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Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 7th, 2025, 2:54 ]
Post subject:  Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sectors

hello i have this urgent case with broken pcb
iv changed the pcb. with a donor ...the HDD become ready but cant read any sectors!
do i also need to solder the ram IC on the hdd ? or the smooth IC? are the head adaptived in the ram IC?

Author:  pepe [ January 7th, 2025, 11:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

yeah, i suppose you need to transfer adaptives at the least.
would it be hard to post a pic about the pcb?

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 8th, 2025, 23:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

pepe wrote:
yeah, i suppose you need to transfer adaptives at the least.
would it be hard to post a pic about the pcb?


Hello Sir iv soldered back the ROMS to the original pcb and soldered back to the donor
now both HDD get ready but cannot access the sector ! im shocked

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Author:  fzabkar [ January 9th, 2025, 0:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

Did you dump the ROMs, or did you just solder them? In any case, could you dump all 4 ROMs? I have written a tool that can parse the contents.

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 9th, 2025, 0:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

fzabkar wrote:
Did you dump the ROMs, or did you just solder them? In any case, could you dump all 4 ROMs? I have written a tool that can parse the contents.


Dear fzabkar thank you for your super fast answer
i just replaced the rom did not dumped! which tool do you use to dumb this type of ROM chip?

Author:  fzabkar [ January 9th, 2025, 1:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

My software extracts all the firmware modules from a HGST ROM.

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=23963#p23963

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 9th, 2025, 2:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

fzabkar wrote:
My software extracts all the firmware modules from a HGST ROM.

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=23963#p23963


how do i Run your Software Sir?

Author:  fzabkar [ January 9th, 2025, 4:49 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

My tools run in a CMD window. They extract the components from your HGST ROM dumps. You need to dump the ROMs, then my tool will analyse your .BIN files.

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 10th, 2025, 3:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

thank you i will buy a proper adapter but im not sure my programmer can read it...
my programmer is GZUt one pro

http://www.dream-e.com/Pshow.asp?Pid=44

im planning to buy this adapter USON8-4X3-XG ^^ do you think is suitable??

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007 ... e-home.0.0

may i ask ? in the case my programmer doesnt work is there any cheaper programmer you can suggest?

again sorry for milion of questions... im still a beginer

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 22nd, 2025, 23:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

fzabkar wrote:
My tools run in a CMD window. They extract the components from your HGST ROM dumps. You need to dump the ROMs, then my tool will analyse your .BIN files.


excuse me Sir but im unable to use your amazing tool. is there any manual or video tutorial? sadly when i double click on the EXE nothing happened...
just in case this is my two rooms. how can i fix them?

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 23rd, 2025, 0:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

fzabkar wrote:
My tools run in a CMD window. They extract the components from your HGST ROM dumps. You need to dump the ROMs, then my tool will analyse your .BIN files.


Sir i could finally open your amazing tool with CMD .
i dragged the ROMs one by one on CMD and i the HEX editor opened automatically^^
should i save this two ROMs and write it on the CHIPs?

just in case this is my two rooms.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

thank you for your patience

Author:  Data-Salvage [ January 23rd, 2025, 0:25 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

does your tool repair the room atumatically or should i do anything on the rom? that appear ?

Author:  Data-Salvage [ February 4th, 2025, 22:54 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

fzabkar wrote:
My tools run in a CMD window. They extract the components from your HGST ROM dumps. You need to dump the ROMs, then my tool will analyse your .BIN files.



Sir does your tool repair the room atumatically or should i do anything on the rom? that appear ?

can you take a look at the rom backup?

Author:  DR-Kiev [ February 5th, 2025, 2:58 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

No, it doesn't. And in your situation, it is not ROM issue. Same problem you get if connect only PCB. User area access is different story. Do you hear long double recalibration of you hard drive or it became ready within a second?

Author:  fzabkar [ February 5th, 2025, 12:54 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

DR-Kiev wrote:
No, it doesn't. And in your situation, it is not ROM issue. Same problem you get if connect only PCB. User area access is different story. Do you hear long double recalibration of you hard drive or it became ready within a second?

The OP damaged a good donor drive by using its PCB on the patient without a ROM transfer. Doesn't this imply that something was written to the donor ROM by the patient drive? I assume that the donor is still spinning.

Author:  pepe [ February 5th, 2025, 14:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

or the preamp is dead and killed both pcbs...

Author:  fzabkar [ February 5th, 2025, 15:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

Here is another thread where a donor drive was damaged after the OP messed about with ROMs:

https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44071

Author:  Data-Salvage [ February 5th, 2025, 22:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

DR-Kiev wrote:
No, it doesn't. And in your situation, it is not ROM issue. Same problem you get if connect only PCB. User area access is different story. Do you hear long double recalibration of you hard drive or it became ready within a second?


thank you for the kind answer
is bit long recalibration but not weird sounds

Author:  Data-Salvage [ February 5th, 2025, 22:38 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

fzabkar wrote:
DR-Kiev wrote:
No, it doesn't. And in your situation, it is not ROM issue. Same problem you get if connect only PCB. User area access is different story. Do you hear long double recalibration of you hard drive or it became ready within a second?

The OP damaged a good donor drive by using its PCB on the patient without a ROM transfer. Doesn't this imply that something was written to the donor ROM by the patient drive? I assume that the donor is still spinning.


Sir i did the rom CHIP swap! both hdd are spinning! both hdd had data access before the swap

Author:  Data-Salvage [ February 5th, 2025, 22:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Ultrastar HUH721ALE600 PCB replaced but cant read sector

pepe wrote:
or the preamp is dead and killed both pcbs...


thank you for the message Sir
does swap the rom chip kill the preamp? both HDD are spinning and get ready without any weird sound

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