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These are some real problems experienced by Maxtor hard drives we see in our lab. We are not affiliated in any way with hard drive manufacturers. All the information below is based solely on our experience and we do not make any claims regarding reliability of the specific model. We see mostly failed drives in our lab and therefore we don't have complete statistics.

Maxtor hard drives are well-known for their firmware problems. Firmware of the drive is not located on the PCB as most people think. Main part of firmware is stored on the platter in so-called System(Service) Area. System Area occupies the negative cylinders, usually on the inner diameter and contains a number of firmware modules. If one of the modules becomes corrupted the whole hard drive micro-operating system can't boot up, the drive can't initialize correctly and stops working. If this situation occurs the drive becomes identified with its factory alias(N40P, CALYPSO, SABRE, GRIZZLY etc) quote often with 0 capacity. If you attempt to boot up from such drive or read any data from it you would get "Disk boot failure. Insert system disk and press enter" or "Primary Master Hard Disk Fail" or "No operating system found" or "USB Device malfunctioned" error or "S.M.A.R.T. Capable But Command Failed" or some other BIOS error.

Currently there is no way to fix this type of problem at home. It is not an easy "firmware flashing"; it is quite a complicated procedure and requires use of specialized expensive equipment and deep knowledge of hard drive design and data recovery technology. Luckily, it doesn't usually require opening the HDD in clean room and ordering donor drives, so data recovery in this case shouldn't be too expensive.

Maxtors also well-known for their line of "musical" hard drives that have very high rate of bearings failures. When this occurs spindle gets stuck and motor voice coil starts producing nice futuristic cell phone melody or siren: . Data recovery in such case involves removing platters from such musical drive in class 100 clean room environment and transplanting them into matching donor. This complex and precise procedure requires a lot of experience and use of specialized in-house tools to maintain platters in alignment.

Another issue typical for Maxtor hard drives is damage to the components on the circuit board(PCB). Maxtors are very vulnerable to overheating, power surges and bad power supply unit combined with power streak is usually enough to burn spindle motor controller chip on the logic board. Should this occur the computer would reboot itself, you would normally notice acrid smoke and smell coming from your PC and when powered on the drive would not spin up at all.

Another quite common symptom Maxtor drives have is clicking, knocking or beeping sound. The drive spins up and the head starts clicking right from the beginning with a regular constant sound: . Most often this a sign of bad heads, but before doing any clean room work, it is very important to perform accurate diagnostics and eliminate a chance of possible firmware corruption that sometimes could also cause clicking.

There is one more problem that is typical for all manufactured hard drives: bad sectors. After some period of time magnetic media the platters are covered with starts to degrade and bad sectors appear.
Whenever the drive hits such unreadable bad sector it could start freezing, scratching, ticking and sometimes loud clicking: . This leads to further damage to the surface and causes more data loss. As soon as you start experiencing such symptoms while reading important files stop the drive immediately and consider sending it to a data recovery lab for diagnostics. Any further attempts to read it would just add up to the problems and make more data unrecoverable. In our lab we use special imaging tools that are capable of reading raw sector data ignoring sector checksum check. This is usually the only way to effectively retrieve data from these LBAs.

If you hear your Maxtor hard drive making some other unusual noises visit our Hard Drive Sounds page for more typical sounds these drives make.

If you experience any of the problems above with your Maxtor hard drive and need data recovered from it please fill out Fast Quote Form to get free upfront quote on data recovery from your failed HDD.

Please keep in mind that above information is based solely on experience of Datacent staff. We see mostly failed drives in our Lab and therefore we don't have complete statistics. All brands have their specific problems and there is nothing more reilable than regular backup.

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FAMILIES

D541X
D531X
DiamondMax 8s
DiamondMax 10
DiamondMax 16
DiamondMax 17
DiamondMax 1750
DiamondMax 1750A
DiamondMax 20 VL
DiamondMax 2160
DiamondMax 2880
DiamondMax 30 VL
DiamondMax 30 VL
DiamondMax 3400
DiamondMax 36
DiamondMax 40
DiamondMax 40 VL
DiamondMax 4320
DiamondMax 536DX
DiamondMax 60
DiamondMax 6800
DiamondMax 80
DiamondMax D540X-4D
DiamondMax D540X-4G
DiamondMax D540X-4K
DiamondMax Plus 2500
DiamondMax Plus 40
DiamondMax Plus 45
DiamondMax Plus 5120
DiamondMax Plus 60
DiamondMax Plus 6800
DiamondMax Plus 8
DiamondMax Plus 9
DiamondMax Plus D740X
DiamondMax Plus 10
DiamondMax Plus 11
DiamondMax Plus 12
DiamondMax Plus 17
DiamondMax Plus 16
MobileMax
Fireball 3
Fireball 531DX
Fireball 541DX
Fireball lct20
Fireball Plus AS
Falcon
MaxLine
QuickView
MaXLine II
MaXLine III
MaXLine Pro 500
MaXLine Plus II
40GB ATA 133 HDD
60GB ATA 133 HDD
80GB ATA 133 HDD
120GB ATA 133 HDD
160GB ATA 133 HDD
160GB ATA 150 HDD
200GB ATA 150 HDD
80GB SATA 150 HDD
120GB SATA 150 HDD
160GB SATA 150 HDD
200GB SATA 150 HDD
ONETOUCH III FIREWIRE 400

