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    Maxtor death click

    Well...it was bound to happen. I have a Maxtor drive that just clicks now. First HD failure I've ever had. Funny....it was after I cleaned out the case. I'm thinking the layer of dust was insulating it somehow.



    I popped on a board from a 20GB Maxtor...the clicking stopped, but I'm guessing the size difference caused it not to be recognized. Sadly, I cannot find any of my old IDE drives (i used to be loyal to Maxtor)

    anyone have an old Maxtor drive laying around that you don't need? The one I have that went bad is a 96147U8.


    cheers!
    "Its all about the boom....."

    Guns kill people like spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat.

    We now return you to your regularly scheduled drinking.

    "Fear accompanies the possibility of death.....calm shepherds its certainty"

    Originally posted by Topcat
    AWD is just training wheels for RWD.
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    #2
    Re: Maxtor death click

    What size do you need? I have some small ones_2-10 maybe.

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      #3
      Re: Maxtor death click

      I think I have some 40gb IDE maxtors
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        #4
        Re: Maxtor death click

        well.....according to this, its a 60GB DiamondMax.

        I'll take a pic of the board tomorrow after I see the doc....maybe.... I'll obviously pay S&H as well as a finders fee.

        The data on the drive isn't critical, but i'd like to save it if at all possible....


        yeah......

        "Its all about the boom....."

        Guns kill people like spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat.

        We now return you to your regularly scheduled drinking.

        "Fear accompanies the possibility of death.....calm shepherds its certainty"

        Originally posted by Topcat
        AWD is just training wheels for RWD.

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          #5
          Re: Maxtor death click

          You can't use just any board from any drive of the same make/size/model. You have to use the exact same board from a good drive as the board on your dead drive (exact same part number) and yes they can be different and often are or have several different part numbers for the board for the exact same hard drive part number.

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            #6
            Re: Maxtor death click

            you would have this happen after i dumped 90% of my parts donor drives as scrap.no demand for recovery on older drives.post your needs and i will check.i remember maxtors being some of the easier drives to match boards on.as in not size dependant.

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              #7
              Re: Maxtor death click

              yeah kc...i did the same thing last year. thats what i get.

              what info do i need to provide? This is what i know:
              DiamondMax
              60 GB
              Model# 96147U8
              Manuf Date of 13May2000
              On the biggest chip is a sticker that says A8DNP1
              The board says: Maxtor....FISH'N.M16+....301252104 (i did the ...for the different lines)


              its not crucial data, but i'd like to recover it if at all possible.
              "Its all about the boom....."

              Guns kill people like spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat.

              We now return you to your regularly scheduled drinking.

              "Fear accompanies the possibility of death.....calm shepherds its certainty"

              Originally posted by Topcat
              AWD is just training wheels for RWD.

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                #8
                Re: Maxtor death click

                If you are in doubt about serials and board #'s check the logic chip big black square looking thing make sure it is branded with the same name lets use VIA for example if the numbers on the chip match the numbers on the replacement board and the size of the disk lets just say data will be back where it belongs in your hands.

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