Hi, problem like described in subject.
HDD visible in BIOS but cannot be visible in OS (Win XP)

I tried to checki it in VICTORIA and HDTune255 and I can find disk but only 8GB!
VICTORIA message
Get drive passport: Drive error!
Get SMART command... Error reading SMART!
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Checked on two PC and same results. I only want to collect data from it.
Next I tried MHDD:
MHDD>eid
[PRE]
51 ERR INDX CORR DREQ DRSC WRFT DRDY BUSY AMNF T0NF ABRT IDNF UNCR BBK 04
[ST9250315AS ] [ 0] [ ] [ ]
SN:5VC8KA1H FW:0010 CACHE:8192KB
Supports: LBA48 HPA DLMC LBA MS16 DMA (UDMA5,MWDMA2)
SMART: Enabled SelfTest: Supported ErrorLog: Supported
Security: high, OFF. Size = 0MB
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This device does not
support LBA mode. MHDD will NOT work with this device.

MHDD>rhpa
ST9250315AS LBA:0 BIOS: 81H
SN:5VC8KA1H FW:0010 CACHE:8192KB Size = 0MB
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This device does not
support LBA mode. MHDD will NOT work with this device.
Init drive: [RECAL]
RECAL FAIL
Read NHPA command...
Fail.
Done (RHPA).

Any way to force LBA mode ?

hai risolto con il messaggio di errore get drive passport error in victoria???
come???

You likely have a firmware issue, but a professional diagnostic is best if data is of the outmost importance.

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I would like to continue ...
but you have tested victoria pass to unlock hard drive?

what firmware??

You can always use the search button, it's there for purpose
Seagate and 0Mb is a well discussed topic.

Bosse

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Rescue IT Dataräddning Göteborg AB
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This is firmware in reference to the "programming code" if you will that operates the drive.

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Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Drive (SSD, SATA, NVMe, etc), USB Flash Drive and RAID Data Recovery Specialist in Massachusetts