Need help! 7200.7 80GB drive stays busy (Not Interface Age)

[saltwater]

Hello there!
I completly stuck with Tonka 2 drive (ST380817AS)
SN:4MR*****
P/N:9W2932-370
Firmware:3.42
When the drive came into my lab, it's reach DRDY state, but puts itself BSY while i try access to sectors. After two or three power reset the drive now stays BSY, not load overlay, and cert code.
I have STR3000, Sediv for Seagate, and MRT Pro tool. Tried load loader, sending overlay, and cert code over SDLD, but the drive not reach DRDY state.
MRT support says i have change HSA, but i hope the head is works, but only some sectors are bad on SA.

I seen on MRT Seagate main window this:
"Choose a family: : ...................Barracuda 7200.7 PUMA
Model: : .............................ST380817AS

HDD baud 9600

Get started service area information
Service area starting cylinder : .....: e306
Service Area SPT : ...................: 280
Number of heads : ....................: 1
Number of cylinders : ................: 164f9
Get ATA Ovl 0 address : ..............Failure
Get ATA Ovl 1 address : ..............Failure
HDDIDtempSTUFF : .....................: e39c-0-4(1)
HDDID : .............................: e351-0-4(1)
Get Certcode address : ...............Failure
Get CertTbl address : ................Failure
Appcode : ...........................: e31b-0-0(1a0)
Access to the service area information completed"

Terminal message is:
"Interface task reset
4096k x 16 buffer detected
PUMA - 1_Disk M-22f 06-01-05 09:44
Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int.
Spin Ready
3.42 07-18-05 10:42 4096k x 16 buffer
(P)(H)SATA Reset
Not Interface Age!
INVALID Cert Disk Code - ROM Resident Revision Required: 3.42 "

Putting the drive to AGE50 i have this message:
"N50,,22
Code - 33 Track 0E34E.0.134 Sns FFF Rty F7FF.FF.80FF Rtf 1800 LBA 00000000"

Please help....
Thanks.

[day1data]

Have you had the drive open in a clean room?

We had a 7200.9 with same symptoms not long ago even though firmware was partially initialized.
It turned out to be a combination of bad heads and small scratches on the top platter.

[saltwater]

No, i did not opened yet.
Have you changed HSA? What was the solution?

I had a 7200.9 work too with partially initialized SA, changed HSA from two donors but no success. Donors are still alive with own heads.

[day1data]

No, i did not opened yet.
Have you changed HSA? What was the solution?

I had a 7200.9 work too with partially initialized SA, changed HSA from two donors but no success. Donors are still alive with own heads.

We swaped the heads and were able to get a partial recovery.

Can you load a valid cert code in T> prompt?
T> CTRL+D
T> CRTL+R
Then try clearing G-list.
T> i4,1,22

Power drive off and on then try reading sectors.

[Moltke]

Putting the drive to AGE50 i have this message:
"N50,,22
Code - 33 Track 0E34E.0.134 Sns FFF Rty F7FF.FF.80FF Rtf 1800 LBA 00000000"

Please help....
Thanks.

the disk has write problems. try
T>/1
1>F
1>/T
T>N50,,22

CTRL-T

[saltwater]

Thanks for answers!
I can send Cert code with loader, and clear G-list, but after power reset, the drive still not ready.
I tried "T>/1
1>N1

Initializing SMART SectorsFailed sys sect. write"

Moltke "method" still not puts the drive DRDY state, but i have this message:
1>F
1>/
T>N50,,22
T>Interface task reset
4096k x 16 buffer detected
PUMA - 1_Disk M-22f 06-01-05 09:44
Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int.
Spin Ready
3.42 07-18-05 10:42 4096k x 16 buffer
(P)SATA Reset
Not Interface Age!
INVALID Cert Disk Code - ROM Resident Revision Required: 3.42
Command Inactive - No VALID Cert Code Detected

T>

Thanks again you answers, and my eye will be on this topic for any further help...

[saltwater]

Hi friends!
I'm looking a loader for ST340014A drive
FW version is:3.76-M.14

After i changed HSA, now the drive can load APP,CERT, and CERT Tbl, but failed to load Overlay. There are bad sectors on SA
The drive is stays BSY
Here it is the terminal:
Interface task reset
1024k x 16 buffer detected
ALPINE - 1_Disk M.14 01-16-03 11:51
3.76 05-28-03 12:25
(P)PATA Reset
Not Interface Age!

T>N50,,22
Code - 33 Track 0E31B.0.013 Sns 00B Rty F7FF.FF.80FF Rtf 1800 LBA 00000000
T>Age=50 Type=20 MxCyl=16358 MxHd=0 MxSct=294 BSz=0000 TCode=0000
T>

I have Sediv, and MRT.
Thanks for any help!