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 Post subject: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 20th, 2009, 11:54 
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Hi to all,

Just to share this case:


Have disk disk with a head crash:

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I clean the 3 platters, all they have a head crash in the PARK ZONE.

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 20th, 2009, 12:41 
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can you retrieve the data?

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 20th, 2009, 15:18 
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Will try it next week.

Just waiting for the heads. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 20th, 2009, 15:55 
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Good luck!

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 21st, 2009, 13:32 
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Hi,

This one was recovered:

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had about a half milimeter deep groove on the parking zone :)

So it can be done, heads up!

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 21st, 2009, 14:34 
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Good work pepe,


yes when i look at my case and see that went to other DR company and they did not want to take a try in the recovery they say can not do it.

So i will give a try :)

This case is from a raid 0

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 22nd, 2009, 5:12 
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Hi Pepe
just curious to know how much data was recovered from the drive, looking at the outer end of the platter there is alot of scratches.
did you have to replace multiple sets of heads in the process.

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 22nd, 2009, 6:59 
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pepe wrote:
Hi,

This one was recovered:

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had about a half milimeter deep groove on the parking zone :)

So it can be done, heads up!



Sorry I am a skeptic on this one, not buying it. :D


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 22nd, 2009, 13:29 
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Wow, if you can recover meaningful data from this drive, I'm going to have to bin all that I thought I knew about head crashes and data recovery . . . .

Good luck. You're gonna need it!

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 22nd, 2009, 16:49 
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Pepe, if you are able to recover only one sector of this drive.....You are God :mrgreen:


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 22nd, 2009, 17:01 
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Pepe is a big wizard, i can say this, but btw for this drive i can see some chance too...


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 22nd, 2009, 19:28 
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like this kind of case. some drives can be recoverable. but had to pay more attention on scratch part.

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 23rd, 2009, 3:21 
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God can recreate the data from the filter... that's a big difference between us :D

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 23rd, 2009, 4:22 
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pepe wrote:
Hi,

This one was recovered:

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had about a half milimeter deep groove on the parking zone :)

So it can be done, heads up!



I have had a few cases with scratches and grooves in parking zone, after head change data is accessible but the longer drive is powered and being accessed the worse the media gets. Eventually entire platter looks like the one in your image.

Im guessing data recovery from it in the condition it is in now is next to impossible...


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 23rd, 2009, 9:24 
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How do you prevent the heads from being driven into the scratched area? Starting the drive with the heads parked somewhere else on the surface couldn't be solution, could it?


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 23rd, 2009, 9:44 
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There is software solution but only for some times, and more different HW solutiions existing for the cases.


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 23rd, 2009, 9:47 
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try modifying the limiting stop and see what happens. :wink:

Also a good idea of knowing what sectors are where on the actual platter is also good to know.


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 23rd, 2009, 17:59 
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Cleaning is critical...

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: November 24th, 2009, 1:59 
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hi Zebong ur doing very interesting and hardwork

hope u will done if platter not damage so..


keep it up


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 7200.10 - 500Gb Head Crash
PostPosted: December 23rd, 2009, 5:19 
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Good Day
i also have same problem with seagate ST3160815AS it has one platter only parking area has scratch both sides up and down is it possible if i change parking area by putting something on head Actuator near to Voice coil.


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