Hello everyone,

I got a weired case of the following drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB
Model: ST3320418AS
S/N: 6VM7DWPH
Firmware: CC66

The drive stays on BSY state without making clicking noise or bad sound.
On the terminal (PC3000) I got the following:
Rst 0x10M
SIM Error 2040
No HOST FIS-ReadyStatusFlags 2002A1A5
ASCII Diag mode

I tried shorting the read chanel of the drive than the following steps:
F3 T3>/2
F3 T3>Z
Realsing the short read chanel
F3 2>U
Spin Up Complete
F3 T3>/1
F3 1>N1
After this command I get of the following error:
Init SMART Fail
LED:000000CC FAddr:0024E59
Rst 0x10M
Rst 0x10M
(P) SATA Reset

LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F (loop of this error)
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
.
.

So I had to power off and power on the drive.
Than I repait the shoring chanel procedure and followed by this comand:
F3 T>m0,2,2,0,0,0,0,22
Got this:
Max Wr Retries = 00, Max Rd Retries = 00, Max ECC T-Level = 00, Max Certify Rewrite Retries = 0000
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F (loop error)
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
.
.
.


I reached SA modules through the sys files option
tools->Utility extentions->Hdd resources view and edit
I switched to "System files" and set next to read 2b translator module
Vol 0x03 File 0x028
Succeeded to read that module without any corruption.
Still the drive stays on BSY state.
The drive wasn't dropped to the floor or something.

User Track Slip list:
F3 T>V1
User Slip Defect List
log log log phys phys
LBA span cumm cyl hd sctr zn cyl sctr SFI PBA
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Head 0: entries 1 slips 0
Head 1: entries 0 slips 0
Total Entries 1 Total Slips 0

Cheack heads:
F3 T>/7

F3 7>X

Head 00 Resistance 010A
Head 01 Resistance 0174


Any tip/help for that drive?

Best Regards,

N1,,22

help-needed-diagnose-seagate-7200-t23999-20.html?hilit=n1

http://www.salvationdata.com/blog/how-t ... -problems/

I got an identical case on Friday - 7200.12 ST3250318AS

Rst 0x08M
SIM Error 203F
No HOST FIS-ReadyStatusFlags 2002A1A5

BSY and have terminal access. Heads and PCB are good.

Good luck!

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Thank you for the tip, are you sure about that eventhough the drive couldn't clear the S.M.A.R.T and rebuild the translator?
By the way, I p.m you.

I noticed that pressing Ctrl + v on the terminal gives those different options (by every single press)

Ctrl + v
EchoInterfaceCmds: On
EchoBackgroundActivities: On

Ctrl + v
EchoInterfaceCmds: Off
EchoBackgroundActivities: Off

Ctrl + v
EchoInterfaceCmds: On
EchoBackgroundActivities: Off

Ctrl + v
EchoInterfaceCmds: Off
EchoBackgroundActivities: On


What option shold I choose?

The case I mentioned was solved by clearing g-list and regenerating translator.

F3 T>i4,1,22

F3 T>m0,6,2,,,,,22
Max Wr Retries = 00, Max Rd Retries = 00, Max ECC T-Level = 16, Max Certify Rewrite Retries = not supported

User Partition Format Successful - Elapsed Time 0 mins 00 secs
Zone re-format was skipped.
F3 T>
Rst 0x08M
(P) SATA Reset

Repower of drive and LBA access was restored.

Be careful and good luck.

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In order to avoid
Init SMART Fail
LED:000000CC FAddr:0024E59

we should clear first G-list (V4)

Is this correct Nick_CT ?

F3 T>i4,1,22

F3 T>m0,6,2,,,,,22
Max Wr Retries = 00, Max Rd Retries = 00, Max ECC T-Level = 16, Max Certify Rewrite Retries = 2DF8

LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
LED:000000CD FAddr:00258A0F
(loop message)

Next step that I would try would be to clear SMART from 'user commands' menu (not via manual terminal commands).

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F3 T>/1

F3 1>N1

Init SMART Fail
LED:000000CC FAddr:0024E59
Rst 0x10M
SIM Error 2040
No HOST FIS-ReadyStatusFlags 2002A1A5
ASCII Diag mode

But Nick, if the drive stay in bsy it can't perform a smart clearing

Seagate ST3320418AS burnt PCB
we have an hdd with burnt inductor/s on pcb.
does anyone knows how to respolve this problem?

tks and brgds
ephraim

This has been covered ad infinitum at Seagate's forum.

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hello fzabkar

i saw the article on seagate site. sorry but it's not clear to me. especially the 1st option.

can u add more info?

tks a lot
ephraim

hello

can anybody helpp with this issue.
we were looking at seagate site. very poor help from there

tks a lot
ephraim

You might get better help by not hijacking year old posts.

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thatdellguy

if u have nothing to say, then don't.

Seems like I had something to say. Just trying to help.

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i am only waiting for technical assistance.

ephraim

Numerous novices at Seagate's forum have been able to solve this trivial problem with a bit of wire by following the instructions and photos that were provided. Someone who has done a hundred head swaps (as stated by you in 2010) should have no problem understanding such a simple task. If you really can't handle such a job, then send your PCB to a supplier who will transfer the flash memory for you for free. That should cost you $50 at most.

Otherwise, if you have a photo, then I'd like to see it. And this is the second time I'm asking you for it.

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