Samsung HD253GJ 250GB SPINS DOWN

[LordWolF]

Hi all I'm trying to see what could be the reason why this hdd is doing this, when i power it on it clicks 2 times, then it spins down, i was checking on other forums  and people say it could be the TVS chip, heads or preamp, my question is how exactly i know what it is before opening the drive. I know the DIY risk i don't mind loosing the data on this HDD i just want to learn how to fix this type of issues thanks.

[Conray]

Its not TVS , if it was the drive won't spin up.

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Subject: Samsung HD253GJ 250GB SPINS DOWN

Hi all I'm trying to see what could be the reason why this hdd is doing this, when i power it on it clicks 2 times, then it spins down, i was checking on other forums  and people say it could be the TVS chip, heads or preamp, my question is how exactly i know what it is before opening the drive. I know the DIY risk i don't mind loosing the data on this HDD i just want to learn how to fix this type of issues thanks.

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[LordWolF]

Ok excellent thank you for that reply, so everything is on the heads or preamp then. Should i be thinking on getting a donor drive to do the head swap? or is there anything else i can verify before doing that.

[Conray van Biljon]

it can be the pcb or firmware,  Have u done Scots hdd course , if not u should

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 6:04 AM, LordWolF <jvande...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all I'm trying to see what could be the reason why this hdd is doing this, when i power it on it clicks 2 times, then it spins down, i was checking on other forums  and people say it could be the TVS chip, heads or preamp, my question is how exactly i know what it is before opening the drive. I know the DIY risk i don't mind loosing the data on this HDD i just want to learn how to fix this type of issues thanks.

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[LordWolF]

No. I'm really interested in taking that course that's why I'm saving money for that cause i know is not cheap, but is on my future plans
So it could be PCB or Firmware, hmmm i can hot swap the PCB but i don't have any firmware tools. Let's see what i can do.

Thanks for reply

[Networks]

without any firmware tools to work on and diagnose the drive your options are limited to removing the controller board and cleaning the contacts and trying that. I am not sure how you can perform a successful head swap without proper tools either ? I guess if this is just a drive to experiment on and not "customer data" then you have one to "learn" on.

[Conray]

Sounds good let us know the outcome

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No. I'm really interested in taking that course that's why I'm saving money for that cause i know is not cheap, but is on my future plans
So it could be PCB or Firmware, hmmm i can hot swap the PCB but i don't have any firmware tools. Let's see what i can do.

Thanks for reply

[LordWolF]

Quick question I'm trying to find the correct Tx and Rx pins to try something out, do you know by any chance witch ones are?

Thanks

[Conray]

What was the outcome here , did u manage to retrieve data

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Ok excellent thank you for that reply, so everything is on the heads or preamp then. Should i be thinking on getting a donor drive to do the head swap? or is there anything else i can verify before doing that.

[LordWolF]

Hey

yes i was able to retrieve the data with success 98% :). And yes i needed to use a tool that was able to read FW it was a FW issue.

[Madmex]

What tool did you end up using for the firmware?

[LordWolF]

Tool that i bought called SRT.

[Madmex]

Do you have a link or name of the company? I ask because I have a
samsung that I think has firmware problems but I only have the HD
Doctor tools and they don;'t have a samsung one.

K.

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:50 AM, LordWolF <jvande...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tool that i bought called SRT.
>

[LordWolF]

Oh ok, have you tried to use a TLL cable to see what kind of error is giving you?

[LordWolF]

If you want to see the entire process you can check it out here http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=178

[Madmex]

cool, thank you!

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 10:23 AM, LordWolF <jvande...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you want to see the entire process you can check it out here
> http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=178
>