Hi, I have an ST320413A drive, it seems that it cannot load FW.
I paste the com log bellow. it starts the spindle unparks heads, then it pauses for a few seconds. Then come some clicks (the first $Head Mask.. line) and stops the spindle.
On the IDE terminal it doesn't get ready at all.
Can anyone give me a clue what to do, where to start?
Maybe COM commands?

thx,
pepe

Interface task reset
1024k x 16 buffer detected
U5 - 1_Disk 3.39 01-19-01 13:49
ATReset Power Cycling
Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int.
Ready
$

how about the AGE of this hdd? can you use";" to check the state of hdd

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for your time.
$Age=50 Type=61 MxCyl=72C8 MxHd=1 MxSct=152 BSz=0800 TCode=0000

Any ideas?
pepe

Probably a bad head

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All went well until I plugged the drive in.

run"." look at Trk=xxxx(yyyy),a(b),zzz(www) , that's running active logic cylinder(physical cylinder), head, sector . To see whether the head is bad