Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

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TerraNova
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Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

December 3rd, 2009, 4:12

Hi guys

I have Samsung HD501LJ which unlatching and trying to calibrate then power off.
With the following error message on terminal.
PCB issue?

Thanks guys as always.

SPW 1.5G LinkOk! ADC: 0001
SpnOk
spd: 0000 0000 0000
H: +00000
ADC: 0000
DAC: 7186
Unlatch Tk: 00016111

Unlatch Done
ENG>SRV>
SvoTbl Loaded
BD
WriteSctLog -- buffer not valid
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
LED B5 0000
hddguy
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Re: Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

December 3rd, 2009, 4:24

I do not think this is PCB issue. I think you have some damaged SA modules. If you have donor you can perform HotSwap and then on recalibration you can check SA structure for obvious damaged mods. Could be you have bad ALIST?

Alternatively you can hotswap and read patient modules then write appropriate modules to donor then after second hotswao you can get data.
TerraNova
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Re: Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

December 3rd, 2009, 8:12

Normally SA problem, LED 5B but this is B5 :)
hddguy
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Re: Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

December 3rd, 2009, 8:14

TerraNova wrote:Normally SA problem, LED 5B but this is B5 :)


I misread that :oops:

Maybe try HotSwap anyway? Even if PCB is defective HotSwap should still allow access to SA.
TerraNova
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Re: Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

December 3rd, 2009, 21:29

As soon as i hot swap , when recalibrate i got this from terminal:

P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
FFFD
7FFF
7FFF
7FFF
7FFF
FFEA
FFF1
7FFF
FFE4
FFE3
7FFF
7FFF
FFEF
7FFF
7FFF
7FFF
7FFF
7FFF
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout
P&W Rty!-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout-Tout

Maybe this time the head is dead?

Thanks
Arthur
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Re: Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

December 4th, 2009, 4:28

TerraNova wrote:LED B5 0000

I might have a solution for this, check PM.

Arthur
Annie
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Re: Samsung HD501LJ starting calibrate then power off

October 28th, 2010, 9:22

I had this same problem with a HM500LI where terminal reply showed LED5B. I hotswapped the disk and cleared the A-list and the SMART, powered off the disk, placed the orignial PCB on the disk worked again :)
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