Firmware or Heads???

[Odiferous]

Maxtor 6Y250P0 - been struggling with this for some time, still unsure if heads or FW.

This is some of the output from PC3K - what do the learned people here think?



Read roadmap............................ : Ok
Read roadmap extension.................. : Ok
Read zone allocation table.............. : Ok
Read Technological ID................... : Ok
Read Zone allocation table extension.... : Ok
SA head................................. : 3
Ext Model............................... :
HDD structures have been read successfully

SA structure test
Selected family ........................... CALYPSO
Model ..................................... Maxtor CALYPSO
Firmware .................................. YAR41BW0
Serial ....................................
Min. cylinder ............................. 1046
Max. cylinder ............................. 89697
Checking UList
Error ..................................... UBA 4 Reading error : Drive is not ready
HDD configuration module
Error ..................................... Drive is not ready
Checking Calibration adaptives
Error ..................................... UBA 398 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking User data adaptives
Error ..................................... UBA 354 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking Zone Table
Read ...................................... Yes
# : Start Cyl: End Cyl: SPT
---------------------------------------------------------------
1 : 1046: 6612: 0
2 : 6613: 12179: 0
3 : 12180: 17746: 0
4 : 17747: 23313: 0
5 : 23314: 28880: 0
6 : 28881: 34447: 0
7 : 34448: 40014: 0
8 : 40015: 45580: 0
9 : 45581: 51146: 0
10 : 51147: 56712: 0
11 : 56713: 62278: 0
12 : 62279: 67844: 0
13 : 67845: 73410: 0
14 : 73411: 78976: 0
15 : 78977: 84542: 0
16 : 84543: 89697: 0
17 : 89717: 89833: 384
Checking ROM Copy
Error ..................................... UBA 1508 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Error ..................................... UBA 1508 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Error ..................................... UBA 1508 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking RZTbl
Error ..................................... UBA 9 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking P-List
Error ..................................... UBA 41 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking G-List
Error ..................................... UBA 682 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking G-List copy
Error ..................................... UBA 5924 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking RZTbl-PList
Error ..................................... UBA 9 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking HLists
Error ..................................... UBA 5974 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking security
Error ..................................... UBA 401 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking S.M.A.R.T.
[SMRT_T] .................................. Error
[SMRT_A] .................................. Error
[SMRT_AC] ................................. Error
[SMART_SUMMAR] ............................ Error
[SMART_ST] ................................ Error
[SMART_HOSTV] ............................. Error
Checking FMTI
Error ..................................... UBA 937 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Checking [DISK/PW]
not found
Checking All
Module 00 ................................. UBA 15422 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 01 ................................. UBA 15424 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 03 ................................. UBA 15426 Reading error : Drive is not ready

[pcimage]

Is this started from the drive, or from off-line resources?

[Odiferous]

Started from ldr files.

I have about 8 ldr files - some get me to this stage, others just tell me to sod off...

[beto]

Did u tried to read any module PLIST, U LIST, etc, ? From UBA?
to check if u get in all sectors DE AD
Best Regards

[rameez]

does it click on loading LDR and did u check SA writing test ?