Maxtor death click

[stretch0069]

Well...it was bound to happen. I have a Maxtor drive that just clicks now. First HD failure I've ever had. Funny....it was after I cleaned out the case. I'm thinking the layer of dust was insulating it somehow.



I popped on a board from a 20GB Maxtor...the clicking stopped, but I'm guessing the size difference caused it not to be recognized. Sadly, I cannot find any of my old IDE drives (i used to be loyal to Maxtor)

anyone have an old Maxtor drive laying around that you don't need? The one I have that went bad is a 96147U8.


cheers!

[styxbound]

Re: Maxtor death click

What size do you need? I have some small ones_2-10 maybe.

[Topcat]

Re: Maxtor death click

I think I have some 40gb IDE maxtors

[stretch0069]

Re: Maxtor death click

well.....according to this, its a 60GB DiamondMax.

I'll take a pic of the board tomorrow after I see the doc....maybe.... I'll obviously pay S&H as well as a finders fee.

The data on the drive isn't critical, but i'd like to save it if at all possible....


yeah......

[brethin]

Re: Maxtor death click

You can't use just any board from any drive of the same make/size/model. You have to use the exact same board from a good drive as the board on your dead drive (exact same part number) and yes they can be different and often are or have several different part numbers for the board for the exact same hard drive part number.

[kc8adu]

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you would have this happen after i dumped 90% of my parts donor drives as scrap.no demand for recovery on older drives.post your needs and i will check.i remember maxtors being some of the easier drives to match boards on.as in not size dependant.

[stretch0069]

Re: Maxtor death click

yeah kc...i did the same thing last year. thats what i get.

what info do i need to provide? This is what i know:
DiamondMax
60 GB
Model# 96147U8
Manuf Date of 13May2000
On the biggest chip is a sticker that says A8DNP1
The board says: Maxtor....FISH'N.M16+....301252104 (i did the ...for the different lines)


its not crucial data, but i'd like to recover it if at all possible.

[Chris Ambriz]

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If you are in doubt about serials and board #'s check the logic chip big black square looking thing make sure it is branded with the same name lets use VIA for example if the numbers on the chip match the numbers on the replacement board and the size of the disk lets just say data will be back where it belongs in your hands.