I have this Maxtor Fireball 3 2F040L0 710634 ABB KFGA
I started the HDD with a loader (correct match) OK
SA testing of modules:ID=FF copy 0&1 gives header error

Any suggestion on how to fix this?

only FF gives error?

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95 also faulty but not crutial

try posting the SA test results here

Checking All
Module 00 ................................. UBA 17824 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 354/3/193
Module 01 ................................. Ok
Module 03 ................................. Ok
Module 04 ................................. UBA 17938 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 354/3/307
Module 05 ................................. Ok .
Module 08 ................................. Ok .
Module 09 ................................. Ok .
Module 0A ................................. Ok .
Module 0B ................................. Ok .
Module 0C ................................. Ok 
Module 0D ................................. UBA 11624 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 341/3/24
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Module 0E ................................. Ok .
Module 0F ................................. Ok .
Module 10 ................................. Ok .
Module 11 ................................. Ok Ž
Module 12 ................................. UBA 12485 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 342/3/421
.
Module 13 ................................. Ok .
Module 14 ................................. Ok .
Module 16 ................................. Ok .
Module 18 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 18 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 19 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 19 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 1A Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 1A Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 1B Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 1B Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 1C Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 1C Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 1D Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 1D Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 1E Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 1E Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 1F Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 1F Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 20 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 20 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 21 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 21 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 22 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 22 Copy1 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 24 ................................. UBA 15230 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 348/3/382
.
Module 27 ................................. Ok .
Module 28 ................................. Ok .
Module 29 ................................. Ok .
Module 2A ................................. Ok .
Module 2B ................................. Ok .
Module 2D ................................. Ok .
Module 2F Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 2F Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 30 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 30 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 32 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 32 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 33 ................................. Ok .
Module 34 Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 34 Copy1 ........................... UBA 18903 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 356/3/345
.
Module 37 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 37 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 38 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 38 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 39 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 39 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 41 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 41 Copy1 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 42 ................................. UBA 12483 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 342/3/421
.
Module 43 ................................. Ok .
Module 44 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 44 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 45 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 45 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 46 ................................. Ok .
Module 47 ................................. Ok .
Module 48 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 48 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 49 ................................. Ok .
Module 4A ................................. Ok .
Module 4B ................................. Ok .
Module 4C ................................. Ok .
Module 4D ................................. Ok .
Module 4E ................................. Ok .
Module 4F Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 4F Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 54 ................................. Ok .
Module 55 ................................. Ok .
Module 56 ................................. Ok .
Module 57 ................................. Ok .
Module 58 ................................. Ok .
Module 59 ................................. Ok .
Module 5A ................................. Ok .
Module 5B ................................. Ok .
Module 5C ................................. Ok .
Module 5D ................................. Ok Œ
Module 5E Copy0 ........................... UBA 726 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 317/3/262
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Module 5E Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 5F ................................. Ok .
Module 60 ................................. Ok .
Module 61 ................................. Ok .
Module 62 ................................. Ok .
Module 63 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 63 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 64 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 64 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 65 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 65 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 66 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 66 Copy1 ........................... Ok Œ
Module 67 Copy0 ........................... UBA 724 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 317/3/262
.
Module 67 Copy1 ........................... Ok 
Module 68 ................................. UBA 11626 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 341/3/26
.
Module 69 ................................. Ok .
Module 6A ................................. Ok .
Module 6B ................................. Ok .
Module 70 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 70 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 71 Copy0 ........................... Ok
Module 71 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 72 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 72 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 73 Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 73 Copy1 ........................... UBA 19214 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 357/3/192
.
Module 74 ................................. Ok .
Module 75 ................................. Ok .
Module 76 ................................. Ok .
Module 77 ................................. Ok .
Module 78 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 78 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 79 ................................. Ok .
Module 7A Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 7A Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 7B Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 7B Copy1 ........................... UBA 19216 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 357/3/192
.
Module 7C ................................. Ok .
Module 7D ................................. Ok .
Module 7E ................................. Ok .
Module 7F ................................. Ok .
Module 80 ................................. Ok .
Module 81 ................................. Ok .
Module 82 ................................. Ok .
Module 83 ................................. Ok .
Module 84 ................................. Ok .
Module 85 ................................. Ok .
Module 86 ................................. Ok Ž
Module 87 ................................. UBA 18034 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 354/3/402
Ž
Module 88 ................................. UBA 18035 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 354/3/404
Ž
Module 89 ................................. UBA 18036 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 354/3/404
.
Module 8A ................................. Ok .
Module 8B ................................. Ok .
Module 8D ................................. Ok .
Module 8E ................................. Ok Ž
Module 8F ................................. UBA 18053 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 354/3/423
.
Module 92 ................................. Ok .
Module 94 Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 94 Copy1 ........................... UBA 19230 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 357/3/208
.
Module 95 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 95 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 96 Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 96 Copy1 ........................... UBA 22142 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 363/3/336
.
Module 97 Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 97 Copy1 ........................... UBA 21739 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 362/3/396
.
Module 98 Copy0 ........................... Ok Ž
Module 98 Copy1 ........................... UBA 22161 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 363/3/355
.
Module 99 Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 99 Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 9A Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 9A Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 9B ................................. Ok .
Module 9C ................................. Ok .
Module 9D ................................. Ok .
Module 9E Copy0 ........................... Ok .
Module 9E Copy1 ........................... Ok .
Module 9F ................................. Ok .
Module A0 ................................. Ok .
Module A2 ................................. Ok
Module A3 ................................. UBA 17097 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 352/3/395
Module A4 ................................. Ok
Module A5 Copy0 ........................... Ok
Module A5 Copy1 ........................... Ok
Module A6 Copy0 ........................... Ok
Module A6 Copy1 ........................... Ok
Module FF Copy0 ........................... UBA 0 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 316/3/0
Module FF Copy1 ........................... UBA 27814 Reading error : Maxtor techno command error. Command : 53. Code : 0111 C/H/S : 373/3/438

Did you try remapping SA defecs through surface verification first?

Yes, I have tried remapping SA defecs through surface verification.

I am out of ideas, I have a replica donor disk - would anybody be interested
to help me repairing the SA, I will post both disks and cover costs.

Please send me a PM
Thanks

I can recover this drive for you, if you interested!
(without seeing, 95% chance for success!)
Where are you based?

Regards,
Janos

Three words...

Smart Hot Swap

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hotswap will not help in this case, i think....

i have done a lot of these drives, this can be more complicated.
Additionally, with hotswap, you can easily ruin the data, i have tested in some cases.

Regards,
Janos

I've done loads of these with SMART hot swap (i.e. copy some mods from the patient)

A regular hot swap WILL NOT work, you are right.

Sean

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As i see, DDrWiZZ have already tried this with the replicated donor drive...

Regards,
Janos

Janos,

Maybe you're right, but I can't see a mention of it. He mentions donor, but not what he's done with it!

Maybe DDrWiZn can try it, just to humour me.

Cheers

Sean

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Yes, you are right!

If he not tried it already, it is worth a try, before sending out...

Janos

Yep, worth a try!

Sean

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