How to repair modules 36 and 40?

[300ddr]

Hello forum! This drive model is WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 and FW is 80.00A80 / 00200037.

I've had about 5 drives like this (bad modules 36 & 40) and have never been able to recover them. Ace Support looked at the last one and said it wasn't possible. Then the drive went to another data recovery company and they DID recover the data. The drive I currently have went to a large data recovery company first, who said they could recover the data (but too expensive for my client).

When the drive first came in, it would spin up, stay busy for a while, try to read SA, but eventually (maybe 1-2 minutes later) it would show ABRT light and spin down.

Using hot swap + SA search I found mod 01 and "used in utility." I was able to fix mod 32. This allowed the drive to get ready without hot swap but no LBA access = modules 36 & 40 are bad (along with some B modules which I fixed using a drive with same firmware). Module 36 is all "0000" and module 40 is "0000" for about the first 5%, then looks correct.

I tried writing a donor 36, drive went back to ABRT error and spins down. SA Search could not find 36 or 40. Searching manually through tracks, the best I can find is the header for 40 (not 36), but not the full module.

Since I know recovery IS possible in this situation, does anyone have any ideas? Or can you point me in the right direction?

P.S. All heads are OK. SA Structure Test here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/317958/1494%20SA%20structure%20test.rep

[asmbil]

HI you need full modules rom files here

https://rapidshare.com/files/152106934/WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0-80-00A80-WD-WCAWZ0599112.rar

[300ddr]

That link doesn't work, but I already have 3 full donor backups in my database, however, their modules have not helped me recover the data. Were you thinking I could just move 40 and 36 over? If so, that doesn't work. I tried moving just the missing part of "40" from all 3 donors I have (keeping 36 empty), and that didn't work. I also tried that after moving 36 from the 3 donors, didn't work. Also tried just moving 36 header, no "body," still no luck.

[sosordi35]

Hi,
Do you have firmware for WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0-80-00A80 ??
Your link is dead.
Can you post a new link please ?
Thank you
Best regards
Anthony

[Deki]

Since I have the exact same problem with WD 1TB I am using this thread to look for some answers and help.

WDC WD1001FALS-00E3A0
Firmware: ...................................: 05.01D05
ROM Firmware version.................... : 00010018

Disk was BSY and spin down after a minute or two.
I managed to reach RDY state using hotswap and writing module 01 (got it from tracks) and I also had module 32 damaged which I fixed.

Module 36 (T-List) and Module 40 remain bad so there is no LBA access. Other than that disk ID's OK and works normaly.

Looking forward for your answers.
Deki