I took a new donor out of my stock for that
(I never do experiments on the client's drive)
Right now, I bent the head 0
imaging with a head 1
Maybe set in ROM volume lower than the real volume?

I tried to do like a video, not working. (https://youtu.be/gmCOTz0YVfA?t=465)
heads get Damaged, I could not read even modules when the part I added between the coil and the magnet was inside.

Model : ST1000DM003-1CH162
Firmware : HP34
Capacity : 931.51 GB (1 953 525 168)


There is a scratch on the platter 0,
The scratch is very close to the inside of the platter (to the motor) Is there a way to prevent the head to reach scratch?

Did you try donor PCB from same firmware version of the drive, importing RAP, CAP and SAP from the patient ROM? forgot to mention in the original post, I have tried it already, nothing changed Could be a media cache issue or similar file 93 issue as well. 1. The drive stays BSY forever, and cant ge...

I have got a ST9500420AS (7200.4) to recover Symptoms: clicks (probably fell or got hit) Already tried: Replacing the HSA, but clicks ("not" the usual bad heads clicking) but "doesn't" spins down tried to use the donor's top magnet, but still the same Tried to use bottom magnet t...