Seagate Barracuda “Pharaoh”: firmware needed

[Franck]

Hello,

A client submitted a Seagate Barracuda “Pharaoh” HDD exhibiting an atypical acoustic pattern (audio attached).

Work Completed

• PCB cleaned due to light contamination.

• Power rails verified: 3V and 5V nominal; 12V reading ~11.80V but within acceptable tolerance.

• Firmware dumps created (initial + verification dump attached).

• ROM Explorer analysis performed (results attached).

• Compatible donor ROM prepared for eventual adaptation.

• Check crc for both dump

I would appreciate an expert review of the acoustic symptom and the firmware/ROM integrity to determine the next steps.

Thank you.

[Franck]

I Will upload the pics of the hard drive
part 1

[Franck]

part 2

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part 3

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part 4

Le vendredi 28 novembre 2025 à 12:57:58 UTC+3, Franck a écrit :

part 3

[Franck]

[juanvd...@gmail.com]

Terminal output ?

 

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part 4

Le vendredi 28 novembre 2025 à 12:57:58 UTC+3, Franck a écrit :

part 3

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[Franck]

sorry for the resolution
there is another file hre that i can't upload due to gmail limitation

[Anonymous]

for the terminal output  i can't reach it  due to an unknown reason (the screen disappears every time I try).
but as soon as I can  do it i will send it here

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[Desert Data Recovery]

What tools do you have?

First thing to check, does the ROM SN match the drive?

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[Anonymous]

I have a usb ttl  for the terminal output.
I have  EZP 2023.
I use seagate F3 rom explorer  and  some basic hex for editing.
soon I will use Dolphin product  and may be will use mrt product again  for november 2026

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[Anonymous]

The rom SN match for both drum but for the  donor I don't think so as it is a  "compatible donor" imo (same architecture ,same ic chip model): same voltage and page)