FACTORY ALIASES

Atlas
Athena
Ares 64k
Calypso
Cheyenne
Durango
Nebula
Excalibur
Nike
N40P
Panther
Proxima
Rigel
Romulus
Vulcan
Falcon
Sabre
Sabre2
Shasta
Grizzly

MODEL LBA HDA PCBA UNIQUE for SATA/IDE/SATA II/SERIAL ATA/PATA DESKTOP CODE drives

6B080M0
6B080P0
6B120M0
6B120P0
6B160M0
6B160P0
6B200M0
6B200P0
6B200R0
6B200S0
6B250S0
6B300P0
6B300S0
6L100P0
6L120M0
6L120P0
6L160M0
6L200M0
6L200P0
6L200R0
6L200S0
6L250R0
6L250S0
6L300R0
6L320R0
6L300S0
6H400F0
6H400R0
6H500F0
6H500R0
4A160J0
4A240J0
4A250J0
4A300J0
4A320J0
4R060J0
4R060L0
4R080J0
4R080L0
4R120L0
4R160L0
90431U1
90641U2
90871U2
91301U3
91741U4
81280D2
81620D2
81750D2
82100D3
82560D3
82561D3
82625D4
83240D4
83500D4
84320D5
85250D6
85400D5
86480D8
87000D8
81620A2
81750A2
82100A3
82560A3
82561A3
82625A4
83240A4
83500A4
84320A5
85250A6
85400A5
86480A8
87000A8
90651U2
90841U2
91021U2
91361U3
91531U3
91731U4
92041U4
92561U5
93071U6
94091U8
30510H1
30680H1
30768H1
30840H2
31024H2
31369H2
31536H2
32305H3
33073H4
34610H6
36147H8
30840U2
31024U2
31536U2
32305U3
33073U4
39768U2
90435U1
90845U2
90913U2
91369U3
91826U4
92739U6
93652U8
90684U2
91024U2
91362U3
91536U3
92049U4
92562U5
93073U6
94098U8
31024H1
31535H2
32049H2
33073H3
34098H4
4W030H2
4W040H3
4W060H4
4W080H6
4W100H6
82561D3
91023H2
91536H2
92049H3
92305H3
93073H4
94610H6
96147H8
91023U2
91536U2
92049U3
92305U3
93073U4
94610U6
96147U8
91023H2
91536H2
92049H3
92305H3
93073H4
94610H6
96147H8
6E040T0
4D020H1
4D040H2
4D060H3
4D080H4
4G120J6
4G160J6
51024H2
51369H3
51536H3
52049H4
52732H6
53073H6
54098H8
51024U2
51369U3
51536U3
52049U4
52732U6
53073U6
54098U8
51023H2
51369H2
51536H2
52049H3
53073H4
54098H6
54610H6
90512D2
90680D3
90750D3
90913D4
91024D4
91360D6
91536D6
91792D7
92048D8
90512D2
90680D3
90750D3
90913D4
91024D4
91360D6
91536D6
91792D7
92048D8
5T010H1
5T020H2
5T030H3
5T040H4
5T060H6
90683U2
90845U3
91024U3
91366U4
91707U5
92049U6
92390U7
92732U8
6E020L0
6E030L0
6E040L0
6Y040LO
6Y060L0
6Y060M0
6Y080L0
6Y080M0
6Y080P0
6Y120L0
6Y120M0
6Y120P0
6Y160L0
6Y160M0
6Y160P0
6Y200L0
6Y200M0
6Y200P0
6Y250L0
6Y250M0
6Y250P0
2F020J0
2F020L0
2F030J0
2F030L0
2F040J0
2F040L0
2R010H1
2R015H1
2B004H1
2B006H1
2B008H1
2B010H1
2B015H1
2B020H1
7H500F0
7H500R0
7Y250M0
7Y250P0
7B250R0
7B250S0
7B300R0
7B300S0
5A250J0
5A300J0
5A320J0
7L250R0
6G160P0
3H400F0
3H400R0
3H500R0
3H500F0
6B200MO
6B300S0
6G160E0
6H400F0
6H500F0
6L160M0
6V080E0
6V160E0
6V200E0
6V300F0
6Y080M0
6Y120M0
6Y160M0
6Y200M0
7L250S0
7L300S0
7V250F0
7Y250M0
6L160P0

