i am going crazy i can't understand the reason why it happens:

i have got a Mariner WDCMarvell 2,5 (WD5000BEVT-00A0RT0) with several demage in SA.
i was able to extracts by hot-swap (with a drive same model different firmware) modules for data-access and wrote that on the patient (that has got same firmware)

With that drive by Hot-swap i was able to read some sectors but when i forgot to disable hardware reset i had to re-make hot-swap procedure, but the drive can't calibrate.

So i try a hot-swap with another drive same family but different firmware, and the patient can calibrate. why?

i finally fix this! i had to use DataCompass start/stop motor, to get the drive calibrating after smart hot swap.

Now i am cloning, the power come from salvation-data and the ATA cable goes to PC3000 (when i got calibration i detached ata cable from Data Compass and plugged to ATA-0 in PC3000)

So China-Russia work together! ( a bit costly )

Wow!!!
That's what I call being inventive.
Good job, but... a little strange, isn't it? Maybe some cable problem?

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i think better way to manage stop motor of DC, since this drive has problem in calibration with head #3, and this bring pc3000 to not calibrate ( i am cloning by selective heads becouse head#3 can't almost read anything - will swap later now i am at 50% of cloning )

This drive was judged unrecoverable by an other DR, but when it arrived in my Lab i noticed that i could access to some modules of fw (mostly were demaged and shifted so i lost so many hours to reconstruct them)

Did the other company that claimed drive unrecoverable, try to change heads?

Anyway, good job my friend

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yes, power cable problem I think, my own pc3k sometimes has loose power connection, have to be very careful when hotswapping. New pc3k system is fine, it's just wear and tear of the power cable.

Yes they changed heads, thanx nortwind!



yes - maybe - but honestly i tryed with both ATA ports..and many times... i feel DC manage slightly different, it's only an impression.

just few hours ago, after 60% of cloning, i had to power off, and still DC allowed me ( with difficulties ) to calibrate. (PC3K not again)

By the way it's not only press "start motor" button that i solved that.. still a little fantasy and inventive ( i leave this for your imagination ) and i got again my drive ready to continue the cloning ( now i am at 70% )


What make me fun is to see both machine attached together

I have had a lot of problems with cables in the past, esp. those molex to sata adapters.
After the last incident I have decided to change cables to all machines every two months.

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