XPost: aus.computers
From: nospam@needed.invalid
On Tue, 11/25/2025 12:55 AM, Felix wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>> Felix wrote
>>
>>> I noticed a second drive in a Win7 PC was not in File Exploiter, and
didn't appear in file management, so I tried it in a couple of other PC's,
same thing. When I put it in my Linux 22 box it appears unmounted but LM tries
to mount it viz:
>>
>>> https://auslink.info/files/disk1.png
>>> https://auslink.info/files/disk2.png
>>
>>> The motor is running since I can feel the vibrations from the platters
spinning. What could be the problem?
>>
>> Something has likely died in the electronics card
>
> That was my thought
>
>>
>> or the connector isnt connecting properly
>>
>>> What can I do/use to diagnose/remedy it? thanks
>>
>> Try a new cable.
>
> The cable is fine
The drive has IDed itself, and it has populated a SMART display.
The error counter for the cable, is not incrementing. Some
of this drive is working. It takes a very large percentage
of functionality, to get this far! Electronics wise, spinning
motor and all, it's functional.
A drive won't respond in any way, unless the heads load
and the ATA command set firmware is loaded off the platter
and into the controller card. This drive has done all those
things. *Some* info *is* coming off the platter. But as
to what the hell is going on in terms of logical state,
I can't tell from this distance. You can hear it spinning,
you "report no clicks of Death", so it's not signaling
"I'm not feeling well" in the usual way. It's a pretty
weird mix of symptoms if you ask me.
A lot of drives appearing to be this mixed up, they would
stop telling you they were a WD10EVDS. They would stop
responding entirely. Why is this disk responding ???
If you want the data off it, do something now.
Paul
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