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ddd123
 Post subject: PLAT spins, random clicks
PostPosted: February 5th, 2009, 10:57 
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Can you help ?

We have PLAT 120GB of 160GB familly.

the disk is clicking unusuall, it's not defect heads.

the drive is not recognized in MHDD.

the clicking will not stop after spin up
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beto
 Post subject: Re: PLAT spins, random clicks
PostPosted: February 5th, 2009, 11:06 
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The most typical MHA, problems, be carefull, over hitachi are some tendence to head crash, if u need the data send to a proof DR company,

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ddd123
 Post subject: Re: PLAT spins, random clicks
PostPosted: February 5th, 2009, 11:15 
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Heads are not defect, i wrote it.
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Cleanroom
 Post subject: Re: PLAT spins, random clicks
PostPosted: February 5th, 2009, 11:29 
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If you are sure that it is not a head issue, then it most likely a bad board or corrupted firmware. You may also have servo damage. If the drives was dropped you could have platter alignment issues as well.
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BlackST
 Post subject: Re: PLAT spins, random clicks
PostPosted: February 5th, 2009, 11:50 
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heads can be WEAK also, not only K.O. ;)
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beto
 Post subject: Re: PLAT spins, random clicks
PostPosted: February 5th, 2009, 14:07 
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well if u are sure heads ok, maybe u check BIAS from each head, the only way its using a DDA; to check if reach Servo Marks,

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