repair case
- 2060-800065Conditional
- HeldPublished lists disagree
- WD20SDZWModel series only, or no SATA board verified
29 native-USB boards and their SATA candidates
2060-701615
Published cross-reference- 2060-701499
Venus · controller 88i6745N-TFJ1
- WD3200BMVU-11A04S0
2060-701635
Conditional: the evidence differs- 2060-701572 (conditional)
- 2060-701752 (conditional)
later case
Dolphin · controller 88i8845D-BHG2
2060-701650
Published cross-reference- 2060-701499
controller 88i6745N-TFJ1
2060-701675
Depends on the processor- 2060-701672 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771672 (conditional)
9045 SoC
- 2060-701609 (conditional)
8946 SoC
MARN5 · controller 88i9045-TFJ2 · ROM 256 KiB or 512 KiB, depending on the revision
2060-771737
Published cross-reference- 2060-701692
- or
- 2060-771692
controller 88i9146-TFJ2
2060-771754
Published cross-reference- 2060-701692
- or
- 2060-771692
controller 88i9146-TFJ2
2060-771761
Published cross-reference- 2060-771692
FBLite · controller 88i9146-TFJ2
- WD10JPVX (model series only)
2060-771801
Published cross-reference, backed by a repair case- 2060-771823 (also backed by a repair case)
Firebird · controller 88i9346-TFJ2
- WD10JMVW-11S5XS0
2060-771814
Published cross-reference- 2060-771820
Zephyr · controller 88i9146-TFJ2
2060-771817
Published cross-reference, backed by a repair case- 2060-771820 (also backed by a repair case)
Helios · controller 88i9146-TFJ2 · ROM 256 KiB in one case
2060-771859
Published cross-reference- 2060-771852
Hubble · controller 88i9346-TFJ2
2060-771939
Published cross-reference- 2060-771959
No family, controller or ROM size on our list.
- WD5000MPCK-24AWHT0 (the part after the dash was not reconfirmed)
2060-771949
Conditional: several alternatives- 2060-771959 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771931 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771939 (conditional)
controller 88i9446-NDB2
- WD5000LMVW-11VEDS0
2060-771961
Conditional: several alternatives- 2060-771960 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771933 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771939 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771959 (conditional)
FBLite / Shrek LT · controller 88i9446-NDB2
- WD10JMVW-11AJGS0
2060-771962
Conditional: several alternatives- 2060-771931 (conditional)
- or
- 2060-771959 (conditional)
controller 88i9446-NDB2
2060-771964
Held: published lists disagreeNo SATA board is chosen: published lists disagree.
No family, controller or ROM size on our list.
- WD10SMCW (held)
2060-800038
Published cross-reference- 2060-800025
Hubble / Hubble LT
- WD5000LMCW (model series only)
- WD5000LMVW (model series only)
2060-800041
Depends on capacity and revision- 2060-800022-000 (conditional)
3TB
- 2060-800022-002 (conditional)
4TB; some lists also state 3TB
- 2060-800022-003 (conditional)
4TB case
Spyglass / Spyglass2 / PebbleB · ROM 512 KiB
- WD30NMZW-11GX6S1 (the part after the dash was not reconfirmed)
- WD40NMZW-11GX6S1
- WD40NMZW-59GX6S1 (the part after the dash was not reconfirmed)
2060-800067
Firmware access only, conditional- 2060-800065 (conditional)
unlocked firmware-access board
Charger · ROM 1024 KiB
- WD20SDZW (model series only)
- WD20SMZW (model series only)
2060-800069
Firmware access only, conditional- 2060-800066 (conditional)
unlocked firmware-access board
Palmer / Palmer72 · ROM 1024 KiB
- WD10SDZW (model series only)
- WD10SMZW (model series only)
2060-800086
Identified by a supplier or by software- 2060-800066 (conditional)
unlocked firmware-access board
Palmer · ROM 1024 KiB
2060-810003
Conditional, backed by a repair case- 2060-800065 (conditional)
unlocked firmware-access board
Charger · ROM 1024 KiB
- WD20SMZM-59H3FS1
- WD20SDRM (model series only)
2060-810012
Firmware access only, conditional- 2060-800022-002 (conditional)
published exact candidate
- 2060-800022 (conditional)
other revisions conditional
Spyglass · ROM 512 KiB
- WD40NMZM (model series only)
2060-810013
Listed in one published reference- 2060-800065 (conditional)
unlocked firmware-access board
Charger · ROM 1024 KiB
2060-810033
Documented case; data not guaranteed- 2060-810030 (conditional)
firmware-access SATA board
Spyglass2 Ultra · ROM 512 KiB
- WD40NDZM-59A8KS1
2060-810035
Corrected after several reports- 2060-810030 (conditional)
firmware-access SATA board
Spyglass2 Ultra / Spyglass3 / Oakmont2 · ROM 512 KiB
- WD40NDZW-11BCSS0
- WD50NDZW-11BCSS1
- WD50NMZW-59BCBS0
2060-810067
Specialist case or technical note- 2060-810030 (conditional)
firmware-access SATA board
Spyglass2 Ultra / Spyglass3 · ROM 512 KiB
2060-810082
Supplier listing only, not swap-tested- 2060-810081 (conditional)
firmware-unlock SATA board
FBLite2 · ROM 512 KiB
- WD20JDRW-11C7VS0
- WD20JDRW-11C7VS1
Boards listed without a SATA match
5 boards that published material names but that have no USB-to-SATA pairing on our list: 2 USB boards for which no SATA board has been verified (our list does not infer one from the firmware family) and 3 native SATA boards, which are not USB boards. See the WD SATA unlock board lookup.
