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Hello,

i have this disk that it spin and when i connect to the pc3k, it give DRD DSC.

Them Load the utility

Techno mode key
Techno mode key......................... : Ok

RAM:
Zone allocation table................... : HDDs RAM reading error Techno CMD sending error Device Error Detected: "VSCE PERM OVL NOT LOADED"
Drive is not ready
Drive is not ready
Drive is not ready
SA SPT.................................. : SA SPT determination error Techno CMD sending error Drive is not ready

Drive is not ready
Head number reading..................... : HDDs RAM reading error Techno CMD sending error Drive is not ready
ROM:
Drive is not ready
Flash Dir reading....................... : ROM module 0B reading error ROM IO request error Techno CMD sending error Drive is not ready
Drive is not ready
ROM reading............................. : HDDs ROM reading error ROM IO request error Techno CMD sending error Drive is not ready

Drive is not ready
Firmware version........................ : ROM module 0D reading error ROM IO request error Techno CMD sending error Drive is not ready
Service area:
SA dir reading.......................... : Drive is not ready
Drive is not ready
Drive is not ready
SA Copies avalabled..................... : NONE

Configuration reading................... : Module 02 not found


WHat can i do in this case

Thanks
ZeBong

Hi Acelabs,

Can you confirm this please :

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If it doesn't click it is probably SA
As far as I know Acelab using ABA access to read modules on such models
ABA access will not work w/o inited ATA-overlay and this overlay has not been initilizied as we can see from this error - VSCE PERM OVL NOT LOADED
To fix such a problem AceLab suggested "Load Loader" for WD (actually it loads overlay 11 from external file) after that PC3K will be able to access SA in ABA coordinates
Another problem is the Spider model uses 32-bits ABA coordinates but there is no supported command to access 32-bit ABA on Spider drive, so AceLab decided to bypass such a problem by recalculating ABA to PCHS and access SA with PCHS. This change was made in latest Russian version of PC3K (not sure about English one)

So, if you don't have a good program to work with WD ROYL drives but have only PC3K your actions might be following:
1. You need to get latest version of PC3K which supports Loader for WD ROYL and Spider ABA access
2. You need to get Module 11 with this version - 5C.3BG
3. You need to load that Module 11 and find out the problem

Get A donor

Hot swap might help, but you should copy translator modules (P-list) from the native drive to Donor, then Hot Swap

Good Luck