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leducjjr
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 Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: Worked for Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120GB |
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Searched internet for firmware code (see below), took a few weeks, but found someone with a dead platter.
$20 USD for shipping & handling (he didn't charge for the dead drive itself) and an extra $15 after success, and I grabbed the files off the drive as quick as I could.
FYI, firmware has to be exact - I tried a board with same TLA (Part number) of 6Y120L0 but the firware was yar41bw0 and that one didn't work.
John
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Specs below:
Make: Maxtor
Model: DiamondMax Plus 9
TLA (Part number): 6Y120L0040424
Capacity: 120GB ATA/133 HD
IBM P/N: 24p3784
IBM FRU: 24p3687
Code (a.k.a. Firmware): yar41vw0
LBA: 234441648
ER: +5v 670mA +12v 960mA
Mfg Date: 28nov2002
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dfphoto
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:17 pm Post subject: how did you find the guy? |
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| Hi how did you find the guy with the dead platter and how did you determine the exact firmware? I thought the firmware was the 5 digit number letter combo? |
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leducjjr
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:12 am Post subject: re: how did you find the guy? |
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Hi
No the firmware for Maxtor is sometimes labelled on the back of the drive as "Code:" (I mislabelled my original post and will correct the error if I can).
The model, or part number, is the 6 char id like 6Y120L. It's not labelled on my drives, but some search results that came back for this code had "part no", "part #", etc. in front of the code so I inferred the meaning from this. Ditto for the firmware.
I did a series of Google searches for every code I saw printed on the back of the drive, and some had more hits than others. I even Googled for the manufacture date code 28nov2002!!!
Finally I found a blog that mentioned a dead hard drive with the same firmware number. I emailed the guy and we struck a deal, paid via Paypal and the drive arrived here a few days later. It was a sheer gamble as I didn't know if his logic board was bad or if it was a platter issue. This gamble paid off, thankfully.
John |
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dfphoto
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:47 am Post subject: can you give me the name of the blog? |
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Hi do you have the address of the blog?
Thanks |
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leducjjr
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:56 am Post subject: re: can you give me the name of the blog? |
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Sure, it's:
http://edseek.com/archives/2004/11/29/maxtor-120gb-died/
But I believe this is the only one he had - he's not a reseller or parts guy, this was just a random blog message. Wouldn't hurt to ask if he has more, though.
BTW, I still have the spare drive with firmware yar41bw0 if you're interested in that one...  |
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marceljack
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: Worked for Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120GB |
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| leducjjr wrote: | Searched internet for firmware code (see below), took a few weeks, but found someone with a dead platter.
$20 USD for shipping & handling (he didn't charge for the dead drive itself) and an extra $15 after success, and I grabbed the files off the drive as quick as I could.
FYI, firmware has to be exact - I tried a board with same TLA (Part number) of 6Y120L0 but the firware was yar41bw0 and that one didn't work.
John |
Please find below the compatibility rule sent to me by Maxtor support regarding board replacement (HDD capacity can be different).
| Quote: | | For the following Maxtor hard drive models: Fireball 3, DiamondMax 16, DiamondMax Plus 8, and DiamondMax Plus 9 there is also a GTLA Number on the model (next to barcode on the bottom of the drive). Format 1Y222J2223322. 1, 2 and 3 stand for numbers, Y and J for letters. The numbers 1 and 3 as well as the letter Y need to be identical to be able to replace the PCB on these drives. |
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