SEAGATE 1TB: MODEL :ST31000340AS
FIRMWARE:SD81

Problem: Disk does not spin not gets detected.

Observations:
PCB when connected to Terminal gives prompt F3 T> - that means pcb is ok.
If tried to manually spin down/up gives the below error

F3 T>/2
F3 2>Z
Spin Down Complete
Elapsed Time 0.148 msecs

F3 2>U
Error 1009 DETSEC 00006008
Spin Error
Elapsed Time 31.396 secs
R/W Status 2 R/W Error 84150180

F3 2>U
Error 1009 DETSEC 00006008
Spin Error
Elapsed Time 32.454 secs
R/W Status 2 R/W Error 84150180
F3 2>/8

F3 8>C08,1
Unable to load Diag Overlay
F3 8>C08,0
Unable to load Diag Overlay

F3 8>C18
Unable to load Diag Overlay

F3 2>,

LED:000000CC FAddr:0025BF67
LED:000000CC FAddr:0025BF67

Any idea what could be the issue on this drive ...

Cheers,
Likeminders

I would bet that either the spindle is damaged (very normal on those drives) or the chip that controlls the spindle on the PCB is damaged ....
Assuming it's not spinning at all.

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@spildit, Thanks for response

Yep, that's pretty much the two things that would cause that. Those, and head stiction.

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The strange thing is that the drive goes to level T instead of F
Are you sure the drive isn't spinning at all ? Can you ear any noise like the drive trying to spin ?

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It's F3 Arch. Spildit..
It's not supposed to enter the debug "F"(uck) mode in this scenario..

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@spildit,

I verified it absolutely not spinning, when i tried and connected a different pcb it does spin made knocking sound, that clears the matter that there is no motor jam.

But may be i will try replacing the motor chip on the original pcb.

Cheers,

Or the chip with the adaptive information to the new pcb ...

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more likely to succeed

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something not working correctly between pcb and hda - e.g. bad connection.
test good working drive, make bad connection with standard procedure,
you should get same result.

Hi All,

Thanks for all the replies and your support.
The customer was not interested to pay more $$$ so we dropped this case.

But lessons learnt....

* After referring lot of docs , I think it was the adaptive information which was wrong.

What if the drive spins then starts clicking?

I tried an identical logic board on this drive and same thing...it spins and then starts clicking.

Same as OP...

F3 2>U
Error 1009 DETSEC 00006008
Spin Error
Elapsed Time 32.454 secs
R/W Status 2 R/W Error 84150180

Is it safe to say it's a mechanical failure? Is it something I can fix myself by viewing some youtube video?

Thanks

they will click if you didnt move rom.

Personally I thin youtube DIY videos are responsible for a huge amount of the work recieved by professionals, and the reason for more expensive recovery costs.

You need specialst equipment, which can be bought, knowledge which can be gained, and experience which you do not have.

If data is valuable, you need professional assistance to avoid further damaging the drive and its data. If not valuable, feel free to visit youtube and let us know how you get on...

ok let me add some info...

I've repaired quite a bit of these drives with the firmware issue
I have a cleanroom at my work
I'm a computer engineer who has designed hardware and software
I'm very meticulous

I don't care about this drive's info and would like to open it up and see if I can fix it for the hell of it. Do in need replacement parts or is it something that just needs to be "reseated"?


Do you mean the chips on the logic board?


So if the drive spins and then starts clicking is it safe to say it is a mechanical failure even if I tried another identical logic board? If so is there a youtube video for this mechanical fix? I'm not sure which part on the inside is broken so I need some input.

Thanks

No, just no.

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I don't understand...which one of my questions are you saying no to? I'm just looking for a straight "right" answer here.

As long as I know for sure it's a mechanical failure then I can just open it up and play around with it.

That's what I'm saying no to

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You don't have to backup all of your files, just the ones you want to keep.

If I read the above post correctly, it would appear that the consensus is that the problem lies with the PCB, yet you still want to open the drive up. Why is that? If you want a working drive, send it in for RMA before you void it.

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In terminal I get this error...

F3 2>U
Error 1009 DETSEC 00006008
Spin Error
Elapsed Time 32.454 secs
R/W Status 2 R/W Error 84150180

The drive spins for a few seconds then starts clicking. I exchanged the the PCB with an identical one and the same thing happens. This would mean that it has a mechanical failure would it not?

Like I said before the data means nothing to me and I'd rather open it up to learn something then sending it out.

So if it is a mechanical error is it some part that needs replacing or repairing?

Thanks