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dmarques
 Post subject: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: March 10th, 2008, 13:32 
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Hi,

I have this drive with firmware problems.
Does anyone can acess and work with the firmware of this drive?

Thanks.
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Mikippp
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: March 10th, 2008, 14:54 
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Hi,
Yes, I can... :)

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hrabie
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 6th, 2008, 3:51 
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I have WD2500KS SE16 and I think that the problem also in the firmware.

Please ,can you help me to fix that?
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Mikippp
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 6th, 2008, 6:21 
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Hi,
Where are you located?

Mikippp
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hrabie
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 6th, 2008, 6:44 
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In Egypt....

I forget to say that the PC can't detect the HDD and the WD datalifeguard show empty data for model and serial ..etc
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mediaman
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 6th, 2008, 10:32 
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what symptoms does the drive show? be more complete and maybe you'll get some good replies. Photos, the tools you have used, recordings etc.

Those drives are pieces of Sh111111t. Ask me how I know. (i have never managed to fix one :(
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mocarob
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 6th, 2008, 19:11 
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How do you know they are a piece of junk?
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mediaman
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 6th, 2008, 21:12 
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???? you are on a hard drive recovery forum, dealing with people that see a lot of drives, and you ask that? They are junk.
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hddguy
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 7th, 2008, 4:08 
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mediaman wrote:
what symptoms does the drive show? be more complete and maybe you'll get some good replies. Photos, the tools you have used, recordings etc.

Those drives are pieces of Sh111111t. Ask me how I know. (i have never managed to fix one :(



And to make matters worse, WD now own Fujitsu and are the second largest HD manufacturer worldwide :-(
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rameez
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 7th, 2008, 12:25 
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Location: In ur HDD !
WD and fujitsu both are crap on 3.5'' and both manufacturing together will make super crap .
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mocarob
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 7th, 2008, 13:01 
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mediaman wrote:
Those drives are pieces of Sh111111t. Ask me how I know. :(


I was just asking how you know. You told us to.
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mediaman
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 7th, 2008, 13:30 
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mocarob wrote:
mediaman wrote:
Those drives are pieces of Sh111111t. Ask me how I know. :(


I was just asking how you know. You told us to.


it's just a way of speech: "ask me how I know" generally means that xxxx has happened to me several times, therefore I think yyyyy"


sorry ;)
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magneto
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 7th, 2008, 13:38 
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rameez wrote:
super crap .


Awesome!
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mocarob
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: October 7th, 2008, 13:39 
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It's kool, I was thinking the same thing with all the WD issues everybodys talking about..
Is this type of info available from Consumer Reports or somewhere?
Reliability of HDD's?
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hrabie
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: November 8th, 2008, 19:07 
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mediaman wrote:
what symptoms does the drive show? be more complete and maybe you'll get some good replies. Photos, the tools you have used, recordings etc.

Those drives are pieces of Sh111111t. Ask me how I know. (i have never managed to fix one :(


Kindly find the attached mp3 file of the clicking sound for my HDD


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drc
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: November 9th, 2008, 17:58 
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I fixed a WD2500KS that sounded like that at work yesterday.

Post a picture of the bottom of the drive w/ PCB visible.

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hrabie
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: November 9th, 2008, 22:06 
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drccsc wrote:
I fixed a WD2500KS that sounded like that at work yesterday.

Post a picture of the bottom of the drive w/ PCB visible.


Kindly find attached the picture.

I am waiting year reply,please


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drc
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: November 10th, 2008, 4:02 
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That's just like the one I fixed. What sort of tools do you have?

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hrabie
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: November 10th, 2008, 20:40 
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drccsc wrote:
That's just like the one I fixed. What sort of tools do you have?



The tools are not the problem my dear.

Please mention what you did to fix it,and if any tool is missing ,I will buy it .
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drc
 Post subject: Re: WD5000AAKS
PostPosted: November 10th, 2008, 21:31 
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Check your PM.

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