Hi guys.
Got a 250Gb 7200.9 here, model ST3250824A.

Spins up Ok and comes DRDY, ID OK etc.

But wont read or image properly, continually makes a ticking (retrying) sound.

with the following in terminal..

Interface task reset
4096k x 16 SDRAM
TONKA15 - 1_Disk S.59 12-09-05 11:07
Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int.
Spin Ready
(P)PATA Reset
Master
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014d.00.0272
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 97f29ff7 b6 97f29ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 0002

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=1677df Type=4 Remove from Pending 1677df
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014d.00.0280
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 0002
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014d.00.0280

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=1677ed Type=5 Add To Pending 1677ed

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=16756d Type=6aAT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.0184
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 97f29ff7 b6 97f29ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.0184

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167bda Type=5 Add To Pending 167bda
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.019b
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.019b

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167bf1 Type=5 Add To Pending 167bf1
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.01a7
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.01a7

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167bfd Type=5 Add To Pending 167bfd
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.01b2
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.01b2

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167c08 Type=5 Add To Pending 167c08

CorrectWriteStart
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 13 RdWr 0014e.00.01b1
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 00167bfe 14 00167bfe.0.000 000a 1727 000a 0000
Spare of 00167c07 failed
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.01b8
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.01b8

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167c0e Type=5 Add To Pending 167c0e

CorrectWriteStart
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 13 RdWr 0014e.00.01b3
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 00167c09 14 00167c09.0.000 0005 1727 0005 0000
Spare of 00167c09 failed

CorrectWriteStart
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 13 RdWr 0014e.00.01b4
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 00167c0a 14 00167c0a.0.000 0004 1728 0004 0000
Spare of 00167c0a failed

CorrectWriteStart
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 13 RdWr 0014e.00.01b7
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 00167c0b 14 00167c0b.0.000 0003 1729 0003 0000
Spare of 00167c0d failed
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.01b9
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.01b9

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167c0f Type=5 Add To Pending 167c0f
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 43 RdWr 0014e.00.01bd
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.1.725 0000 005f 0000 006a
DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00014e.00.01bd

CE Log ErrCode=43 LBA=167c13 Type=5 Add To Pending 167c13

CorrectWriteStart
AT Er 00 Nwt Er 13 RdWr 0014e.00.01ba
ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00
Niwot: 00167c10 14 00167c10.0.000 0003 1727 0003 0000
Spare of 00167c10 failed

It does this all of the time.

It will read sectors, but INCREDIBLY slowly, no good to anyone.

The only other odd thing I notice, it will let me do a surface verification (in universal or Seagate utility) normally (a little slow, and a few bad sectors, but nothing to worry too much about), with no nasty ticking sound!

Any ideas?

Cheers

Sean

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