Hard disk detecting but showing 0 Bytes in BIOS

[Napoleon Arouldass]

Have a seagate 500 gb internal HDD, its detecting in the bios but showing 0 Bytes in BIOS,  

How could that happen ? Is it that somebody formatted in lowlevel in an improper way. or is that some firmware issue thats on 500 GB 7200.11 

Can somebody tell me what to do ?

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[sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk]

Sounds like the 0lba seagate bug that affects 7200.11 & 7200.12 drives. 

Have you tried connecting via terminal to confirm its not the pending bug?

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[sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk]

Just in case anyone doesnt know:

http://forum.hddguru.com/tutorial-resolve-lba-seagate-7200-bios-don-recognize-t11040.html

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[Napoleon Arouldass]

But if thats the case, it ll not detect but this one is detecting. Thats what I want to check with you guys.

-Napoleon

[sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk]

Seagate 7200 has 3 issues

1, 0lba - drive is detected in bios etc

2, drive not detected in bios

3, pending bug

The first two are fixable see the link i posted. http://forum.hddguru.com/tutorial-resolve-lba-seagate-7200-bios-don-recognize-t11040.html

The 3rd you need pc3000, atolo or sd doctor to fix. 

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[Napoleon Arouldass]

Thanks Rambus, Whats that pending bug ? Would be great if you can share some URLS on that.

-Napoleon

[Napoleon Arouldass]

Thanks Rambus, Whats that pending bug ? Would be great if you can share some URLS on that.

-Napoleon

On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk <sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk> wrote:

[sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk]

A seagate drive with the pending bug will stay busy & will not initialise. You can check it via terminal it will just keep repeating the same lines over & over. 

I dont know the fix as i only own a ddi so far. But i do know to fix it you need either a p3000, atola or sd doctor. 

http://forum.hddguru.com/seagate-7200-st3250624a-t10711.html?hilit=Pending%20bug#p141603

On terminal there are: Interface task reset 4096k x 32 SDRAM TONKA15 - 1_Disk S.68 03-14-06 11:24 Head Mask FFFF - Switch to full int. Spin Ready (P)PATA Reset Master AT Er 00 Nwt Er 37 RdWr 0de5f.03.02ef ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00 Niwot: 97f29ff7 b6 97f29ff7.3.525 0000 005f 0000 0000 DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00de5f.03.02ef CE Log ErrCode=37 LBA=105df0b2 Type=5 Add To Pending105df0b2 AT Er 00 Nwt Er 37 RdWr 0de5f.03.02f0 ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00 Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.3.525 0000 005f 0000 0000 DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00de5f.03.02f0 CE Log ErrCode=37 LBA=105df0b3 Type=5 Add To Pending105df0b3 AT Er 00 Nwt Er 37 RdWr 0de5f.03.02f1 ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00 Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.3.525 0000 005f 0000 0000 DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00de5f.03.02f1 CE Log ErrCode=37 LBA=105df0b4 Type=5 Add To Pending105df0b4 AT Er 00 Nwt Er 37 RdWr 0de5f.03.02f2 ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00 Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.3.525 0000 005f 0000 0000 DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00de5f.03.02f2 CE Log ErrCode=37 LBA=105df0b5 Type=5 Add To Pending105df0b5 AT Er 00 Nwt Er 37 RdWr 0de5f.03.02f3 ATA St 50 Er 01 Op 00 0,0000/0/00,00 01 00 Niwot: 9ff79ff7 b6 9ff79ff7.3.525 0000 005f 0000 0000 DiskAccess ReadSector EC=43 at 00de5f.03.02f . etc etc etc.

 

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[Napoleon Arouldass]

Its a 0 LBA Probl, but the thing where i am stuck is after connecting the serial cable to usb and after connecting the power cable the usb device is not detected, windows xp says some problem with hardware 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FztWJVxbM 

I also tried with the driver pointed in the video. and other " prolific " driver, but still nothing is detected, any suggestion is greatly appreciated .

-Napoleon

[clubriza]

I use a nokia ca-42 cable

You can try this driver from nokia
http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/cable-drivers/driver-for-nokia-dke-2-dku-2-ca-42-ca-53-ca-70-ca-101

Try searching seagate ca-42

http://www.overclock.net/t/457286/seagate-bricked-firmware-drive-fix-with-pics/90

Michael

[Napoleon Arouldass]

Thanks for your suggestion. Let me give it a try.

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The link i posted also mentions this possible driver

http://www.the-stickman.com/files/irda-ma620/USB2Serial_Drivers-Dynex.zip

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[Napoleon Arouldass]

Thanks again, but the thing is its not working also many other drivers that i have tested are not :( 

Thats the whole point,should it have SP2, i dont think so, but still its good to get clarified.

-Napoleon

[Napoleon Arouldass]

going to try this  http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm 

[Napoleon Arouldass]

But this also didnt work :( sadly :(

[Napoleon Arouldass]

Tried with  http://arduino.cc/en/Main/USBSerial To make sure Serial communication is proper, 

Good thing is it also has 2 led for RX and TX to verify data communication, 

other good thing is it has supporting driver that was the main reason i choose this.  

Driver can be got from http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Installed now working fine

Tested Serial communication with Fusing RX and TX - Good (REF http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3450)

Now, nothing (No garbage value or No Value , and NO response for Ctr + Z ) is showing in the terminal after the HDD is powered up and the motor comes to rest, tried all the options like removing and plugin the pin again.

Tell me one thing, Can I do that removing wire keeping powered on, I guess so.

Any suggestion what further ....

[Napoleon Arouldass]

But when I disconnect the drive and reconnect It shows

Boot 0x10M

Spin Up  

Does this means serial connection is correct

But If I Press CTR Z no response

Its kind of crazy, Suggestion / Thoughts Pls ..............

