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mercenary
 Post subject: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 2nd, 2014, 4:40 
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Hello,

dead HDD:
Seagate Medalist 4321 (Drive parameters: 8894 cylinders, 15 Heads, 63 sectors, 8.404.830 addressable sectors)
Model Number: ST34321A
Serial Number: GY441562
Part Number: 9K2003-650
Firmware Number: 3.29
Lot Number: A22311
Configuration Level: TAX01
Date Code: 9919
Site Code: WV

replacement working HDD bought on eBay:
Seagate Medalist 4321 (Drive parameters: 8894 cylinders, 15 Heads, 63 sectors, 8.404.830 addressable sectors)
Model Number: ST34321A
Serial Number: VY771640
Part Number: 9K2003-653
Firmware Number: 3.41
Lot Number: A46312
Configuration Level: TCV01
Date Code: 9926
Site Code: ML2 V

My dead HDD symptoms: not spinning at all
I bought this working donor on ebay.
Tried live swap (windows xp, power management->sleep hdd after 3 mins). After i wake up pc (old hdd swapped pcb out of replacement hdd) - first of all hdd not spinning but after 1min begins to spin and hdd goes out from my computer and disk management. Then i go shutdown, computer is shutting down for a long time.

Can you help me ? Is this replacement hdd not suitable ?
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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 2nd, 2014, 7:05 
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You are going about it the wrong way.

"Live swap" like this will never work.

You either need a compatible (same FW version at least) PCB or swap the "ROM" chip over (usually a AT29C1025 48-pin TSOP) from the dead PCB to the donor.

But first, check any TVS diodes and fuses.

Post a photo if you like?

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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 2nd, 2014, 7:13 
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Or... I have a (99% surely) suitable donor drive if interested?

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mercenary
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 2nd, 2014, 7:42 
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pcimage wrote:
You are going about it the wrong way.

"Live swap" like this will never work.

You either need a compatible (same FW version at least) PCB or swap the "ROM" chip over (usually a AT29C1025 48-pin TSOP) from the dead PCB to the donor.

But first, check any TVS diodes and fuses.

Post a photo if you like?


Thank you for your answer.
if i swapped rom chip, then should i do "live swap" or just swap ?
I will post PCB photo later today


Last edited by mercenary on May 2nd, 2014, 7:49, edited 1 time in total.

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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 2nd, 2014, 7:44 
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Just swap.

"live swap" is totally useless to you, forget about it.

Yes, post a photo of PCB

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mercenary
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 5th, 2014, 15:40 
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pcimage wrote:
Or... I have a (99% surely) suitable donor drive if interested?

I cant find original pcb. I dont understand how i managed to lost it.
What price incl. shipping ? Are you sure about compatibility ?
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mercenary
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 5th, 2014, 15:50 
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pcimage wrote:
Just swap.

"live swap" is totally useless to you, forget about it.

Yes, post a photo of PCB

what circumstances at is "live swap" good to go ?
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mr_spokk
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 5th, 2014, 16:29 
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mercenary wrote:
pcimage wrote:
Or... I have a (99% surely) suitable donor drive if interested?

I cant find original pcb. I dont understand how i managed to lost it.
What price incl. shipping ? Are you sure about compatibility ?

Better find it, you'll need it...

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 5th, 2014, 16:36 
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mr_spokk wrote:
mercenary wrote:
pcimage wrote:
Or... I have a (99% surely) suitable donor drive if interested?

I cant find original pcb. I dont understand how i managed to lost it.
What price incl. shipping ? Are you sure about compatibility ?

Better find it, you'll need it...

Why? Pcimage seems to think that a straight PCB swap is all that is necessary.

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mercenary
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 6th, 2014, 9:22 
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mr_spokk wrote:
mercenary wrote:
pcimage wrote:
Or... I have a (99% surely) suitable donor drive if interested?

I cant find original pcb. I dont understand how i managed to lost it.
What price incl. shipping ? Are you sure about compatibility ?

Better find it, you'll need it...

I cant find.. Pcimage told that he has got the compatible one
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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: Dead Seagate HDD. Cant find replacement.
PostPosted: May 6th, 2014, 12:03 
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mercenary wrote:
mr_spokk wrote:
mercenary wrote:
pcimage wrote:
Or... I have a (99% surely) suitable donor drive if interested?

I cant find original pcb. I dont understand how i managed to lost it.
What price incl. shipping ? Are you sure about compatibility ?

Better find it, you'll need it...

I cant find.. Pcimage told that he has got the compatible one


You have PM

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