maxtor STM3500320AS is very slow

[mojimorady]

dear Guru
hi
i have a hdd in the following specifiacation :
Maxtor STM3500320AS , 500GB Sata , 3.5" ,FW: MX1A
when i connect it to pc3000 and turn it on , it start up but not normally same as time when they need soloutions
for corrcting "busy" state , ( i mean when i turn it on it lasts about a minute to reach readiness )
afer reachnig readiness when i try to save its data it takes very long time
I also read "Antipending Soloution " but it was not for "F3 Family" , now please if possible
help me how i can recover the data from it

best wishes

Mojtaba Morady

[hassan]

Hekko
Can you read SA modules?

[mojimorady]

Dear Hassan
my kindest regards to you
i checked all of its SA modules , all are ok .
in F3 windows every thing is ok , the problem is copying data is very slow .
i am confused how i can read the data

best regards

[dmarques]

Hi,

You have to understand why data reading is so slow.
How many sectors does it read at one read? Are you able to make an head map?

Regards.

[hassan]

Hello
Try the following
1- Backup all SA modules then rewrite them again to SA
2- Clear smart
3- build head map in DE and try to image the drive head by head and see if all heads read at the same speed