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SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 9:08
by zebong
Hi Anyone can tell-me what i have to do is this terminal error:

Code:
Reset
4096k x 16 DRAM
VENUS - 1_Disk    S-0C   12-12-06_13:23
HM SFI
!
$($01D0C,00E74,0000,00,51,70,01)HM REG701 8B
HM SFI
!
ERR Read App Code

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Thanks
ZeBong

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 10:17
by pcimage
Is PCB native?

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 10:29
by dobrevjetser
Probably bad/weak head and perhaps also damage to platters.

Sometimes this drive can still be copied using a loader, but much depends of the state of the heads and platters.

Dobre

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 11:33
by pcimage
Is it a 3.CAE firmware drive?

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 15:34
by zebong
The PCB is the native one.

The drive is: ST9160821AS FW: 3.ALC

I open it and i notice that the heads stop at the middle.

ST3ALC.jpg



Them it give this in terminal.

Code:
ERR Read App Code

F>

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 16:35
by pcimage
Probably bad/weak heads then.

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 19:31
by harddrivespecialist
pcimage wrote:Is it a 3.CAE firmware drive?


Do you have a loader with this firmware?

Re: SEAGATE MOMENTUS 5400.3 VENUS

Posted: January 29th, 2009, 21:33
by Doomer
zebong wrote:The PCB is the native one.

Doesn't look native to me