Maxtor "N40P" firmware issue

[Walking_Jello]

Diamondmax plus 8 30 gig, showing up as N40P 41 gig, can not access data. any help on how to fix this would be.. helpful. Fixing it free would be even more helpful

code : NAR61590
HDD SN : E141PY6E
B4FEA

[dobrevjetser]

Sorry to say, but for that you need professional tools.
Will not work without.

Dobre

[Walking_Jello]

i have many of the tools, just not the exact know how, of how to fix this exact problem with them. i can use a external enclosure to gain access to the drive where i can run software like "recover my files" on it, but since the wrong size is showing up its reading sectors that don't exist. i can also hook it up as a fire wire device or as an ide device (have a few spare pcs) i know this is fixable, i just don't know how

[dobrevjetser]

In order to repair this drive, you need access to the service area, which is not possible if the drive is in an usb or firewire enclosure.
Even when hooked to an ide-port it is in my opinion impossible to solve this.
You need at least pc3000.

Dobre

[beto]

For this cases u need tools for access Engineering Cylinders,this area are on negative way, any program like winhex or , another sector edit only access on positive way this area called too System Area Diskware its a hidden zone from factory where its information for calibration, access to data and settings,etc for access the HDD

If u get , this tool´s its not simple to use like try to write a Bin file on a motherboard to update firmware because HDD´s are piece of engineering this is some wich some newbies need to understand are , Mechanical, Electronic, and Microcode parts, on PCB´s and written on Platters too on many branch´s . and u need to have knowledgment about the way of comunication betweeen HDD and the HOST this is very important, for u and many newbies who want to do a data recovery
read my post why its need it

We need to understand even HRT, PCI, and another´s tools are not magic tools
hard-disk-drives-repair-and-data-recovery-f1/help-interpret-errors-t7668.html


Best Regards

Sinceraly

Alberto

[Walking_Jello]

wow... not worth 10,000 bucks to fix. i guess ill write it off as lost

[pcimage]

It should not cost 10k bucks to fix.

I guess your in US? There are plenty of US based guys on this forum with the kit, who would be pleased to help for much much less than that!!!

Right guys?

[jono-ats]

Right!

[xanh]

Have you tried the program noted in the announcements above?

Regards