MAXTOR-6E040L0

[zebong]

Hi Have also this maxtor that have this Sounds.

MAXTOR-6E040L0-ENTER-SAFE-MODE.zip

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It looks like the motor is having problem in spining or the heads can not read the SA.

Thanks
ZeBong

[thatdellguy]

Sounds like a bad scratch to the outer edge. Remove the silver inspection sticker on the bottom and look toward the outer edge of the platter with a good light. I bet your gonna find a lot of damage.

[zebong]

When i enter in the udma it give-me N40P SAFE MODE detected

Maybe can be FW, but i hear this disk just have one SA, no backup off the SA.

[pcimage]

I have had PCB cause this sound too, but more likely to be bad heads/platter damage.

[zebong]

I have had PCB cause this sound too, but more likely to be bad heads/platter damage.

Thanks , that´s good to know i have two PCB will test it

[HDD Spaz]

I have had PCB cause this sound too, but more likely to be bad heads/platter damage.

Thanks , that´s good to know i have two PCB will test it

I'm 99% sure this is head problem and 80% sure of platter damage. No need to swap heads, only platter for this model.