Hello,

I have a drive, Maxtor 4D040H2, shows in BIOS as ROMULUS. I connected to the drive via pc3000 and found several errors and drive can't be identified. Connected in safe mode, started loader, then loaded the Maxtor utility. Ran the SA module test and got an error on mod 18 (AT_PDL), mod 64 (MAXATG), and mod 33 (HUTL/HUSR).

I copy new mod 18 from database and all all worked as expected, but mod 64 (MAXATG) will not copy over from database. It acts like it copied over, but its still corrupt with a header error (still pink). Without this fixed, the drive will not load outside safe mode.

Why can't I copy the MAXATG from the database?? Also, is there another way to regenerate the p-list if mod 33 is corrupt?? Can this be done manually??
thanks
chao

If u regenerate the P LIST and if u take P LIST from another model, P LIST Its adaptive , unique for this hdd u could be shifted data and garbage.

hello,

Yes I understand the Plist is adaptive, however, I have recovered drives lwith this type of problem by copying over the corrupted mod 18 (AT_PDL) with one from the database and regenerating the translation table from mod 33. The problem here is the following:

1. I am not able to sucessfully write over mod 64 (MAXATG) which also shows bad header (I write over with copy from database but it still stays in the corrupted state). When looking at this file in the hex viewer is all "0" except for two hex decimals about at the halfway point. I believe the corruption of this module is keeping the drive from booting outside of safe mode. I'm thinking of copying mod 64 from another 4D04H2 and trying to copy that over... FYI.. I can write to the SA...

2. Mod 33 also displays as having a bad header and checksum. Its size is also 6004 which seems high (can someone confirm this?).

I cannot get the drive to boot outside of safe mode so I can try to regenerate the AT_PDL, even though it may be useless with the corrupted mod 33. I'm thinking if I can get the damn drive to boot outside safe mode, I can try to manually fix the checksum on mod 33 prior to trying the regeneration of the translation table. Surely someone has seen something similar?? Thanks.

Does anyone know if it is possible to regenerate the AT_PDL that has been copied from the database while the drive is still in safe mode?

ok, i ran sa structure test and it fails to read some UBA, also some headers give error. Does this mean SA has damages sectors? How can this be rectified? Here is the data from the test:

ROM Copy loading
HDD Soft Reset
Overlaies loading
HDD Soft Reset
Ok!

HDDs Identivication has been read
Read roadmap............................ : Ok
Read roadmap extension.................. : Ok
Read zone allocation table.............. : Ok
Read Technological ID................... : Ok
Read Zone allocation table extension.... : Ok
SA head................................. : 2
Ext Model............................... : 4D040H2220431C
HDD structures have been read successfully

