Majornoob wrote:
Hi All,
I am very new here and also to the HDD recovery / repair. I am trying to fully understand the intricacies of hard drives and have read and watched several pro's over the years. I have never attempted a repair on my own until now. I have a 3TB Seagate drive SN: Z1F0F75M, Model: ST3000DM001, PN: 9YN166-302, FW: CC4C, Date: 12303, Site: TK. The dreaded ST3000DM001 which suddenly stopped working. I've spent a good few hours on DFL's forum reading about the many issues with this drive, especially relating to the Firmware. I think this case could be slightly different.
Here is the problem. The drive spins up with no clicking or funny noises but is not detected in the bios, there was no physical damage or power issue as far as im aware. When first powered on it spins up as normal without an issue. When scanned in DFL-SRP it shows the following:
Boot 0x40M
Spin Up[0x00004313][0x00004313]ZZZZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMddddddW
PreampFaultStatus = 0000YW
PreampFaultStatus = 0000YWMMMMMMSxxxxZWZWZWZWZWZWZWZW
I am thinking it could well be bad head's, in which case i will attempt to replace with donor ones. The data on the drive is not that important but i would like to recover it, and it will make for good practice of my new found skill.
Everything relates to getting to F3 >T but its just not possible. I have tried shorting the read pins as suggested in the DFL Forum, I have also sent Liam & Stanley a request message but they are not replying to me so could be on holiday.
My question is,
Could these symptoms indicate a Firmware issue? or is it possibly a fault on the PCB? That seems more unlikely to me. I thought there may be a few things I could try. And any help from you fellow pros's would be fantastic and greatly appreciated.
Thanks for any advice.
Well,
DFL Claims To Provide The Best Support in The Industry Which i Have Never Experienced Myself ,When They Took Your Money Then They Were Not On Vacation Am I Right ,Write Here in This Forums So That They Give You Support I For The Matter Have Stopped Asking For Help From Them .
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Amarbir S Dhillon , Chandigarh Data Recovery Labs [India]
Logical,Semi Physical And Physical Data Recovery
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