DiamondMax22 fw MX1A strange PCB - terminal log TetonST Boot

[michael chiklis]

Hello,
i've this DiamondMax22 STM3500320AS which has an inusual PCB 100475720, usually this kind of hdd have pcb 100466725


Terminal log:

Code:

Rst 0x20M
F3 T>/2
F3 2>Z
LED:000000CE FAddr:00259C49

Rst 0x20M
F3 T>/1
F3 1>N1
LED:000000CE FAddr:00289139

I swapped the pcb with 100466725 and did ROM transfer, log is the same.
But if i insulate both HDA and motor contacts, this is the log:

Code:

Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR
Bogus ISR

What does it mean?

[labtech]

Not 100% it is accurate, but maybe there is a ROM checksum error?!? or some compatibility issue?!?

[michael chiklis]

Hi,
so you think that pcb 100466725 is not compatible or rom corruption?

The drive was working fine until yesterday, suddenly the user heard head clicking sounds while he was working on it in windows and the computer hanged.
When he reboot the computer the drive was not working anymore.

When computer boots the drive spins and after 15 seconds about spins down (but i don't head any clicking sounds), after he spins down bios detects it as STM3500320AS but nothing more, the computer hangs in the black boot screen.
Drive has not any operating system, but is full of data

Someone can tell me if the rom is corrupted, please?
ROM backup:

ROM.rar

(421.32 KiB) Downloaded 657 times

[dick]

Why did you decide to swap the pcb?
What else did you try before the swap?

[michael chiklis]

Nothing, only pcb swap.
But i don't know if user did something, he says he did nothing.

P.S.
Dick i have uploaded the rom

[dick]

The original terminal log looks 'normal' to me.
You might consider applying the 'standard' proceedure to gain access in terminal.
Then maybe you could do some tests.

[fzabkar]

The serial number, 9QM9QMZD, is located at offset 0x61644.

That said, it does look a bit odd. Does it match the label?

The serial number, 9QM2EG5Q, of the following drive is also located at the same offset:
http://files.hddguru.com/download/PC-30 ... S_MX15.RAR

[guru]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrupt_handler

[michael chiklis]

The serial number, 9QM9QMZD, is located at offset 0x61644.

That said, it does look a bit odd. Does it match the label?

Yes, it does match

[michael chiklis]

The original terminal log looks 'normal' to me.
You might consider applying the 'standard' proceedure to gain access in terminal.
Then maybe you could do some tests.

Do you mean head insulation for standard procedure?
I tried HDA insulate, motor insulate and both, when i reach level T i get error on spin down "Z" command.
I get error also on smart reset "N1" in level 2.

P.S.
I swapped the pcb because with the original the drive doesn't boot, it spins and after few seconds spins down.
I don't hear clicking sounds and the drive is detect in bios as STM3500320AS only after the spindown.

[michael chiklis]

I changed the donor pcb again with a new 100466725, now this doesn't appear anymore:

Code:

TetonST Boot ROM 2.0
Copyright Seagate  2006
Bogus ISR

but i always get LED error on spin down and spin up, i tried in all ways (insulation on HDA, motor insulation, both and neither).
I think heads are damaged!!

[michael chiklis]

Code:

Rst 0x20M
F3 T>/7


F3 7>X



LED:000000CE FAddr:00289139
Rst 0x20M
F3 T>/7


F3 7>X



LED:000000CE FAddr:00289139

[dick]

The original terminal log looks 'normal' to me.
You might consider applying the 'standard' proceedure to gain access in terminal.
Then maybe you could do some tests.

Do you mean head insulation for standard procedure?
I tried HDA insulate, motor insulate and both, when i reach level T i get error on spin down "Z" command.
I get error also on smart reset "N1" in level 2.

P.S.
I swapped the pcb because with the original the drive doesn't boot, it spins and after few seconds spins down.
I don't hear clicking sounds and the drive is detect in bios as STM3500320AS only after the spindown.

I am suggesting to short the read channel. This proceedure has some risk!!!
There are posts on how to do this.

[michael chiklis]

As i know read channel must be shorted if there is any communication with the drive via terminal, but i have communication.
Dick are u a DR pro?

[hddguy]

Your ROM is damaged. Probably some checksum issue within the ROM file. Does it power well, or does it make a 'poor' attempt to start then stops?

Was this the same symptoms you had when you instantly receive it?

[hddguy]

Also, 'MX1A' does not need shorting

[michael chiklis]

Yes, poor attempt to start (some kind of clicking but are not really clicking), seem heads have not enought power to move, then it spins down.
Yes the same symptoms since i received it

So you think it's a rom checksum issue?
How can i solve it?

P.S.
I uploaded the rom in this thread

[labtech]

Here is an idea in terms of research:
If 100% sure your donor PCB is good (PCB B), then source another PCB with the same etch code as the patient's (PCB C).
Move the ROM from PCB C to PCB B. Do you get the same error "Bogus ISR"? If yes, then you just replicated the same outcome, indicating incompatibility.

If outcome is different, then you know what's up.

Hope this helps.

[michael chiklis]

The first pcb donor was not good, second donor is good.

[hddguy]

With native ROM on the original PCB client sent, do you see same error when PCB is isolated?