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Author:  einstein9 [ February 4th, 2015, 3:29 ]
Post subject:  Toshiba HDD Under Construction

Never saw this message in toshiba, and really looks funny here
but will ID @ the end
hehehe

anyone saw this before?

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Author:  pcimage [ February 4th, 2015, 3:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

Is the pcb original?

Does the s/n match the drive label?

Author:  einstein9 [ February 4th, 2015, 4:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

pcimage wrote:
Is the pcb original?

Does the s/n match the drive label?


SN match org. pcb Yes...

Author:  fzabkar [ February 4th, 2015, 4:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

FWIW, I see one forum post where the drive's owner states that his drive doesn't appear to be spinning. That would suggest a PCB fault. Does the PCB ID the same way on its own?

Author:  einstein9 [ February 4th, 2015, 4:21 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

pcb is fine, spins and works and ID
but before the ID am getting this msg temp. then it goes well

Author:  lcoughey [ February 4th, 2015, 9:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

I suspect that this is a prgoramming/translation error with PC3K and not an actual message from the hard drive itself.

Author:  fzabkar [ February 4th, 2015, 13:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

lcoughey wrote:
I suspect that this is a prgoramming/translation error with PC3K and not an actual message from the hard drive itself.

No, it's a real error.

http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/General-Tr ... d-p/351462

Author:  lcoughey [ February 4th, 2015, 13:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

fzabkar wrote:
lcoughey wrote:
I suspect that this is a prgoramming/translation error with PC3K and not an actual message from the hard drive itself.

No, it's a real error.

http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/General-Tr ... d-p/351462

Weird.

Author:  fzabkar [ February 4th, 2015, 16:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

I notice that "Franz" states that he "can't even feel the drive spin", so that's why I asked einstein9 if he could reproduce the error with the PCB on its own. ISTM that a reference to construction would suggest that the drive may be repairing damaged firmware, either on the PCB or on the platters. However, I only have a vague idea as to how and where Toshiba drives store their firmware modules. Alternatively, could the drive be thinking that it is in manufacturing mode???

Author:  Tomset [ February 4th, 2015, 22:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Toshiba HDD Under Construction

these are of ROM
does not work the heads.


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