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ST3000DM001 Imaging stacks

February 7th, 2015, 5:39

Working on a 3TB Seagate.

The HDD goes smooth image in few areas, then very slow, then again smooth image, then again very slow or bad sectors.

Tried to image by selective head... To all the heads/surfaces the behavior is same.

Is it media damage? or something else? Any thought?

The access till 4XXXXXXX sectors are smooth by all heads... the the behavior happens.

Re: ST3000DM001 Imaging stacks

February 7th, 2015, 10:02

any difference imaging that area backwards?

Re: ST3000DM001 Imaging stacks

February 7th, 2015, 10:31

warnerr wrote:any difference imaging that area backwards?


It's similar even in backward image

Re: ST3000DM001 Imaging stacks

February 9th, 2015, 8:47

shahij wrote:
warnerr wrote:any difference imaging that area backwards?


It's similar even in backward image


Hi ,
its Been a Long Time How Are you .I Hate Seagate F3 Family It sucks Big Time .

Re: ST3000DM001 Imaging stacks

February 9th, 2015, 10:15

I've seen this on a dropped DM as well, heads 'seem' to be OK, but it goes fast/slow/fast/slow with the slow parts often timing out. Happens in random places on all heads.

Re: ST3000DM001 Imaging stacks

February 9th, 2015, 13:51

It was not dropped.

Slow would be ok, but bad sectors/can't image!

Based on different opinion it's suspected very likely it has media damage. After discussing with customer, I didn't open the HDD to check further.

Customer decided to send this case to SEAGATE DATA RECOVERY SERVICE!
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