SEAGATE - MAXTOR DRIVES after acquisition

STM31000340AS
STM31000640AS
STM3160211A
STM3160211AS
STM3160212A
STM3160212AS
STM3160215A
STM3160215AS
STM3160813AS
STM3160815AS
STM3200820A
STM32320820A
STM32320820AS
STM3250310AS
STM3250320AS
STM3250620A
STM3250820A
STM3250820AS
STM3250824AS
STM3300620A
STM3320613AS
STM3320614AS
STM3320620AS
STM3320820A
STM3320820AS
STM3402111A
STM3402111AS
STM340211A
STM340211AS
STM340215AS
STM3500320AS
STM3500620AS
STM3500630AS
STM3500630AS
STM3500820AS
STM3750330AS
STM3750630AS
STM3802110A
STM3802110AS
STM380211A
STM380215A
STM380215AS
STM380815AS
STM940215A
STM960212A
STM980215A

USB external maxtor hard drives

A01A200
A01A250
A01B120
A01C250
A14A160
A14A200
A14A250
A14B080
B01D300
B14D300
C14W006
C14W010
E01E200
E01G300
E14A200
E14E100
E14E200
E14G250
E14G300
E14H300
F14E200
F14H300
F14H500
G01J060
G14Y006
G14W010
M15B080
M15E200
R01J080
R14E060
R14E100
S01J250
T01J120
T01P160
T01P200
T14E200
T14H300
T14P200
TA1P160
U14E200
U14H300
U15H300
V01J080
X01FWRA040
X01FWRA080
X01FWRA160
X01USB2040
X01USB2120
Y01FWRA060
Y01FWRA080
Y01J060
Y01J080

ALT MODELS

6Y084L2
6Y120L3
6Y160L4
6E040L1

Firmware versions/code

AAH41310
BAC51KJ0
BACE1G10
BACE1G20
BAH41B10
BAH41B70
BAH41BM0
BAH41BY0
BAH41E00
BAH41G10
BAH45ZW0
BAJ41G10
BAJ41G20
BANC1G10
BANC1E50
BCH413k0
BCH41G10
BCJ41G10
DA620CQ0
DAC10SC0
DAH017K0
DAK019K0
EAH41MF0
FA570480
GAK819K0
GAS64812
HA3D1D90
HA3D1DN0
HA421DN0
HA421DD0
HA431DN0
HA431D90
HA431DD0
JAC61HU0
KA201V00
NAR61590
NAR61EA0
NAR61GA0
NAR61HA0
NAR61JA0
NCR31UU0
NCR31V80
RA530JN0
RAMC1TU0
RAMB1TU0
RAMB1TV0
TAH71DP0
VA111630
VA111680
VA111900
VAM51JJ0
WAH21PB0
WAK21R90
YAC614Y0
YAH814Y0
YAH815Y0
YAR41BW0
YAR41KW0
YAR41VW0
YAR51HW0
YAR511W0
YAR51EW0
YCR41VJ0
ZAH814y0

CORRUPTED FW CODE

ALTAIR BAC51KJZ
SABRE BACE7Z4Z
SABRE BANC2B7Z
SABRE BANC2G1Z
ROMULUS DAH017KZ
NIKE EAH41MFZ
GRIZZLY HA3D2DDZ
N40P NAR6253Z
N40P NAR6159Z
RIGEL TAH71DPZ
ARES C64K VAM51JJZ
ATHENA WAH21PBZ
ATHENA WAK21R9Z
CALYPSO YAR41VWZ
CALYPSO YAR42BWZ
CALYPSO YAR42CWZ
CALYPSO YAR42DWZ
CALYPSO YAR42KJZ
CALYPSO YAR42KWZ
CALYPSO YAR42NWZ
CALYPSO YAR42QWZ
CALYPSO YAR42RWZ
CALYPSO YAR42TWZ
CALYPSO YAR43KJZ

External hard drives: Firewire 400/800 / USB / USB 2.0 / eSATA

OneTouch 4 Plus
OneTouch III Turbo Edition
OneTouch 4 Mini
BlackArmor
Central Axis
Shared Storage
Basics
STM305004OTA3E5-RK
STM307504OTA3E5-RK
STM310004OTA3E5-RK
STM302504OTB3E5-RK
STM305004OTB3E5-RK
STM307504OTB3E5-RK
STM310004OTB3E5-RK
STM305004OTA3E5-RK
STM310004OTB3E5-RK
STM303204OTA3E1-RK
STM305004OTA3E1-RK
STM307504OTA3E1-RK
STM310004OTA3E1-RK
STM302503OTB3E1-RK
STM303204OTB3E1-RK
STM305004OTB3E1-RK
STM307504OTB3E1-RK
STM310004OTB3E1-RK
STM901603OTA3E1-RK
STM902503OTA3E1-RK
STM903203OTA3E1-RK
STM901603OTB3E1-RK
STM902503OTB3E1-RK
STM903203OTB3E1-RK
STM315004OTAB06-RK
STM32000OTAB06-RK
STM903203BAA1E1-RK
STM901603BAA1E1-RK
STM310005CAA00G-RK
STM320004SDA20G-RK
STM310004SSA20G-RK
STM305004N1AAA-RK
STM305004N1AAAS-RK
STM307504N1AAAS-RK
STM310004N1AAAS-RK



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