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Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 17th, 2023, 7:02

Hello,
i need ROM + modules for this drive

Barracuda 7200.9
ST3300622A
fw: 3.AAJ
s/n: 4NFxxxxx
STM3300622A.jpg

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 17th, 2023, 8:13

I don't recall Maxtor and Seagate ever collaborating on a drive. Are you sure you can trust the label?

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 17th, 2023, 9:13

lcoughey wrote:I don't recall Maxtor and Seagate ever collaborating on a drive. Are you sure you can trust the label?


There are many Maxtor/Seagate drives out there!

For instance:
https://hddstockroom.com/catalog/maxtor/10169/
https://hddstockroom.com/catalog/maxtor/10252/

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 17th, 2023, 12:12

Hi Nuno,
the 2nd you've linked seem to be similar, exept for model name and first 3 digits on s/n
Fw version matches!
I guess it would not have the rom i need, even if is similar.

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 17th, 2023, 12:18

lcoughey wrote:I don't recall Maxtor and Seagate ever collaborating on a drive. Are you sure you can trust the label?


Maxtor DiamondMax corresponding to Barracuda 7200
DiamondMax20 -------> 7200.9
DiamondMax21 -------> 7200.10
DiamondMax22 -------> 7200.11

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 17th, 2023, 22:03

Here fw ftp://atxlab.ddns.net/ftp/hdd/sea/res/G ... A_0AA_0B9/

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 18th, 2023, 23:17

Weird, I now vaguely remember them. I think old age is setting in.

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 20th, 2023, 7:32

michael chiklis wrote:Hi Nuno,
the 2nd you've linked seem to be similar, exept for model name and first 3 digits on s/n
Fw version matches!
I guess it would not have the rom i need, even if is similar.


I can get it if you want.

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 20th, 2023, 8:18

Really?
If you can do that, you're really great!
Please, let me know...
Thanks.

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 20th, 2023, 13:58

napalm_atx wrote:Here fw ftp://atxlab.ddns.net/ftp/hdd/sea/res/G ... A_0AA_0B9/

Can SATA firmware be used to recover an IDE drive? :-?

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 20th, 2023, 15:19

fzabkar wrote:

Can SATA firmware be used to recover an IDE drive? :-?

Get it in the terminal: Wrong Yuma Chip! :)

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 20th, 2023, 16:32

ISTR that in the early days of SATA, some SATA drives had an IDE MCU with a separate SATA-IDE bridge IC tacked onto the front end. I was wondering whether the SATA version of the OP's drive could have a SATA-IDE bridge embedded within a native IDE MCU. If that were the case, then both drives could use exactly the same firmware.

Re: Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622A fw 3.AAJ - VERY RARE !!

August 20th, 2023, 16:48

PCB mounted on this drive is 100368182 Rev A (IDE)
The relative sata pcb which probably would work on this drive should be 100355589

P.S.
I don't know if this ide pcb is the original, this drive was tampered by onother DR company before to be sent to me, maybe before that also by a computer shop/customer.
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