First it is an authentic 5 wire cable, instead of the knockoff that uses 3 wires which is shown in most of the demonstrations on how to wire it for serial comms to the hard drive. Seagate customer service does not repair hdds, you get a new comparable one without data. A jumper cable to connect to the hard drive txrx 2 pins. How to fix bricked seagate hard disk with illustrations. Even though the driver files look very old, they work with windows 7. The drivers for the usb to serial device not for 64 bit windows os. Hecho esto tenemos vivito y coleando nuestro querido seagate 7200. There are cheaper clones but i heard that the clones have different or no colours on the cables inside. Oct 09, 2012 a few weeks back, my 1tb seagate barracuda 7200. How to fix firmware issue of seagate hdds with dfs diagnostics for. How to debrick your wnr3500lv2 using windows and a usbttl. How to fix bricked seagate hard disk with illustrations webfoobar. Thin slices of pizza can only hold so many toppings before they collapse. I have been using the pc normally the day before, i have even managed to take some screenshots of the new v3 capital ship shaders on eve test server.
After three to five months of normal operation these. Seagate bricked firmware drive fix with pics overclock. The computer stuck on post trying to detect the disk, and the disk activity led was on steady, but it just would not recognize the disk. One thing that was a bit different though was the ca 42 cable that i got, it only had 3 wires, green grd, white rx and yellow tx. Nokia ca42 usb data cable for 3100 5100 6100 6800 7200 phones and seagate hard drive data recovery. I have exactly the same second working disk and im wondering is there a possibility to install good pcb and try to follow this quide. Note that the rx as listed on your cable goes to the tx on the hard drive, and the tx as listed on your cable goes to the rx on the hard drive. Seagate has issued an official statement today, acknowledging all recent problems with some barracuda 7200. Any other problem regarding this specific hard disk model seagate 7200. The gotcha for me was the genuine nokia ca42 cable i was using needed 3v power so i hooked up the ground black to the negative and red 3.
Mar 11, 2012 dont forget, after you have done this fix to update the seagate firmware on the drive. Termianal and cable working properly with older seagate discs. Verify it is stuck in busy state, downloaded victoria 4. I know a lot of people buy this cable to fix problems with seagate 7200. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the following drive models. Seagate offers firmware fix for all problematic barracuda.
Feb 25, 2010 the ca42 cable is a component of a known fix for repairing faulty firmware on a series of seagate hard drives 7200. Plug the sata power cable into the drive, and wait until drive motor stops, listen closely. How to debrick your wnr3500lv2 using windows and a usbttl cable. I am using a nokia usb to uart cable model ca42 with drivers install, alsoo i am. After doing a bit of searching found that there were several issues with the 7200. One thing that was a bit different though was the ca42 cable that i got, it only had 3 wires, green grd, white rx and yellow tx. I was wondering if anyone has an rs232 to ttl converter they are willing to part with. I used a ca42 cell phone cable and it worked perfectly. The gotcha for me was the genuine nokia ca42 cable i was using needed 3v power so. The disk was working as it has been for the past 4 years.
I used a ca 42 cell phone cable and it worked perfectly. Seagate bsy error fix with a black nokia ca42 clone cable dku. Thin slices of pizza can only holdcontinue reading. In most cases it is useful to check old cell phones data cables, if you check their pinouts and find tx, rx, gnd pins, and if this cable connected to computer is recognized as a comport, those cable will be 99% workable. Mar 28, 2016 my method is straight from a forum, i havent tried any other cable other than. These are the programs related to nokia 6680 data cable driver that are currently listed on software 112. There are many on ebay fron os but i was hoping to get one locally. The ca42 cable is a component of a known fix for repairing faulty firmware on a series of seagate hard drives 7200. Dont forget, after you have done this fix to update the seagate firmware on the drive. Contact nitrohelix for any questions about this guide. With sata power cable connected i could feel the disk spinning inside. Hi, the drive i used it on was a seagate barracuda 7200. Plug in the usb cable and install the device using the ca42 cables driver cd.
My method is straight from a forum, i havent tried any other cable other than. Seagate 2tb expansion portable external hard drive usb 3. Hdd guru forums view topic seagate st3500320ns recognized. Ati radeon 2600 raptorgaming lg2 canon mp110 weba ntsc silicon power 500gb acer aspire 4540g samsung scx3205 hp deskjet f4172 usb dsu 11. Serial cable is working properly on the seagate st3160815as with 9600 8,n,1,n when i try to communicate with st3500320ns with 38400 8,n,1,n there is no any answer from pcb. Recuperar hd seagate electrical connector computer. I have checked the serial number of your drive and unfortunately this drive is not affected by the firmware bug. In my case siemens c35 cable was excellent, i recovered with it my seagate 7200. I recommend purchasing a cable you know works such as this one. Sony ericsson k550i samsung sghe390 173 asus geforse2mx400 hp laserjet 1010vin7 lexmark 2350 canon. This lead can also be used for hard drive recovery and we have sold hundreds for that purpose. Nokia usb cable is usbtoserial in disguise hackaday. As a matter of fact you must use the driver cd, if you let windows 7 find the driver for you it will install a driver that wont work you will have to uninstall the driver, or stop it during the install, and then do update driver. Nokia ca42 connectivity adapter cable for nokia phones.
Based on the information posted in the companys forums here, select seagate barracuda 7200. Aug 15, 2012 i used this cable to fix my seagate 7200. The nokia ca42 cable that i used black version with 5 wires. Seagate will apply the fix to bricked drives for free, but i was reluctant to send my.