Seagate Tonka15 7200.9 300 GB problems

[ted33]

Hello hddguru´s

Hdd has 6 months is formated hdd filled zero, it is no longer recognized by bios

any help please

Connect to rs232
ST33000822AS 7200.9
3.AAE 12-09-05 11:29 AAE,35_S_5_S1,3A

4096k x 16 SDRAM
TONKA15 - 1_Disk S.59 12-09-05 11:26
Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int.
Spin Ready
(P)SATA Reset
Failed sys sect. write

Read Ver Retrys

Read Ver Retrys

Read Ver Retrys

Read Ver Retrys

Read Ver Failure!
Failed sys sect. write
Unable To Load Overlay 01|000A

Code - 1B Track FFFFF(15CC8).0.012 Sns FFF Rty F7FF.40.80FF Rtf 1800 LBA 00000766

> reset
VALID Cert Disk Code Detected - Revision # .08H

Help me please
Thanks

[BlackST]

'unable to load overlay' , firmware damaged. Need professional help to restore functionality or buy another one. Such repair - if possible - is cheap but not everybody does it.

[drc]

Or heads weak/failing. Common issue.

[coffeebean]

'unable to load overlay' , firmware damaged.

Nope, almost certainly not firmware damage.

Can get confused that it is firmware damage because some ace has solution for
"Unable to load Overlay", but this possible solution, (which does not work very often),
is just a bypass of some Seagate function in program to give access to drive.
But this solution does not fix any firmware permanently, just temporary bypass.
So there is no firmware damage

Solution in almost all cases requires some physical work.

[quasimodo]

change heads and if there is no media damage you should be good to go

[BlackST]

just checked ; coffeebean you're right, but would need to see if applies to this case...