labtech: thank you. I dont consider learning anything a waste of time. Ive recovered data on another Seagate using terminal however that was a little more straight forward with regards to getting prompt. I was looking to get direction on shorting the read channel since i didn't want to short the wrong pins and do damage like you said. I can always google how to short the read channel however it would probably bring me to a place similar to this which is how i ended up here int he first place LOL.

Never the less labtech I appreciate your willingness to put up with my persistence. And for the record i never said njor thought it would be a quick/easy fix. And i also understand specialized equipment may be required, im considering purchasing it anyway.

I will post output shortly (no pun intended haha)

Use the forum search function. I am sure you will find useful info.

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Tip: How to identify the Read Channel test points:
http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=123&p=149

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Dear Friend NickCT

Your Case And Also Other Case Tipical Seagate 2TB LP Drive No Need SPECIAL TOOL I Will Fixed It With Normal Way U NEED JUST SPECIAL SKILL
I Will Solve Ur Case Without Any Charge Just Add Me In Skype My Skype ID : smart.computech
give me just 5 minut i will check and give u intruction max to max 10 minut we need for solve ur problem. trust me i have solved many cases like this.
Focus On Learn Things Dont Focus And Waiting To Get Single CLICK BOX Bcoz Every Single Click BOX Run The Hidden Command Its Dont Doing Any MAGIC.
remember always Machin Not Menufactor Human, Human Menufactor The Machin.
Sorry For My Bad English.

Yours Friend
Jignesh Pankhania

Dear HDDGUY
LP Case Is Tricky And Cripsy Too lol.
But Now I Enjoy The All LP Cases. I Have Solve More Then 6 8 case one of the case i solve few day ago i have posted the pic also.
and when case solved we fixed the issue there is no headech or any bad sector related issue i faced its running like butter.
like nothing happend.
sorry for my bad english

yours friend
jignesh pankhania

thank you for this post.

Ditto.

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[quote="apcsllc"][quote="fzabkar"]Tip: How to identify the Read Channel test points:
http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=123&p=149[/]

Having hard time to find diagram. The image is not available.

This may be a stupid question But would a PC 3000 help me in the sense that I would not have to short the read channels. Does a PC3000 make this process any different than if i have a terminal program on a PC and connect with A virt serial port? I get alot of hdd for recovery it would be worth the investment to me.

Thanks

Hello,
I have a ST2000DL003
F/W: CC3C

Similar problem being experienced by many here.
May be Mr. Jignesh can help me with this.

Thanks in Advance.


Boot 0x40M
Spin Up[0x000246DF]
Trans.

Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AD68 00000000 001335AD 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 00989FB0 00000000 001313F6 00000000 00000000
MSP 00992020 00000CD8 00132404 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AD68 001335AD 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
LED:000000BD FAddr:000058B3

Could manage to get the terminal access
But it does not stop and continuously keeps giving same message.
If you open the short at read channel the it gives LED CC error

Terminal log for info

Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
RECOVERED Op=0155 Resp=0005
RECOVERED Op=0900 Resp=0005
RECOVERED Op=0600 Resp=0005
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AD68 00000000 001335AD 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 00989FB0 00000000 001313F6 00000000 00000000
MSP 00992020 00000CD8 00132404 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AD68 001335AD 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
(DOS) Table Read FAIL
(DOS) Requesting File Save

(DOS) Table Read FAIL
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AF38 00000000 001335E7 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 0098A180 00000000 00131430 00000000 00000000
MSP 009921F0 00000CD8 0013243E 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AF38 001335E7 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
(DOS) Table Read FAIL
(DOS) Requesting File Save

(DOS) Table Read FAIL
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AF38 00000000 001335E7 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 0098A180 00000000 00131430 00000000 00000000
MSP 009921F0 00000CD8 0013243E 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AF38 001335E7 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
(DOS) Table Read FAIL
(DOS) Requesting File Save

(DOS) Table Read FAIL
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AF38 00000000 001335E7 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 0098A180 00000000 00131430 00000000 00000000
MSP 009921F0 00000CD8 0013243E 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AF38 001335E7 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
(DOS) Table Read FAIL
(DOS) Requesting File Save

(DOS) Table Read FAIL
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AF38 00000000 001335E7 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 0098A180 00000000 00131430 00000000 00000000
MSP 009921F0 00000CD8 0013243E 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AF38 001335E7 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
(DOS) Table Read FAIL
(DOS) Requesting File Save

(DOS) Table Read FAIL
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AF38 00000000 001335E7 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 0098A180 00000000 00131430 00000000 00000000
MSP 009921F0 00000CD8 0013243E 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AF38 001335E7 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up
(DOS) Table Read FAIL
(DOS) Requesting File Save

(DOS) Table Read FAIL
MediaPartition:

Host LBA Length Disc LBA Length Start Cyl Head
Media Partition 00000000 0099AF38 00000000 001335E7 00000000 00000000
MC 00000000 0098A180 00000000 00131430 00000000 00000000
MSP 009921F0 00000CD8 0013243E 0000019B 000001F8 00000005
User Partition 0099AF38 001335E7 000001ED 00000005

MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: SIM aborted prior to MCMT read
MCMainPOR: EXCEPTION: POR Failed General
MCMainPOR: Feature Disabled...
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>
ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>

MSP MainPOR:
MSP Init Metadata
Buf Bytes/VBM 00000210 DBA Base 40000000
Metadata size in bytes 0040
Num Segments 0066
Logical Sector Alignment 00000000
MSP Reconstruction
Rst 0x40M
MC Internal LPC Process
Spin Up

Still, likely firmware issue, bad sectors, maybe weak head... Not much can be done without proper expertise and equipment.

Best wishes

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If i get the terminal access i think i should be able to solve the issue.
The problem here is it gives the terminal access but and goes into the above loop.
The moment i remove the short from read channel it give LED CC
Any help friends ??

Can you post a image of your board identifying the read channels please. include the serial of the board please