Hi there, I have some ploblem with my maxtor 80gb, i need to retrieve all of the data, the harddrive identified in BIOS as Maxtor 6Y080L0 YAR41BW0. then primary master error.
I check it with MHDD 4.6 from Hirens BootCD, using EID command I get
Maxtor 6Y080L0 LBA : 160.471.054 BIOS : 80H
SN : Y23AWFGC FW:YAR41BW0 Cache 2048KB
Supports: LBA48 HPA AAM DLMC LBA MS16 DMA (UDMA6, MWDMA2)
SMART : Disable Selftest: Supported Errorlog:Supported
Size : 78355MB.
when using Scan, it diplay !!!!! for every sector..

so.. what can I do with this drive, since I need some important data inside.
any help will be please...
thanks

Hi,

check security status first. If it doesn't show that the HDD is locked, then it is probably a FW problem and U will need expert DR service.

regards,
pepe

hi pepe, thank 4 your reply.
yes.. i have check the status, and it doesn't show hdd is locked.
so its really FW problem ??? can I repair it using mhdd or other software ?
i have read about PC3000... is it possible to repair FW problem using pc3000 ???
i already go to acelab.com site, but they don't put the price for pc3000 in their site... whyyy ??

Acelab does not list the price probably because it cost around 10,000 US$. It's not the type of tool you would purchase for the recovery of just one drive.

if you can afford another one of the same model, get one
take the IDE controller from the new one and put it on the one you need to recover your data from (that is, if it really is a FW problem...)
good luck...

thanks everyone..
so to take the data back, I just need to buy indentical model, then take the IDE controller from the new one and put it on the defectifve one ???
is there any document to learn how to do that ??
thanks..

i dont think that a pcb change will solve a firmware problem, as pepe says .... if FW problem and will need expert DR service

cheers