Maxtor N40P problem

[raf-pl]

Dears,

I have a problem with Maxtor N40P:
NAR61590
6E040L0510614
PC3000 detects the drive correctly but when I try to use Maxtor utility I have a message on the utility start window: "HDD Safe Mode detected" no matter pins are set up (master or slave or safe mode). When I try to click utility start button there is an error:
Initialization error
Content: Read roadmap
Content: Device error detected
and can't go further.
I tried to use universal utility and there was an error: (HDD Self Test):
04 (Disk Controller Error).

Could help me to understand how to recover my data?
I would be very appreciated for any help.

Best Regards,
Rafal

[jono-ats]

Did you try setting the drive in safe mode and starting up with a loader?

If you are successful, check the firmware. Clear SMART and G-List, after doing a backup of the drive's resources, and then fix firmware modules and regenerate modules as needed.

If you still cannot access the drive, then do a smart hot swap.

Jon

[rameez]

Check the code if it shows Nar6159Z instead of nar61590 then you have to Start hdd with LDR .

[coffeebean]

Hi rameez,

Just a question :

do you think the drive will start up as "nar61590" in safe mode ?

[raf-pl]

Rameez,

you are right! The code shows Nar6159Z instead of nar61590. I started safe mode with ldr loading and .. I went through utility. There is another question.
1. How can I restore data?
2. How can I restore ldr permanently? (after reset it is coming back to Nar6159z).
3. I see many reds into the modules table.
4. When I try to use sector edit I see wrong data (no 55aa in the first sector).

Thank you in advance for your great help.

Regards,
Rafal

[ariann]

you have to repair the modules first which are in reds by choosing
the "writing module" & " module group writing"
to make it permenantly detected. if not, it will still appeared nar6159z.

[raf-pl]

Dears,

I overcome the problem!
Once I reloaded ldr I chose "Restart using internal HDD SA"
and clicked Exit. After it I went to data extractor and got my data.

Thank you for your great cooperation.
Rafal

[rameez]

Hi rameez,

Just a question :

do you think the drive will start up as "nar61590" in safe mode ?

After loading the loader the code changes to Nar61590 in safemode .