Hello,

I have a Seagate IDE HDD that when viewed through Hyperterminal, during power on and initialization, stops on the word "Buzz" and will not proceed forward. What does "Buzz" refer to anyway?

I can feel the spindle and when I open the drive the heads are in a parked position but can be moved freely.... however, when first turned on and when the spindle gets up to speed, the heads do not move (on their own). When I make use of an identical drive and utilize it's controller (same controller, firmware, model...) I receive the same result.

I have tried powering on an identical drive, stop the motor, and make a hot swap between the drives, but upon starting the motor on the failed drive the heads move back and forth clicking repeatedly.

I would appreciate any information on the possible failure of this drive. I suspect head(s) but would appreciate any help.

Thank you.

maybe its a spindle problems when u get Buzz.. errors most time its FDB seizing problems maybe the spindle its not reaching the rpm, caused by the FDB lubricants on there.

Best regards

beto,

Thank you for the reply and information, I really appreciate it!

I will look into this more, but at first glance and on the surface of things the spindle seems to have no problems.

Take care.