Contradiction on Maxtor head replacements

[acforensics]

Hi gurus -- I am reviewing this site as well as the PC3K document for Maxtors. On the headstack Q&A article on this site, it indicates the third character of the X,X,X,X code should match (http://hddguru.com/content/en/articles/ ... k-Q-and-A/). However the PC3K document says "when you are selecting a donor drive for head replacement...the first letter means amplifier type and the second stands for the used head type. Their complete match is advisable"

So - the question is do I match the third OR the first and second OR all three?!?

Thanks for your help!

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[thatdellguy]

I find it almost impossible to find an exact match. I wish I knew which character is the ONE. Can anyone explain what the X,X,X,X represents. Thanks.

[DRNJ]

Nobody seems to have answered this question.

I know it is not the third digit only because I have two drives here with matching third digit, one has two heads, the other has three heads.

Is it first?, second?, third? All four?

[pepe]

Hi,

Well, according to my observation the meaning of the codes varies between the families, so there's no one single way to decode them.

pepe

[DRNJ]

Can I swap the head between these two drives?

DRIVE----Maxtor------------Maxtor
MODEL---Plus 9-------------Plus 9
Size------80GB-------------80GB
Type-----PATA-------------PATA
DATE-----13-Nov-03-------16-Jan-03
CODE-----YAR41VW0-------YAR41VW0
CODE2----NMGD------------NMGD
Model-----6Y080P0030613--6Y080P0030603
SN--------Y30CCEBE-------Y30QBETE

If Yes or No, please explain why.

[pepe]

Hi I vote for yes. the drives differ only in the 'unique' number.

pepe

[pcimage]

I would agree, looks good to me.