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Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive

March 24th, 2011, 0:26

Really need your help and support here.
I own the complete HDD Doctor Suite and Data Compass Premium.
I got Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive.
I tried to connect it both to data compass and to the Hitachi HD doctor console but in both cases teh satatus is "no HDD".
In HD Doctor i can power it on or off and the connection to the power supply are good. I can hear that it is being turned on and off and spinning, but still the status is "no HDD" so i can do nothing to diagnose it.

Any help or pointers will be appreciated.
I read the manual but can't find the answer there.
Maybe its a corrupted NVRAM so i need the NVRAM file and firmware.

Re: Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive

March 24th, 2011, 3:29

Sounds like either the drive is not jumpered properly (should be set to single master), there's a problem with your cabling, or the PCB is bad.

Re: Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive

March 24th, 2011, 9:14

hi
already answered on SD section

Luca

Re: Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive

March 24th, 2011, 10:55

Or maybe the pcb is not native.
You should start with proper diagnostic.
Check if PCB is OK, re-solder contacts pads, inspect SA....

Re: Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive

March 24th, 2011, 23:12

Samo wrote:Or maybe the pcb is not native.

Compare the manufacture date of the drive against the YYWW or YWW (Year / Week) date codes on the ICs. They should be very close.

Re: Hitachi Deskstar IC35L060AVV207-0 ATA/IDE 40GB failing drive

March 27th, 2011, 19:38

"Sounds like either the drive is not jumpered properly (should be set to single master), there's a problem with your cabling, or the PCB is bad."

You're great buddy, that was the issue, clean and easy :-)
Thanks a lot, appreciate your help.
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