November 29, 2009
SUCCESS: I've recovered data from my hdd
I've recovered all data from my Maxtor Diamond max 22 (Seagate 7200.11 clone), see this link for details. The HDD was locked due to Seagate firmware problem (BSY status error). Finally, I've used commands from this guide and Siemens M55 RS-232 cable. Also I asked my friend to make a MAX232-based scheme, but it was incompatible for some reason and I've fallen back to phone cable (which was the backup solution). I did not get the LBA 0 problem after fixing BSY state error.
So if you have this problem, drop me a message in comments to get details on procedure, I will try to help you.
UPD: here's cool video guide (using Nokia USB cable and they disconnecting head block while I disconnected spin motor - result seems to be the same).
So if you have this problem, drop me a message in comments to get details on procedure, I will try to help you.
UPD: here's cool video guide (using Nokia USB cable and they disconnecting head block while I disconnected spin motor - result seems to be the same).
Labels: 7200.11, BSY, data recovery, hdd, maxtor, seagate, success story
