samsung sp0802n problem

[hddbug]

Hi Friends

This samsung sp0802n has gone through a power surge. It is well get detected , i can read all modules also except for head 1.
I try to clone it but it shows large no. of bad sectors.
Here is terminal log -


HErr! 1140
HErr! 1140
HErr! 1140
HErr! 1301
HErr! 1301
HErr! 1140
HErr! 1301
HErr! 1301
HErr! 1140
HErr! 1140
HErr! 1140
HErr! 1140 SpnOk
DAC:-00124
H: +00000
SK C: 0000E0D0
ENG>SRV>
SvoTbl Loaded
BD
ENG>


Is this because of sheer bad sectors or it could be because of damaged heads? Anyone who know samsung will be able to help me out.
Thank you
hddbug

[beto]

Hello

tried on first to check platters surface i had receive a samsung case 160GB , with head crash , and dust caused by the impact of heads with platters

Best Regards

[darkforce1]

This is a famous model of Samsung which is having highest rate of failure.

is it complete terminal report ?

DF

[hddbug]

Hi Beto & Darkforce

Thanks for your replies

Yes this is complete terminal report. I tried to clone drive by disabling head 1 , now it does not giving any error but cloning is not of any use as most of the data area is skipped.
I am about to give up as data files are interdependant and if some of them lost there integrity , they will be of no use.
Thanks a lot
Best Regards
Hddbug

[ccc]

Hi guru's

I think i have almost the same problem....a samsung SP0802N ,spin up ok, recalibrate ok, it looks normal until this step.....now the problem:

Tryed to scan the hdd with mhdd and it looks like this: first 3.5 mil lba ok, after that aprox 3.5 mil lba bads, after that ~3.5 mil lba ok and so on.....this pattern is until the end of the drive but the portions with ok/bad sectors vary from 1.9 mil lba to 4.0 mil lba....i think depends of the zones of the hdd...

I have tested SA zone with vtools and it looks ok....don't have pc3k pci only HRT but do not support this model...

Another strange thing is in mhdd the HPA led is on but i can't do NHPA...says ok but after repower is the same. This fact is reflected also in software recovery programs witch can see only 146250529 lba (~69.7 GB) witch is incorrect....only media tools pro have seen the full capacity but after ~146 mil lba every sector is bad...

The big problem is that some photos are need it from this hdd....I have tryed Rstudio but i can see only the C partition and the pictures was on the D partition...

In conclusion..Could it be head 1 bad/weak?....a translator problem?...

Any suggestion is much appreciated. And sorry for the long post.
Thanks

[hddbug]

Hi CCC
I know there was a known lot of defectice samsung drives with this model SP0802N with JVC motor. even Samsung has acknowledged it.
Thanks & regards
Hddbug

[pepe]

to ccc:
it is definitely a head problem. MHA needs to be replaced if u need all the data.

pepe

[ccc]

To pepe and hddbug

Thanks for replyes......i was thinking of a bad head...i wanted to be sure of this.

Thanks again