Hi gurus -- I am reviewing this site as well as the PC3K document for Maxtors. On the headstack Q&A article on this site, it indicates the third character of the X,X,X,X code should match (http://hddguru.com/content/en/articles/ ... k-Q-and-A/). However the PC3K document says "when you are selecting a donor drive for head replacement...the first letter means amplifier type and the second stands for the used head type. Their complete match is advisable"

So - the question is do I match the third OR the first and second OR all three?!?

Thanks for your help!

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I find it almost impossible to find an exact match. I wish I knew which character is the ONE. Can anyone explain what the X,X,X,X represents. Thanks.

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Nobody seems to have answered this question.

I know it is not the third digit only because I have two drives here with matching third digit, one has two heads, the other has three heads.

Is it first?, second?, third? All four?

Hi,

Well, according to my observation the meaning of the codes varies between the families, so there's no one single way to decode them.

pepe

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Can I swap the head between these two drives?

DRIVE----Maxtor------------Maxtor
MODEL---Plus 9-------------Plus 9
Size------80GB-------------80GB
Type-----PATA-------------PATA
DATE-----13-Nov-03-------16-Jan-03
CODE-----YAR41VW0-------YAR41VW0
CODE2----NMGD------------NMGD
Model-----6Y080P0030613--6Y080P0030603
SN--------Y30CCEBE-------Y30QBETE

If Yes or No, please explain why.

Hi I vote for yes. the drives differ only in the 'unique' number.

pepe

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I would agree, looks good to me.

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