SA structure test
Selected family ........................... Romulus DSP
Model ..................................... Maxtor 4D040H2
Firmware .................................. DAH017K0
Serial .................................... D20LB7CE
Min. cylinder ............................. 611
Max. cylinder ............................. 58189
Checking UList
Id ........................................ 37
Read ...................................... Yes
Header .................................... U_LIST00
Checksum .................................. Ok
The number of SA defects .................. No
P-List size ............................... 6
HDD configuration module
Id ........................................ 1F
Read ...................................... Yes
Header .................................... DISK
Checksum .................................. Error
Model ..................................... Maxtor 4D040H2
Serial number ............................. D20LB7CE
Max LBA ................................... 78165360
Head number ............................... 2
Head map .................................. 2 3
SA head map ............................... 2 3
Checking Calibration adaptives
Id ........................................ 1E
Read ...................................... Yes
Header .................................... SRV6·
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking User data adaptives
Id ........................................ 1E
Read ...................................... Yes
Header .................................... CR0T €
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking Zone Table
Read ...................................... Yes
# : Start Cyl: End Cyl: SPT
---------------------------------------------------------------
1 : 611: 4212: 896
2 : 4213: 7814: 871
3 : 7815: 11416: 851
4 : 11417: 15018: 821
5 : 15019: 18620: 806
6 : 18621: 22222: 784
7 : 22223: 25824: 756
8 : 25825: 29426: 728
9 : 29427: 33028: 696
10 : 33029: 36630: 672
11 : 36631: 40232: 640
12 : 40233: 43834: 610
13 : 43835: 47436: 572
14 : 47437: 51037: 532
15 : 51038: 54638: 497
16 : 54639: 58189: 448
17 : 58195: 58244: 336
Checking ROM Copy
Checksum .................................. Ok
Check sum Value ........................... 6FFC
Checking ATA overlays
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 7200
OverlayId ................................. 0003
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 7200
OverlayId ................................. 0004
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 7200
OverlayId ................................. 0005
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 7200
OverlayId ................................. 0006
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 7200
OverlayId ................................. 0007
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking Techno mode overlays
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0008
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0009
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 000A
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 000B
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 000C
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 000D
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 000E
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 000F
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0010
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0011
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0012
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0013
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0014
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0015
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Header1 ................................... MO
Header2 ................................... 72E.
OverlayId ................................. 0016
ROM CRC ................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Error
Header1 ................................... ۩
Header2 ................................... €y.ä
OverlayId ................................. 7B92
ROM CRC ................................... Error
Checksum .................................. Error
Header1 ................................... ÿÿ
Header2 ................................... ÿÿÿÿ
OverlayId ................................. FFFF
ROM CRC ................................... Error
Checksum .................................. Error
Header1 ...................................  Š
Header2 ................................... .°à.
OverlayId ................................. 80A0
ROM CRC ................................... Error
Checksum .................................. Error
Header1 ................................... ÿÿ
Header2 ................................... ÿÿÿÿ
OverlayId ................................. FFFF
ROM CRC ................................... Error
Checksum .................................. Error
Checking RZTbl
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking P-List
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking G-List
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking RZTbl-PList
Sect.Count Rec.Offset Rec Length Beg.Cyl. End Cyl.
29 32 60 611 1195
0 94 2 1196 1780
378 104 14 1919 2503
0 120 2 2504 3088
0 124 2 3089 3673
33 128 62 3674 4212
1 192 4 4213 4813
0 198 2 4814 5414
1 202 4 5415 6015
0 208 2 6016 6616
0 212 2 6617 7217
3 220 6 7815 8430
0 228 2 8431 9046
0 232 2 9047 9662
2 236 6 9663 10278
2 244 6 10279 10894
0 252 2 10895 11416
1 256 4 11417 12054
30 278 62 13331 13968
0 342 2 13969 14606
3 346 8 14607 15018
0 356 2 15019 15668
0 360 2 15669 16318
0 364 2 16319 16968
2 368 6 16969 17618
1 376 4 17619 18268
4 382 10 18269 18620
3 394 8 18621 19288
2 404 6 19289 19956
0 440 2 20625 21292
32 444 66 21293 21960
0 512 2 21961 22222
0 516 2 22223 22915
3 520 8 22916 23608
0 530 2 23609 24301
0 534 2 24302 24994
1 538 4 24995 25687
0 544 2 25688 25824
2 548 6 25825 26544
1 560 4 27265 27984
1 566 4 27985 28704
4 572 8 28705 29424
0 582 2 29425 29426
0 586 2 29427 30179
2 590 4 30180 30932
96 596 176 30933 31685
3 774 8 31686 32438
0 784 2 32439 33028
30 788 62 33029 33808
1 852 4 33809 34588
0 858 2 34589 35368
30 862 62 35369 36148
5 930 10 36631 37449
4 942 6 37450 38268
1 950 4 38269 39087
1 956 4 39088 39906
0 962 2 39907 40232
0 966 2 40233 41091
76 970 124 41092 41950
1 1096 4 41951 42809
0 1102 2 42810 43668
0 1106 2 43669 43834
0 1110 2 43835 44750
3 1114 8 44751 45666
0 1124 2 45667 46582
0 1128 2 46583 47436
29 1132 60 47437 48421
1 1194 4 48422 49406
1 1200 4 49407 50391
0 1206 2 50392 51037
1 1210 4 51038 52091
3 1216 6 52092 53145
0 1224 2 53146 54022
209 1228 14 54029 54377
0 1244 2 54379 54638
Checking RZTbl-HList
Beg.Cyl. End Cyl. ef.count Def.count (PList)
611 - 1195 :29 / 0
1781 - 1917 :1 / 0
1919 - 2503 :378 / 0
3674 - 4212 :33 / 0
4213 - 4813 :1 / 0
5415 - 6015 :1 / 0
7815 - 8430 :3 / 0
9663 - 10278 :2 / 0
10279 - 10894 :2 / 0
11417 - 12054 :1 / 0
12055 - 12692 :2 / 0
