How to fix maskrom error on barracuda es 4dr

[jerovsek]

Hello,

how to fix MASKROM on Barracuda ES for datarecovery

Thank you

[Dmitri]

Why do you need to fix it? What happened with the drive?

[jerovsek]

Hello Dmitri,

I need to recover some files.
Customer say, that was power outage.
Drive doesen't spin up.
Terminal report
Interface task reset
1024 x 16 buffer detected
MASKROM - 1_Disk M-20 12-07-03 15:39

F>

[hpw333]

your HDD go directly to F-Level
F-level mean Factory Level
Mask Rom
this is Rom problem
you need to write compatible rom for your HDD
or swap pcb

[Dmitri]

This is Seagate 7200.10, change the PCB. Shouldn't be a problem, find the PCB with the same ROM version.
Although there's a slight chance of heads stiction.

[ROb]

I believe Seagate 7200.10 do not have adaptive in ROM, so you can replace the PCB by another one as long as the firmware and model are exactly the same (ROM code must match the app code on the platter, etc .... )
Otherwise the drive will drop to F>