tonka clicking

[positivebit]

i have got a a tonka 15 to recover ( 7200.9 ) the customer say it never fall down but i am not sure this is the true.
the terminal log show this. i tryed an hot swap pcb but it start to click repatly again.

Interface task reset
4096k x 32 SDRAM
TONKA15 - 1_Disk S.59 12-09-05 11:07

Buzz - Head Mask FFFF - Head Mask FFFF - Head Mask FFFF ( continue with same: - Head Mask FFFF )

[Nick_CT]

Terminal log says head problems. Need head swap.

Head Mask FFFF = bad heads

[Eleg]

In my experience this is dead heads. This HDD is one of the Seagates where it is common to see platter coating flaking. Meaning life expectancy of new heads will vary.

[positivebit]

thank you for confirmation of bad heads.

good time to try out the new hddsurgery tools and perform the swap

[Nick_CT]

Hope you have practiced with them before working on a live client drive? The tools work really well, I have all the Seagate ones now

[positivebit]

uhm i opened the lid, and i found a bad bad scratch on the visible platter, near the head resting area, damn!

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