2060-810032
Native SATA boardNative SATA board · AvalonC5 / CarmelRP2L · ROM size not established
2060-810041
No SATA board verifiedUSB board · Spyg2 · ROM 512 KiB · WD40NDZW / WD50NDZW
2060-810051
Native SATA boardNative SATA board · CarmelRP / VeniceRP · ROM 1024 KiB
2060-810068
No SATA board verifiedUSB board · Charger · ROM 1024 KiB · WD20SDRW
2060-810070
Native SATA boardNative SATA board · CarmelRP2L · ROM size not established
Candidates left out on purpose
5 board numbers that a published list or a discussion offers for a USB board but that our list does not offer as candidates, with the reason.
2060-810035
Left out: 800022An older list named it, but it is not a replacement: 810030 is the documented firmware-access board.
2060-800041
Left out: 800022-001A 4TB case named it, but it has not been corroborated, so it is not offered as a candidate.
2060-800069
Left out: 800052A community suggestion that nobody confirmed.
2060-771949
Left out: 771960It may work electrically, but it is not a physical fit.
2060-771962
Left out: 771960It may work electrically, but it is not a physical fit.
Answers
WD USB to SATA board FAQ
WD prints 2060, a six-digit board number and a three-digit revision, for example 2060-771801-002. The six digits name the board design and the last three its revision.
A drive whose USB connector is on its own circuit board, so it has no SATA connector. Many WD portable drives are built that way.
Professional recovery tools talk to a drive over SATA. When a native-USB drive's board fails, or the lab has to reach the drive's firmware, it looks for a SATA board from the same family. Matching that board and carrying the original board's settings across is delicate lab work, not something to try at home.
Not necessarily. The revision, the controller, the motor driver and the ROM size can differ between boards that share six digits, and a mismatch can stop the drive spinning up.
Several native-USB boards share a SATA counterpart. In our list 771959 is named for 4 USB boards, and 701499, 771692, 800065 and 810030 for 3 each. A shared number is still only a pointer: each USB board has its own checks.
Not necessarily. Many WD portable drives encrypt in hardware and the original processor can hold the keys, so even the right SATA board and the original ROM can leave the data encrypted. A SATA board listed as a firmware-access board only helps a lab reach the drive's firmware.
A board is held when published lists name different SATA boards for it. Our list holds one such board (771964) and chooses none: the exact boards have to be compared first.
5 boards appear in the published material without a USB-to-SATA pairing. 2 of them are USB boards (810041 and 810068) for which no SATA board has been verified: our list does not infer one from the firmware family, because boards in one family can need different SATA boards. The other 3 (810032, 810051 and 810070) are native SATA boards, not USB boards: the WD SATA unlock board lookup covers them.
It is a working list of 29 native-USB boards compiled for CBL from published technical cross-references and repair reports. It is not an official WD list, has not been checked board by board and is not every WD board, so a match is a pointer, not proof. Weaker rows are marked in it.
No. The list covers 29 native-USB boards, not every board WD has made. A free diagnosis at our lab identifies the exact board, firmware and fault.
No. Power it off: hunting for boards, reprogramming a ROM or opening the drive makes recovery harder. A free diagnosis tells you what has failed, and you get a fixed written quote before any work begins.
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