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ROb
 Post subject: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 4:00 
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This drive had bad heads, which i replaced but still not detecting.
I have a similar match drive for Hot Swap, when i hot swap it it does calibrate but when i try to read DIR it gives error
Can't read even Module 90
Media looks okay Physically.
Any hints please ?
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chinopk
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 4:18 
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did you try LDR instead of hot-swap ?
did you try reading other modules with hot-swap?

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ROb
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 4:49 
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did you try LDR instead of hot-swap ?


YES Tried LDR
Not a single Module is readable from both copies
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chinopk
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 5:10 
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ROb wrote:

Not a single Module is readable from both copies


and with hot swap also you cannot read a single module ?

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ROb
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 6:07 
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and with hot swap also you cannot read a single module ?


None can be read even with hot swap
That is what the challenge is
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chinopk
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
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interesting, can you share patient and hot swap disk details.
both disk ROM would be great to start with.

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jermy
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 7:12 
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have you checked if you put the heads back to donor ?
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drHDD
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 3rd, 2015, 17:52 
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Could you give access by TV?
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ROb
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 4th, 2015, 1:25 
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interesting, can you share patient and hot swap disk details.
both disk ROM would be great to start with.


Attached ....

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have you checked if you put the heads back to donor ?


Yes they are still working fine without any problem

Any more hints


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Patient_ROM_004500AA.zip [243.07 KiB]
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Donor_ROM_004500AA.zip [243.06 KiB]
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jermy
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 4th, 2015, 3:26 
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have you tried to disable heads ?
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day1data
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 4th, 2015, 18:36 
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ROb wrote:
This drive had bad heads, which i replaced but still not detecting.
I have a similar match drive for Hot Swap, when i hot swap it it does calibrate but when i try to read DIR it gives error
Can't read even Module 90
Media looks okay Physically.
Any hints please ?


Can you give more details.
What tools do you have?
What were the symptoms before the head swap?
Have you tried editing the head map to replace head 0 in place of head 1 and vice versa?
Have you tried a manual module search to find "MOD 01 DIR" module?

I have had a few cases like this lately with WD's. Turned out to be the location of "MOD 01 DIR" is wrong and the drive cannot find the DIR module to load any of the firmware. You need to do a manual search for the firmware modules and fix the region address.

Im happy to help in TV if you want.

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ROb
 Post subject: Re: WD10EZEX- 00RKKAO Not Initializing
PostPosted: November 5th, 2015, 1:12 
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What tools do you have?


Using PC3K

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What were the symptoms before the head swap?


Drive was Knocking Before the head swap

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Have you tried a manual module search to find "MOD 01 DIR" module?


Yes tried it but no luck

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I have had a few cases like this lately with WD's. Turned out to be the location of "MOD 01 DIR" is wrong and the drive cannot find the DIR module to load any of the firmware. You need to do a manual search for the firmware modules and fix the region address.

I m happy to help in TV if you want.


Feel the same but have no clue
Happy to give TV at your convenience
Thanks
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