Yet another Seagate ST3500630AS "BSY"

[TerraNova]

I have Seagate ST3500630AS which unable to get RDY, always "BSY" on terminal i got this error, does anyone know what it means please? thank you.

Reset
8192k x 16 DRAM
GALAXY - 1_Disk S-7A 05-25-07_13:14
HM SFI
!
(P)SATA Reset
Not Interface Age!
INVALID Cert Disk Code - ROM Resident Revision Required: AFZ3A0
Command Inactive - No VALID Cert Code Detected

[guru]

Has this been on Selftest? You probably just need to write the cert code back...I don't have one of these drives so I cannot say more.

[beto]

Hy terranova, are u sure its original PCB from patient HDA?

Regards

[msurgeon]

Terminal output seems to indicate that the ROM version does not match that found on the disk. First thing to confirm is if PCB is original.

[Doomer]

Terminal output seems to indicate that the ROM version does not match that found on the disk. First thing to confirm is if PCB is original.

Yeah, right
The drive has uploaded and executed the application code with wrong version of ROM
That's must be a very clever drive

[msurgeon]

The drive has uploaded and executed the application code with wrong version of ROM
That's must be a very clever drive

Doesn't Seagate make very clever drives?

[Doomer]

Doesn't Seagate make very clever drives?

Apparently no
I have never seen a Seagate drive which can execute Application code if that code is incompatible with serial flash code

The truth is - all manufactures have some sh*t in each model they produced that's probably why DR compainies exist

[thatdellguy]

Artificial Intelligence?

[TerraNova]

Thank you all, yes it is original PCB, it is from external MAXTOR Onetouch 4, but the drive is seagate. When i got the drive it was sealed and nobody has opened it.

[Doomer]

just read the cert code with PC3K it probably has some read errors, maybe drive was dropped and it is a small scratch (which goes through SA) on it now

[TerraNova]

Hi Doomer, i have tried to read CERT but failed, i got these errors:

Reset
8192k x 16 DRAM
GALAXY - 1_Disk S-7A 05-25-07_13:14
HM SFI
!
(P)SATA Reset
Not Interface Age!
INVALID Cert Disk Code - ROM Resident Revision Required: AFZ3A0
Command Inactive - No VALID Cert Code Detected

T>Age=00 Type=00 MxCyl=00000 MxHd=0 MxSct=000 BSz=016M TCode=00000000 ThermFlts=0000

T>Pgm=00 Trk=FFFFF(168AA:00[1702F]).0(0).1A8(FFF) Zn=E Err=00 ErCt=0000 Hlth=0000 CHlth=0000 Ready LBA=0000085B

T>INVALID Cert Disk Code - ROM Resident Revision Required: AFZ3A0

T>N50,,22
Wrong data format. Write Adaptives rejected
Code - FD Track FFFFF(168AA).0.1A8 Sns FFF Rty F7BF.50.80FF Rtf 1800 LBA 000010AB

[Doomer]

I meant read the CERT code physically (as tracks) not by Ctrl+R command; to prove it has read errors
And as far as I see adaptives were not initialized which means the drive has read errors not only in CERT code, several other modules could be unreadable
I am very positive about a small scratch now

[TerraNova]

Will loading ldr from same firmware revision work?

Anyone got a firmware for ST3500630AS? The drive has a firmware 3.AFM , eng code. 0AU, ROM S-7A

Thanks

[MANDR]

I have Seagate ST3500630AS which unable to get RDY, always "BSY" on terminal i got this error, does anyone know what it means please? thank you.

I also have a Seagate ST350063AS with exact same symptoms, also have firmware code of 3.AFM. In terminal I get the following error:

38(FFFF) Zn=FF Err=A3 ErCt=0000 Hlth=0000 CHlth=0000 Ready LBA=00000000
Pgm=00 Trk=0001602C(0001602C[016FD3]).0(0).238(FFFF) Zn=FF Err=A3 ErCt=0000 Hlth=0000 CHlth=0000 Ready LBA=00000000
Pgm=00 Trk=0001602C(0001602C[016FD3]).0(0).238(FFFF) Zn=FF Err=A3 ErCt=0000 Hlth=0000 CHlth=0000 Ready LBA=00000000
Pgm=00 Trk=0001602C(0001602C[016FD3]).0(0).238(FFFF) Zn=FF Err=A3 ErCt=0000 Hlth=0000 CHlth=0000 Ready LBA=00000000

I cannot load CERT, and on press CTRL+C I get the following message:

Reset
8192k x 16 DRAM
GALAXY - 1_Disk S-7A 12-08-06_16:41
ERR Read App Code

F>


Thanks

[rameez]

There is a problem with your Appication code not ur cert code .

[cheadledatarecovery]

I've got a match drive with the AFM firmware. I get the same issue as you after a self-scan:

Reset
8192k x 16 DRAM
GALAXY - 1_Disk S-7A 05-25-07_13:14
HM SFI
!
ERR Read App Code
(
F>àe - No VALID Cert Code Detected
F>

This drive came from a customer who no longer required the data recovered (hence the self-scan). The issue before I carried out the self scan was that there were bad sectors in the service area. Output as follows:

Reset
8192k x 16 DRAM
GALAXY - 1_Disk S-7A 05-25-07_13:14
HM SFI
!
(P)SATA Reset
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0002
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0002

Read Ver Retrys
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0002

Read Ver Retrys
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0002

Read Ver Retrys
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0002

Read Ver Retrys
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0002

Read Ver Failure!
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.022b
Failed sys sect. write! Nwt Er 00 RdWr 15ebd.00.022b
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0080
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=47 at ffffffff.00.0080
Unable To Load Overlay 01|000A
(
T>À


Perhaps this is a specific issue with the AFM firmware, or slight physical damage / bad sectors in the SA?

Dr. John C. Reid
Cheadle Data Recovery
Manchester ICT Consultancy
0161 408 4857
http://www.cheadledatarecovery.co.uk/

[BlackST]

You started the selfscan from which age ? 02 by chance ?

[guru]

just load back app code.... which I guess you kept?

[BlackST]

Or from identical...

[cheadledatarecovery]

Just had a disk in with a similar out put to the initial thread:

(P)SATA Reset
Not Interface Age!
INVALID Cert Disk Code - ROM Resident Revision Required: AFZ3A0
Command Inactive - No VALID Cert Code Detected

Came from a disk which had allegedly been involved in a computer with an electrical surge. I have a feeling the IT support company had tried to sort it out themselves and had been swapping parts about; this fault was easily rectified on 7200.10 series. I can't say if it was similar issue on a 7200.11/12 whether it would be so easily fixed?