Hello there,


I'm testing a Seagate ST2000DM001 - it was inserted in a Expansion USB drive - using HDAT2 5.0 and MHDD 4.6, and both softwares detect the drive, but with errors. Follow details:

- In HDAT2, drive is recognized with correct ID, but in PIO mode (isn't possible change to int13h), and shows "limit time out" errors in Verify;

- In MHDD, the disk is detected with correct ID, but scan don't start, and stop seconds later. None the other tests, like SMART, works.

I have a Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 (250GB, 2.5") with the same situation. Both disks don't have clicks, weird sounds or spin-off.

This issues are fixable? I don't need the data, so, I assume the risks.

Regards,

I'm new at this aspect of HD operations. Maybe the following article may help:
http://techlogon.com/2011/03/28/how-to- ... -pio-mode/

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Sorry, I forgot to mention: HD don't show in BIOS, and in HDAT2 and MHDD the disk is detected doing hot swap, after the software boot [see image in HDAT2].

In Windows, the disk is detected in eSATA hot swap, but after 10-15 seconds, this detection fails, but disk still spinning.





Thanks RolandJS, but this direction you share is to disks detected in BIOS and boots properly in OS, and in very slow r/w operations. My situation looks like firmware or preamp.