I have a Seagate 1TB hard Drive that I can't Access.
Model: ST31000333AS
Fireware: CC3H
Date Code: 09294
Site Code : TX

This Drive was in a Hp 3600 Computer and was running without and problems. But just stop running.
and Gave a Boot Error File not Found. Load System Disk Message.

After Looking in the Setup under the Hard Drive Setup the Drive registers as a
Model: ST_M13fQBL
With only 8.6MB of Space. on the Drive.
But I can Access the Drive at all to format it. I received Read/Write Errors.

Win I first power Up the Drive the Spin up sound Ok!
But win the drive start to read it will click for about 2-3 Seconds, and then it will spin down
and At that point I can not access anything on the Drive.

I have try to access it using Hpertermial using a ttl interface but it will not return anything
to hypertermial. Its like the PCB is death???

I have two Drives setup on this hard drive a (C:/D:) but both drive a gone now!!
how can I access the drives. I only need the data from the C: Drive (Picture, Movies, and Doc)

Thank you for any help
Jim

Sounds like you may have either the LBA0 or Busy issue with your Seagate. Many forums have the fix for this issue. Spend a lot of time reading up on the process before you make the attempt. One link is below and the subject has been discussed on this forum many times as well. Does it show in the BIOS as 0MB ?
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/128807- ... 0011-hdds/

No it doesn't to me. Clicking and spin down is more likely bad heads.

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OP mentions capacity of 8.6GB and model ST_M* so it is not the busy bug.
I agree this looks definitely like bad heads to me.

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Thank you for replying Networks,
I have tried the Fix in the Link. But I don't have any Information Return From the PCB through the TTL Connect.

And the BIOS returns no Size at all. I only show that I have 8.6GB of unused space.
with the Drive ID as (ST_M13FQBL). And I have tried to format the unused space and
all I Get is Write Errors.

The problem of your disk is: BAD HEADS (most probably). So if you care about the data, stop playing around and send it to a pro. There is nothing you can do anymore, and if you keep messing with it, you will make more damage.

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He obviously does not care for the data, what with blind tinkering and trying to format the thing!!

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