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 Post subject: HTS541080G9SA00 heads going only to half of platters
PostPosted: August 26th, 2010, 13:47 
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Heads in my HTS541080G9SA00 are going (maximally) only to half of platters. Whats the problem ?


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 Post subject: Re: HTS541080G9SA00 heads going only to half of platters
PostPosted: August 26th, 2010, 16:09 
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I have two questions in return for you :

1) Why did you open it ?
2) How much do you know about HDDs in general and HITACHI in particular ?


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 Post subject: Re: HTS541080G9SA00 heads going only to half of platters
PostPosted: August 26th, 2010, 17:08 
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rime wrote:
Heads in my HTS541080G9SA00 are going (maximally) only to half of platters. Whats the problem ?


The heads are trying to read the service area of the disk. This is where critical drive-specific information is located on the drive surface. If it can't read that area, the data will be unreadable. This is a task for a professional because the heads will have to be replaced. Hopefully you didn't touch anything inside when you removed the cover; this will only complicate matters.


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