Hi to all.
I need help for recovery data from Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00.
I connect it to PC3KUdma and power on. The Hdd go to ready but utility do not recognize the Hdd Family. I manual select family and start utility.
If i try to make a SA Check, i cannot have access to SA.
I try to start in Safe Mode. For start in Safe Mode i modify NVR FW boot flag from 0x01 to 0x00.
Starting in safe mode, the utility do not recognize the family. I select manual select family and start utility.
Now i have access on SA. I run SA Check. I see all module on copy0 is good and all module on copy 1 are bad.
I saved all copy0 module and i try to save it to copy1. I can rewrite all module on copy1 except PSHT and RSVT. Now if i run SA check, i see the only bad module are PSHT and RSVT on copy1.
I re-modify the NVR FW boot flag from 0x00 to 0x01 and restart Hdd.
Nothing change. I cannot have access to SA and to data.
I try to use DE settend on Using Active Utility for cloning Hdd, but all sector are BLACK and i cannot read anything.
My question is..... but is sufficient have one good copy of PSHT to have access on data, or is necessary have both good copy ?
I try anything, but i cannot clone the Hdd.

Please, someone can give me some help to have access on data ?

Thank you very mutch to all.

Bye

9 times out of 10 these drives have bad heads and media damage. If you can get the drive to detect with PC3000, I suggest opening leaving the Hitachi utility open, jump into DE, do a head map and try to mirror one head at a time. If you find any heads that mirror without any fights, mirror everything you can with that head. Once that is done, replace the heads and hope that you are able to finish the mirror. This is assuming that the media doesn't destroy the new heads first.

Good luck

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Luke
Recovery Force Data Recovery

Thank you very mutch for suggest. Now i try it. Bye

Nothing to do

When i try to Build Heads Map, i have Error Executing LBA->PCHS command LBA=0 and no map are created.

Thank you the same. Any other suggest will be appreciated.

Bye

Which family do you select in IBM-Hitachi utility?