[The Solution for Seagate 7200.11 HDDs]

After getting stuck, I unplugged the power, then went to Gradius's revised directions on page 8 of this forum. Also of note different from Garcia's directions was that I put the cardstock under the MOTOR contacts, not the HEAD contacts. Didn't even realize the page 8 directions said to do that until you pointed me at the Canadian link. Thanks much.

I followed those directions exactly, powered down when told to, etc. All three partitions came back perfectly!

Here's the code from my HyperTerminal window after powerdown: (note the very short time to power down, because the disk wasn't spinning due to the cardstock under the motor contacts)

Spin Down Complete

Elapsed Time 0.153 msecs

F3 2>U

Spin Up Complete

Elapsed Time 7.351 secs

F3 2>/1

F3 1>N1

F3 1>/T

F3 T>

F3 T>i4,1,22

F3 T>m0,2,2,,,,,22

Max Wr Retries = 00, Max Rd Retries = 00, Max ECC T-Level = 14, Max Certify Rewr

ite Retries = 00C8

User Partition Format 5% complete, Zone 00, Pass 00, LBA 00008DED, ErrCode 000

00080, Elapsed Time 0 mins 05 secs

User Partition Format Successful - Elapsed Time 0 mins 05 secs

F3 T>

Many thanks to all, Gradius2 and the Canadian dude.

[The Solution for Seagate 7200.11 HDDs]

I tried following the instructions on http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Ho...le-instructions

but found an error--it never told me to use /T to get to the T-level commands.

And, it didn't say to power down the drive, so I didn't.

So I hit /T, then m0,2,2,0,0,0,0,22 (return)

and nothing has happened after 20 minutes.

What should I do? Drive is still on, waiting...

[The Solution for Seagate 7200.11 HDDs]

My drive is under warranty and I could get them to send me a new drive before I return mine.

Would it work to just take the board off the new drive, put it on my old one and get the data off it?