ST2000DM001 – Head 0 Dead, SA Backed Up, Data Access Options
January 21st, 2026, 4:02
Hi,
I’m working on a Seagate ST2000DM001 (Grenada) with Head 0 dead. Before the failure, the drive could identify but the heads were weak, so I backed up all resources, including ROM, SA modules, and system files. After that, Head 0 failed, and now the drive does not identify / does not go ready.
Is there any way to access user data using the existing SA backup, and imaging H1, H2, H3...etc without performing a head swap?
Any advice would be appreciated.
I’m working on a Seagate ST2000DM001 (Grenada) with Head 0 dead. Before the failure, the drive could identify but the heads were weak, so I backed up all resources, including ROM, SA modules, and system files. After that, Head 0 failed, and now the drive does not identify / does not go ready.
Is there any way to access user data using the existing SA backup, and imaging H1, H2, H3...etc without performing a head swap?
Any advice would be appreciated.
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