Hello, Yes, you will need a serial link to the PCBA to get a majority of these drives fixed. Also, you will need to short out 2 points in the PCBA as well.
I've fixed many of these for recovery, nut I would not recommend using the drive much afterward. It's a temporary fix and the same problem or worse will occur if you keep using the drive. I've seen this happen on a bench drive. If you are not sure what to do I can work on it for you. I'll charge ya shipping and a small fee :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Joshua MacCraw > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error & fix > > Well randomly at reboot I had my Seagate 750GB stop detecting. So I > verify it's spinning up & go looking for a logic board only to find > there is a known firmware bug known as "BSY" which I gather is the > drive thinking it's busy & not responding. > > So it looks like the fix is a serial link to the logic board where you > can issue a series of commands to reset it. Anyone else run it this & > tired the fix? Tim, can you offer insights? I've ordered a USB-TTL > adapter to give it try since I have all my AV crap on it & don't want > to loose it if possible. > > Really need scrape up the $280 for a pair of WD20EARS but this is my > 2nd newest drive about 1.5yr old! Will be my last Seagate for the near > future for sure! > >
