Hi hdd guru, here a problem with maxtor
hdd maxtor 2B020H1 ATHENA DSP start using LDR. shows as :
Maxtor ATHENA, serial (blank), firmware WAH21PB0, 19.08GB.

check the SA structure : (I only show modules that corrupt)
Checking Techno mode Overlays
Error.... UBA 1951 Reading Error : Maxtor techno command error - Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 217/3/369

Checking P-List
Error Access violation at dress 0290B122 in module "PCMaxtor.dll". Read of address 04760000

Checking G-list
Error.... UBA 481 Reading Error : Maxtor techno command error - Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 214/3/481

Checking Hlists
Error.... UBA 3754 Reading Error : Maxtor techno command error - Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 221/3/58

Checking security
Error.... UBA 366 Reading Error : Maxtor techno command error - Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 214/3/368

Checking SMART
[SMRT_T] ..............Error
[SMRT_A] .............Error
[SMRT_AC] ...........Error

Modules-modules error (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2F, 30, 33, 34, 37, 41, 48, 4F, 5E, 63, 67, 6E)

the problems is, I cannot write any modules from a good harddisk to this.
try using HS, cannot write also..

any idea, advice ??
regards
Tony heryanto

If you use PC3000 PCI you need to do SA surface veryfication because that Maxtor have some bad in the SA.

You need to establish ROM version first.
You need to use loader with same ROM version.
You need to load RAM file into memory.

You need to get or create module 4F from drive,
but I see it is faulty - try read with ignore error and
hopefully only some few bad sectors.

Once you happy you got 4F working you can create loader
from this drive - use it.

You then need to know what 37 looks like and find a copy
from the drive - then try to write this one. (not from another !!)

If you fail with 4F and / or 37 the drive won't start.
If you get these Ok, then you can write 1B from another drive.

Errors in 33 must be checked - if there are many in data areas, then
maybe this one will waste your time for data recovery.

success