Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
September 8th, 2013, 2:10
Hi I recently posted here
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=26728My HDD stills dead, if i buy this replacement, will it work as it should?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190728644665?ss ... 1423.l2649Thanks!
September 18th, 2013, 17:06
No, it will not work. Don't waste your money and time.
Just buy a new drive. They are so cheap....
September 18th, 2013, 17:34
No, the problem is that the original MODs (0D and 02) need to be restored. MOD 02 exists within a reserved System Area (SA) on the platters, not on the PCB.
September 19th, 2013, 13:38
fzabkar wrote:No, the problem is that the original MODs (0D and 02) need to be restored. MOD 02 exists within a reserved System Area (SA) on the platters, not on the PCB.
Without backup copy of FW modules, a loader and suitable software?...
Do you think he can fix it?
September 19th, 2013, 14:38
@BGman, I was addressing the OP, but to answer your question, no, I don't think the OP can fix it. But I'd be interested in having a go. As for backups, I believe some drives have a backup copy of MOD 02 in the SA (in a different MOD).
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