Maxtor hdd crash (track 0 corruption ?)
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From: Rod Speed on 21 Sep 2005 18:42 fjh <farshidjh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Good news is 'PowerMax' -The Maxtor utility Software- recognises the > drive and drive passes 3 tests, it stops at reading the Partiotion > data info . :D :D i am so happy . but it states to contact the Maxtor > for repair :( . > i'll look carefully what testes is being passed and will report. > >>> I am wishing not to be in such situation. >> Welp, you are anyway. > By situation i mean having a Defected Track0 , there is no more > than 14 months from using this drive it shouldn't fail this soon. Some drives do anyway. > so i am guesing something overwrited my Important Track info. Very very unlikely indeed. > it seems to me more like a New virus?? Dont believe it. > Damn you Virus writers ,don't they just have some > usefull thing to do instead in the whole world? > (by this i mean Crakers not Hackers) I dont believe its a virus.
From: fjh on 22 Sep 2005 08:15 Drive passes these tests : Power Connection : Passed Interface Cable Connection : Passed Master/Slave Jumper : Passes Bios Extension Support : Passed Partition Information : Failed SMART Enable Function : Failed Cosidering the log file below seems HDD thinks it has 79656 Cylinders! (it should be 16383 according to DataSheet),What is the Landing Zone which is defineable in the BIOS ? Drive Refuses to pass any other 3 tests by stating "Contact the Maxtor" other tests are : - Quick Test (90 sec.) - Full Test - Burin in test Here is the Log File generated by 'PowerMax' Utility : MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: S01 Installation Confirmation: FAILED Diagnostic Code: 00001000 MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: 000 Advanced Test Result: ABORTED MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: 000 Quick Test Result: ABORTED MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: 000 Quick Test Result: ABORTED MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: 000 Advanced Test Result: ABORTED MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: S57 Burn Test Result: FAILED Diagnostic Code: 078610ffffffb0ffffffb4120 MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE ------------------------- Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 Date Tested: 09/22/2005 Serial Number: Model Number: Maxtor N40P FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ Cylinders per Drive: 79656 Heads per Cylinder: 16 Max LBA: 80293332 SPT: 63 FE: 000 Quick Test Result: ABORTED
From: Odie Ferrous on 22 Sep 2005 10:12 fjh wrote: > > Model Number: Maxtor N40P This line means you have problems. The firmware is corrupt and no software you can download will fix it. You will need to find a friendly data recovery company to achieve this for you. Find someone local to yourself if possible. Odie
From: Arno Wagner on 22 Sep 2005 10:37 Previously fjh <farshidjh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Good news is 'PowerMax' -The Maxtor utility Software- recognises the > drive and drive passes 3 tests, it stops at reading the Partiotion data > info . :D :D i am so happy . but it states to contact the Maxtor for > repair :( . > i'll look carefully what testes is being passed and will report. >> > I am wishing not to be in such situation. >>Welp, you are anyway. > By situation i mean having a Defected Track0 , there is no more than 14 > months from using this drive it shouldn't fail this soon.so i am > guesing something overwrited my Important Track info.it seems to me > more like a New virus?? Damn you Virus writers ,don't they just have > some usefull thing to do instead in the whole world?(by this i mean > Crakers not Hackers) I consider this highly unlikely. Finding out how to do this damage to your disk would a) be very disk specific and b) be very difficult. If a cracker wanted to damage your disk, they could just set the ATA password (doable in a standardised way) to make you need a professional data recovery service. Otherwise they could overwrite the normally accessable disk area (i.e. after the tracks used internally by the disk), which would damage your data but not the disk. Arno
From: Rod Speed on 22 Sep 2005 14:13
fjh <farshidjh(a)gmail.com> wrote > Drive passes these tests : > Power Connection : Passed > Interface Cable Connection : Passed > Master/Slave Jumper : Passes > Bios Extension Support : Passed Those are all very low level tests. > Partition Information : Failed And that may mean it can see anything from the drive data wise. > SMART Enable Function : Failed And that may mean the drive is pretty dead to the world commands wise. > Cosidering the log file below seems HDD thinks it has 79656 > Cylinders! (it should be 16383 according to DataSheet), Its more complicated than that. > What is the Landing Zone which is defineable in the BIOS ? A relic of the past, its completely irrelevant now. > Drive Refuses to pass any other 3 tests by > stating "Contact the Maxtor" other tests are : > - Quick Test (90 sec.) > - Full Test > - Burin in test She's dead, Jim. You into necrophilia ? > Here is the Log File generated by 'PowerMax' Utility : > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P Those two aint good, it indicates that the drive cant get that data off the drive platter. > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 That claims its a 40G drive. > SPT: 63 That is a fake/dummy value. > FE: S01 > Installation Confirmation: FAILED > Diagnostic Code: 00001000 > > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 > SPT: 63 > FE: 000 > Advanced Test Result: ABORTED > > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 > SPT: 63 > FE: 000 > Quick Test Result: ABORTED > > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 > SPT: 63 > FE: 000 > Quick Test Result: ABORTED > > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 > SPT: 63 > FE: 000 > Advanced Test Result: ABORTED > > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 > SPT: 63 > FE: S57 > Burn Test Result: FAILED > Diagnostic Code: 078610ffffffb0ffffffb4120 > > MAXTOR POWERMAX LOG FILE > ------------------------- > Maxtor PowerMax 4.21 > Date Tested: 09/22/2005 > Serial Number: > Model Number: Maxtor N40P > FirmWareRev: NAR61EAZ > Cylinders per Drive: 79656 > Heads per Cylinder: 16 > Max LBA: 80293332 > SPT: 63 > FE: 000 > Quick Test Result: ABORTED Something of an abortion. She's dead, Jim. You into necrophilia ? |