need some help with this Segate!!

[caluctra]

hello all.

I wanted to repair this segate 4ls502yy, st3160812a, 3.aaj barracuda 7200.9

I did a selfscan on it and I left it for around 1 day. then when I connected it back into the HDdocotrforseagate and the HDD was not recognized the I went to the CMD and this is the log that it showed:

Interface task reset
4096k x 16 SDRAM
TONKA2 - 1_Disk M-31 03-22-06 10:53
Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int.
Spin Ready
(P)PATA Reset
Not Interface Age!
VALID Cert Disk Code Detected - Revision # .0C6
Cert Table loaded
Begin Test 81
ASCII logging on
EP=0, TA=0, HiGain=0, OTRd=0, Early Rd=0, Splash=0, Reload=0, NPML=0, MRBias=0
Bst/Zap=0, SrvoThrsh=0, RunOut=0, MaxECC=0, ECC 2=0, ECC 1=0, ECC 0=0
Data=00, Write=40, ID=1E, DER=0000, RdWrOpts=0000

Capability Measurement
TWCadj 0.04
WrP 0
Orig M: 116 N: 3, Adj M: 116 N: 3
Psh,SER,EC47

Trk 03A37.0
0,0
2,4
4,9
Pcmp(0-A)
2
Fltr(529-619)
53F
6,27
8,68
Pcmp(0-A)
3
Fltr(52C-61C)
618
10,86
12,109
Psh 8.82

Trk 03A32.0
8,45
10,54
12,122
14,159
Psh 9.80

Trk 03A2D.0
8,63
10,63
12,86
14,172
Psh 9.52

Trk 03A28.0
8,31
10,86
12,113
6,40
Psh 9.18

AvgM: 9.39, AvgPushMrg: 8.02%
Orig M: 82 N: 2, Adj M: 110 N: 3
Psh,SER,EC47

Trk 09DA5.0
0,4
2,22
4,40
Pcmp(0-A)
2
Fltr(524-615)
60D
6,86
8,104
Psh 5.46

Trk 09DA0.0
4,36
6,45
8,95
Pcmp(0-A)
3
Fltr(527-617)
60D
10,200
Psh 6.12

Trk 09D9B.0
6,45
8,90
10,168

My underestanding is that the no interface age means the HDD has not finished the selfscan.
I have several HDD behaving the same way.
Any advice on what should I do at this point?

thanks in advice for any help.

regards
Pedro E.

[ccc]

HI

just let the hdd finish selfscan.....depending of the platters surface quality , selftest could last more than 1 day on these large capacity drives.

Rgds

[caluctra]

HI

just let the hdd finish selfscan.....depending of the platters surface quality , selftest could last more than 1 day on these large capacity drives.

Rgds

thanks for ansering me CCC.
Now, I have found that say 10 of these HDD when you go to CMD mode it shows "no interface age!" but dont try to keepgoing with the selfscan. I do not know if it is a matter that I havent waited long enough for them to continue to selfscan (I have waited up to 10 minutes).
on others I have left them on selfscan for long time close to 1 full day, and a difference from this one which went all the way to test 81 on the others the selfscan (after I conecte them to CMD mode on HDdoctor for segate) they are still on test 02. which doesnt make sence to me, becasue 1 day to only be on test 02?

So just to be clear, all I need to do right now is just plug them and wait for them to finish selfscan right?
also is any module will be reased after I doa selfscan? if this is true indeed which module will be lost?
how about those HDD in which after it says "interface age!' the HDD doesnt proceed to the selfscan automatically )like it does with the ohters)? is this normal? if it is not, what could it be?


Last question, and sorry for so many questions.
I have 1 in which it passed the selfscan with no problem, and when I gave it a read test (using PC-Check) software it gave several read test errors, (I stoped on 20 i believe).
my conclusion was that one of the heads was deffective, but I cant tell which one it is.
I tried on CMD to do different test like T02,,22, and T50,,22, but it passed them ( I believe without problems)
no Im not on the level yet where after reading a CMD log I emmidiately know what is the problem based on the hex numbers of sectors, buffers etc.
I also tried T>2 enter 2>H0 enter , 2>H1 enter, 2>H2 enter, 2>H3 enter (but no visible error apeared)
if you know a simple relatively fast way of determine which head is the defective one after knowing that the HDD has some tipe of read error, could you share that knowlege with me?

I thank you in advance for any help,

regards
Pedro E.

[Amarbir[CDR-Labs]]

Pedro,

this is not the Way it had to be done .......................I have struggled with selfscan in this last month and learned many things .

[caluctra]

Pedro,

this is not the Way it had to be done .......................I have struggled with selfscan in this last month and learned many things .

hello amarbir, based on your relay I will assume Iam making fatal errors on my aproach. Now is it possible (based on ur possibilities) that you can be a LITTLE more specific, on what is it that Iam doing wrong. (ofcourse without reveling any important secret)

regards
Pedro E.

[Amarbir[CDR-Labs]]

Pedro,

this is not the Way it had to be done .......................I have struggled with selfscan in this last month and learned many things .

hello amarbir, based on your relay I will assume Iam making fatal errors on my aproach. Now is it possible (based on ur possibilities) that you can be a LITTLE more specific, on what is it that Iam doing wrong. (ofcourse without reveling any important secret)

regards
Pedro E.

hi ,
I do Not Like To Keep Secrets I Like to share them .I am very tired today came back to my worktown after 3 days and drove al the way feeling tired now

[caluctra]

hello guys I also have this HDD which on CMD mode it says this:


Interface task reset
4096k x 16 SDRAM
TONKA2 - 1_Disk M-31 03-22-06 10:53
Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int.
Spin Ready
(P)PATA Reset
RPO..................................ENDMaster


what does it mean? and what can I do to fix this
I only want to repair no Dr.

regards
Pedro E.