-Napoleon

[sup...@rambuscomputers.co.uk]

Ive not seen that cable you have got before so i cant say if its compatible or not. 

First thing i would try is on another working seagate drive & see if you can get terminal working? If that works then you know its the other drive & not what your doing. 

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[Napoleon Arouldass]

Lovely Idea, m going to check that.

[Napoleon Arouldass]

As far as cable is concerned, Its essentially USB to Serial. 

[Napoleon Arouldass]

For ad working drive, its showing the prompt but for ths drive its not, 

Thats wiered. Let me know ur thoughts

-Napoleon

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 3:07 AM, Napoleon Arouldass <meet...@gmail.com> wrote:

As far as cable is concerne, Its essentially USB to Serial. 

[clubriza]

I have heard before about shorting the two read channels to unlock
terminal but usually its to do with bsy bug & not being able to access
terminal to run the fix. Might be worth looking into?

A quick search on mhddguru forum for shorting pins came up with some
info:

 http://forum.hddguru.com/repair-options-st3250310ns-t12744.html?
hilit=Shorting%20pins

http://forum.hddguru.com/seagate-7200-need-help-with-diagnosis-and-fix-t18907-20.html?hilit=Shorting%20pins#p143165

http://www.salvationdata.com/blog/article10042/

Michael

On Dec 29, 10:56 pm, Napoleon Arouldass <meetn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For ad working drive, its showing the prompt but for ths drive its not,
>
> Thats wiered. Let me know ur thoughts
>
> -Napoleon

> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 3:07 AM, Napoleon Arouldass <meetn...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > As far as cable is concerne, Its essentially USB to Serial.
>

> > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 2:17 AM, Supp...@rambuscomputers.co.uk <
> > supp...@rambuscomputers.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >> Ive not seen that cable you have got before so i cant say if its
> >> compatible or not.
> >> First thing i would try is on another working seagate drive & see if you
> >> can get terminal working? If that works then you know its the other drive &
> >> not what your doing.
>
> >> Sent from my iPhone 4S
>

> >> On 29 Dec 2011, at 20:06, Napoleon Arouldass <meetn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> But when I disconnect the drive and reconnect It shows
>
> >> Boot 0x10M
> >> Spin Up
>
> >> Does this means serial connection is correct
>
> >> But If I Press CTR Z no response
>
> >> Its kind of crazy, Suggestion / Thoughts Pls ..............
>
> >> -Napoleon
>

> >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:38 AM, Napoleon Arouldass <meetn...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>> Tried with  http://arduino.cc/en/Main/USBSerialTo make sure Serial

> >>> communication is proper,
> >>> Good thing is it also has 2 led for RX and TX to verify data
> >>> communication,
> >>>  other good thing is it has supporting driver that was the main reason i
> >>> choose this.
> >>> Driver can be got fromhttp://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htmInstalled
> >>> now working fine
> >>> Tested Serial communication with Fusing RX and TX - Good (REF
> >>>http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3450)
>
> >>> Now, nothing (No garbage value or No Value , and NO response for Ctr + Z
> >>> ) is showing in the terminal after the HDD is powered up and the motor
> >>> comes to rest, tried all the options like removing and plugin the pin again.
>
> >>> Tell me one thing, Can I do that removing wire keeping powered on, I
> >>> guess so.
>
> >>> Any suggestion what further ....
>
> >>> -Napoleon
>

> >>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 2:59 AM, Napoleon Arouldass <meetn...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>>> But this also didnt work :( sadly :(
>

> >>>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Napoleon Arouldass <meetn...@gmail.com

> >>>> > wrote:
>
> >>>>> going to try this  http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
>
> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Napoleon Arouldass <
> >>>>> meetn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>>> Thanks again, but the thing is its not working also many other
> >>>>>> drivers that i have tested are not :(
>
> >>>>>> Thats the whole point,should it have SP2, i dont think so, but still
> >>>>>> its good to get clarified.
>
> >>>>>> -Napoleon
>

> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 1:36 AM, Supp...@rambuscomputers.co.uk <
> >>>>>> supp...@rambuscomputers.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>> The link i posted also mentions this possible driver
>

> >>>>>>>http://www.the-stickman.com/files/irda-ma620/USB2Serial_Drivers-Dynex...

>
> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4S
>

> >>>>>>> On 27 Dec 2011, at 11:27, clubriza <supp...@rambuscomputers.co.uk>

> >>>>>>> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>> > I use a nokia ca-42 cable
>
> >>>>>>> > You can try this driver from nokia
>

> >>>>>>>http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/cable-drivers/driver-...
>
> >>>>>>> > Try searching seagate ca-42
>
> >>>>>>>http://www.overclock.net/t/457286/seagate-bricked-firmware-drive-fix-...

>
> >>>>>>> > Michael
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[Napoleon Arouldass]

Does this solution works for 7200.12 also .... Ju

[Napoleon Arouldass]

Does this solution works for 7200.12 also .... Just curious

[Napoleon Arouldass]

SEAGATE 7200.12

ST500DM002

P/N:1BD142-301

FW:KC44

BIOS Info:

Vendor: ST_M13FQBL

Size: 0 MB

Looks like LBA 0 Issue

Serial Connection made, but Terminal is not showing any output. 

But I dont get any error like this LED: 000000CC

Is this Terminal locking problem, does Terminal locking problem happens for these models and FW number. Also you can give me reasons about What that Error means ( LED: 000000CC ).

What are the pins to fused, Is there some logic to find it on any board or is this board specific.

 

If Somebody has the picture of this board, can share it.

If its not a Terminal locking issue, Whats the issue then that we are dealing with ....

-Napoleon