Hi,

I have a Seagate ST9320423AS D005 from a Dell Notebook. The Notebook won't boot from this device.

I checked the HDD with my PC with CrystalDiskINfo and get not the correct information. It says, that the size ist only 8,4GB. If I check it with R-Studio (Hex/text), I only can see 000000000 at all the sectors. R-Studio needs round about 5 Minutes to open this Windows.
The Filescan with R-Studio won't find anything. After 10 Minutes its blinking the first field without results.
Then I tried to create a RAW Image of this HDD, but its known as LBA 0.

I added some pics. Its easier for me than to write it in english.
Is it a LBA 0 problem? How can I solve this with the Seagate HDD.

best regards
Fabian

8,4 GB means that heads can't load correctly Service Area on drive surface for some reason, maybe heads are faulty or it could be firmware issue or even sometimes bad PCB.
Computer bios is loading only PCB factory alias, not SA.

Can you hear drive spinning?
Do you hear about 10 head clicking sounds and after that motor spins down?
Or do you hear normal sounds (head calibration and motor stay on) ?

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My firmware database:
https://mega.nz/folder/O01DkBRI

I can hear it spinning.
normal sounds (head calibration and motor stay on)

hmmm very likely it's firmware problem dealing with translator issue, usually when that happens is because surface is full of bad sectors.
I would check first if defects list are loaded correctly or not in terminal.
Do you have TTL adapter to check it ?

After checking defect list i would backup SA modules (you need special equipment for this) and then try regenerating translator, after that drive should get recognized correctly (full capacity). After all this i would begin cloning surface.

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My firmware database:
https://mega.nz/folder/O01DkBRI

I dont have a TTL Adapter right now. But i can order one.
Does it matter if its a USB or a RS232 Adapter?

also not bad head
why all comments bad head ?
this is simple case

and @fabianf
if you interest buy TTL
then pm me
i will solve to you by remote Team viewer

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http://www.hpwlab.com

The question is if you have an RS232 port on your computer, I would say go for a USB, since there is computers who don't have this port (RS232)

If data is valuable - I would suggest to go to pro. You can use help from hpw333, but there is high chance that he can't help you or he will help to make drive alive but it will die soon when you will try to copy data.

OK, i connected now the HDD with putty. TTL Adapter needs 2 days to ship. So I'm sorry that I cant message earlier.

Hi,

today i was reading a lot about the terminalcommands.

The HDD is now recognized by BIOS and Windows, also I can see the Partitions. Im imaging the disk now. I think its done in 1 or 2 days.

best regards
Fabian