7200.12

[sempre]

Hi to all!!

Terminal
Rst 0x20M

clicking drive
Is firmware CC35
ST31000528AS

BAD HEAD? or fw is corrupted?

Help..

[CK]

I vote for heads. The only model I've seen with FW issues & Clicking is the 333AS

[dmarques]

Those ones normally it's heads.

[fzabkar]

How to Test Seagate Drives' Heads for HDD Repair:
http://www.datarecoverytools.co.uk/2011 ... dd-repair/

[Doomer]

How to Test Seagate Drives' Heads for HDD Repair:
http://www.datarecoverytools.co.uk/2011 ... dd-repair/

That's rather bad advice

1. This information related to ST10 Seagate drives. 7200.12 is not an ST10 drive
2. T4 test recalcs adaptives, so if you need data from a drive you shouldn't ever run this. This article clearly states REPAIR not data recovery but inexperienced user will not understand the difference until it's too late

This article will bring more harm than good
I suggest you never mention this link in your posts

[BlackST]

How to Test Seagate Drives' Heads for HDD Repair:
http://www.datarecoverytools.co.uk/2011 ... dd-repair/

Perfect idea for killing data on live drive !

[fzabkar]

How to Test Seagate Drives' Heads for HDD Repair:
http://www.datarecoverytools.co.uk/2011 ... dd-repair/

Perfect idea for killing data on live drive ! :mrgreen:

I have posted the above URL on several occasions, so there have been plenty of opportunities to point out its potential for killing data on live drives, assuming that's correct. I even explicitly asked the data recovery community to confirm whether the procedure was safe, but noone did so ... until now.

BTW, thanks to Doomer for eventually setting me straight ... really.

[BlackST]

I have posted the above URL on several occasions, so there have been plenty of opportunities to point out its potential for killing data on live drives, assuming that's correct. I even explicitly asked the data recovery community to confirm whether the procedure was safe, but noone did so ... until now.

When procedures are unchecked, unsafe or UNKNOWN would be better NOT to point in that direction.
Anyway someone will decide if it is necessary to cleanup this thread too for the sake of users that are redirected here by google or other way.

[fzabkar]

I am quite happy for this thread to remain exactly as it is. I don't have any problems with anything that I have written. My conscience is clear.

[BlackST]

We too .