sn 8588 WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0, stays uo, accepts loader

[drdoc]

sn 8588 WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0

This drive acts like it comes ready,
says spun up but enters kernel mode.
editting head map to 0's or 1's gives same result.
did accept a loader but got an error...

Now what ?
Thanks
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Techno mode key
Techno mode key......................... : Ok

RAM:
HDD Info reading........................ : Ok
Heads number............................ : 6
Cyl Count............................... : 256

ROM:
ROM reading............................. : Ok
ROM Data size........................... : 256 Kb
ROM version............................. : 50.77B
ROM generation.......................... : 50.77B
Link table version...................... : 0A.21.
Consolidated ROM version................ : 00500077

ROM Modules:
Flash ROM dir reading................... : Ok
Modules directory address............... : FIXED
Heads configuration..................... : by map
Heads number............................ : 6
Heads number in use..................... : 6
Switched off heads...................... : No
Heads map............................... : 0,1,2,5,6,7
ROM Firmware version.................... : 00500077


View ROM information
ROM Data size........................... : 256 Kb
Firmware version........................ : 00500077
Heads configuration..................... : by map
Heads number............................ : 6
Heads number in use..................... : 6
Switched off heads...................... : No
Heads map............................... : 0,1,2,5,6,7

ROM Modules
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ID : Description
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0A : Heads map
0B : Flash ROM dir
30 : SA Translator
47 : SA Adaptives
0D : Flash configuration
4F : Microprogram version
5A :
5B :

SA Regions
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N : ABA : Size
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0 : 0 : 380 160
1 : 506 880 : 380 160
2 : 1 013 760 : 380 160
3 : 1 520 640 : 380 160
4 : 2 027 520 : 380 160
5 : 2 534 400 : 380 160

Micro Jogs
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LH : PH : Micro Jog (Hex/Dec)
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0 : 0 : CD8/3288
1 : 1 : D50/3408
2 : 2 : CCD/3277
3 : 5 : D2A/3370
4 : 6 : CE5/3301
5 : 7 : D1C/3356



<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< try herad map edit
000000 or 111111 acts the same - kernel mode.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
got it to take a loader and it says this after getting DRD DSC ERR ABR

Model : WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
Serial : WDC-ROM SN# XYZ----
Firmware : 51.0AB51
Capacity : 310.88 GB (651 969 361)


LDR Data uploading...................... : Ok
Techno mode key
Techno mode key......................... : Ok

RAM:
HDD Info reading........................ : Ok
Heads number............................ : 6
Cyl Count............................... : 256


ROM:
ROM reading............................. : Ok
ROM Data size........................... : 256 Kb
ROM version............................. : 50.77B
ROM generation.......................... : 50.77B
Link table version...................... : 0A.21.
Consolidated ROM version................ : 00500077

ROM Modules:
Flash ROM dir reading................... : Module ID 0B reading error Data request error - Device Error Detected: "Unknown error. Error code: 0101"
Heads configuration..................... : default
Heads map............................... : default
ROM Firmware version.................... : Module ID 0B reading error Data request error - Device Error Detected: "VSCE VSC MODE DISABLED"

Service area:
SA dir reading.......................... : Device error detected VSCE VSC MODE DISABLED
SA Access............................... : NONE

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

[dmarques]

Hi,

Is that a Sadle family drive?

I found that those ones often come ready, but H0 is damaged, preventing them from reading correctly.