12693 - 13330 :2 / 0
13331 - 13968 :30 / 0
14607 - 15018 :3 / 0
16969 - 17618 :2 / 0
17619 - 18268 :1 / 0
18269 - 18620 :4 / 0
18621 - 19288 :3 / 0
19289 - 19956 :2 / 0
19957 - 20624 :166 / 0
21293 - 21960 :32 / 0
22916 - 23608 :3 / 0
24995 - 25687 :1 / 0
25825 - 26544 :2 / 0
27265 - 27984 :1 / 0
27985 - 28704 :1 / 0
28705 - 29424 :4 / 0
30180 - 30932 :2 / 0
30933 - 31685 :96 / 0
31686 - 32438 :3 / 0
33029 - 33808 :30 / 0
33809 - 34588 :1 / 0
35369 - 36148 :30 / 0
36631 - 37449 :5 / 0
37450 - 38268 :4 / 0
38269 - 39087 :1 / 0
39088 - 39906 :1 / 0
41092 - 41950 :76 / 0
41951 - 42809 :1 / 0
44751 - 45666 :3 / 0
47437 - 48421 :29 / 0
48422 - 49406 :1 / 0
49407 - 50391 :1 / 0
51038 - 52091 :1 / 0
52092 - 53145 :3 / 0
54029 - 54377 :209 / 0
Checking HLists
Checking security
Header .................................... SECU
Checksum .................................. Ok
User Password ............................. " "
Master Password ........................... "Maxtor "
User password setup ....................... No
Master code ............................... FFFE
Security level ............................ HIGH
Checking S.M.A.R.T.
[SMRT_T] .................................. Ok
[SMRT_A] .................................. Ok
[SMRT_AC] ................................. Ok
[SMART_SUMMAR] ............................ Ok
[SMART_ST] ................................ Ok
[SMART_HOSTV] ............................. Ok
Checking FMTI
Id ........................................ 93
Read ...................................... Yes
Header .................................... Ok
Checksum .................................. Ok
Checking [DISK/PW]
not found
Checking All
Module 00 ................................. Ok
Module 01 ................................. Ok
Module 03 ................................. Ok
Module 04 ................................. UBA 12746 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 05 ................................. UBA 12826 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 08 ................................. UBA 12827 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 09 ................................. UBA 12829 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 0A ................................. UBA 12830 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 0B ................................. UBA 12831 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 0C ................................. UBA 12832 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 0D ................................. UBA 8492 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 0E ................................. UBA 8495 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 0F ................................. UBA 8503 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 10 ................................. UBA 8504 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 11 ................................. UBA 8507 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 12 ................................. UBA 8789 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 13 ................................. UBA 8509 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 14 ................................. UBA 8706 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 16 ................................. UBA 8746 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 18 ................................. UBA 12 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 19 ................................. UBA 367 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 1A ................................. UBA 368 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 1B ................................. UBA 483 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 1C ................................. UBA 388 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 1D ................................. UBA 481 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 1E ................................. UBA 365 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 1F ................................. UBA 4 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 20 ................................. UBA 493 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 21 ................................. UBA 325 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 22 ................................. UBA 386 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 24 ................................. UBA 10092 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 27 ................................. UBA 10550 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 28 ................................. UBA 10578 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 29 ................................. UBA 12410 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 2A ................................. UBA 12833 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 2B ................................. UBA 12834 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 2D ................................. UBA 12835 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 2F ................................. UBA 369 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 30 ................................. UBA 370 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 32 ................................. UBA 387 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 33 ................................. UBA 2488 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 34 ................................. UBA 390 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 37 ................................. UBA 0 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 38 ................................. UBA 1560 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 39 ................................. UBA 1304 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 41 ................................. UBA 372 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 42 ................................. UBA 8779 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 43 ................................. UBA 8506 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 44 ................................. UBA 366 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 45 ................................. UBA 374 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 46 ................................. UBA 8716 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 47 ................................. UBA 8726 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 48 ................................. UBA 480 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 49 ................................. UBA 8693 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 4A ................................. UBA 8704 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 4B ................................. UBA 12484 