Faulty WD 2TB

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I have an old 2TB drive which came in a my passport caddy, the drive is no longer detected in Windows but still spins up

Unfortunately it uses a USB3.0 micro b male connector

It may be this connector that is damaged as the USB cable was installed at an angle bending the port

I've tried many different USB3.0 cables, is there such as thing as a micro b male to SATA adapter so at least I can try and connect by SATA

I did find a website in the US which you can purchase a new PCB which might fix the issue
http://www.hdd-parts.com/13031166.html

Any ideas?
 
Buy a new USB 3.0 connector and try resoldering it?

Looks like you need a soldering iron too to use that replacement PCB board.
 
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