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Seagate1tb

April 11th, 2017, 14:37

Model No ST31000524AS
PNO 9YP154-304FW JC4B
5v diode short
i replaced pcb by swaping Rom chip
it just detected in bios few seconds
I connected to terminal
RW:disc control initialization completed
(P) SATA Reset
No host fis ready flags
I shorted read terminals
no F3 T>
Problem with ROM chip

Re: Seagate1tb

April 11th, 2017, 14:48

What are the status indicators showing? Is it stuck BSY? How about the sound? Is it clicking, spinning down?

Re: Seagate1tb

April 11th, 2017, 15:14

clinking yes one or two mintues
clinking stop
no spin down
continuous spin

Re: Seagate1tb

April 11th, 2017, 16:35

Compare S/N in ROM to S/N on drive label.

Re: Seagate1tb

April 12th, 2017, 15:14

pcimage wrote:Compare S/N in ROM to S/N on drive label.

Original ROM chipfrom old PCB

Re: Seagate1tb

April 17th, 2017, 3:15

Spildit wrote:Read original ROM code by boot mode or with external programmer and check serial number on ROM with serial number on drive label.

It's adopter problem Tx port short to ground in TTL adopter
after repainting adopter I checked with 7X command at T level heads dying
I didn't go for next coz hdd making clinking sound more now
waiting for new heads
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