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 4C ................................. UBA 8508 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 4D ................................. UBA 12697 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 4E ................................. UBA 12828 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 4F ................................. UBA 1720 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 54 ................................. UBA 12485 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 55 ................................. UBA 12493 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 56 ................................. UBA 8517 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 57 ................................. UBA 12499 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 58 ................................. UBA 8762 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 59 ................................. UBA 9807 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 5A ................................. UBA 12814 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 5B ................................. UBA 12822 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 5C ................................. UBA 12824 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 5D ................................. UBA 12845 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 5E ................................. UBA 520 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 5F ................................. UBA 12848 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 60 ................................. UBA 12495 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 61 ................................. UBA 9831 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 62 ................................. UBA 9832 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 63 ................................. UBA 371 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 64 ................................. UBA 496 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 65 ................................. UBA 497 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 66 ................................. UBA 506 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 67 ................................. UBA 515 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 68 ................................. UBA 8494 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 69 ................................. UBA 8677 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 6A ................................. UBA 8703 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 6B ................................. UBA 8736 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 6C ................................. UBA 10321 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 6D ................................. UBA 10564 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 6E ................................. UBA 11494 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 6F ................................. UBA 12447 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 70 ................................. UBA 648 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 71 ................................. UBA 649 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 72 ................................. UBA 650 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 73 ................................. UBA 682 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 74 ................................. UBA 12849 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 75 ................................. UBA 12850 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 76 ................................. UBA 12851 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 77 ................................. UBA 9833 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 78 ................................. UBA 5 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 79 ................................. UBA 12852 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 7A ................................. UBA 16779 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 7B ................................. UBA 690 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 82 ................................. UBA 12853 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 83 ................................. UBA 12857 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 84 ................................. UBA 12861 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 85 ................................. UBA 12862 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 86 ................................. UBA 12863 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 87 ................................. UBA 12873 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 88 ................................. UBA 12874 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 89 ................................. UBA 12875 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 8A ................................. UBA 12880 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 8B ................................. UBA 12882 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 8C ................................. UBA 9834 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 8D ................................. UBA 9916 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 8E ................................. UBA 12884 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 8F ................................. UBA 12885 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 90 ................................. UBA 9920 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 93 ................................. UBA 698 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 99 ................................. UBA 954 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 9A ................................. UBA 956 Reading error : Drive is not ready
Module 9B ................................. UBA 10080 Reading error : Drive is not ready

also note that I can read the modules with the "sa testing and recovery" and this reads all modules and shows corruption only to mod 18, 64, and 33. All others read fine and appear to have good integrity. Why would the sa structure test then show errors accessing so many areas of UBA?

Can someone give some professional insight?? thank you
chao

This drive may have head problems??

Try to read 18 from both copies and then compile one from these two.

The MAX_ATG is an un important module and even in ok hdd this module is bad so no need to take any action on this one .
As far as other modules are concerned give me the UBA no which gives error .
Do u need data or you are doing this for data recovery ?