Hello all,

I'm working on recovering a Seagate ST1000LM035 1TB drive (Rosewood family, SATA), and I'm hoping someone with PC-3000 or MRT can help me extract and transfer adaptives from my original ROM dump into a clean donor ROM.

Drive Details:

Model: ST1000LM035

Original PCB P/N: 100809471 Rev A

Donor PCB P/N: 100809471 Rev A (Exact match)

What I’ve Done:

Original board spins up the drive, but the Marvell controller gets very hot, and the drive never initializes (just spins and clicks).

I dumped the original ROM using a CH341A and SOIC8 clip, verified over multiple reads – this file is named 1.bin.

I wrote that ROM to the donor PCB – it replicates the same overheating behavior, even when powered without the drive.

I restored the donor’s original ROM (2.bin), and the board now spins up normally and stays cool (but of course cannot access data).

What I Need:
If someone with PC-3000 or MRT can:

Extract the adaptive data from 1.bin

Inject it into 2.bin

Return a patched ROM I can flash

I’m not asking for recovery – just a ROM patch to boot the board into a readable state.

Files:

1.bin = original ROM from failing board

2.bin = donor ROM from donor board

The files are in the attached zip file

Thanks so much for any help or direction!

– Alexis

I think there is a different problem at play here.
FYI: PC3000 cannot move adaptives for this model.

What does term say w/native PCB?

Both files contain errors. There is no point in transferring adaptives.