Data Recovery from Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 hard disk
drives
Drives in the DiamondMax Plus 9 family:
60Gb:
6Y060L0, 6Y060M0
80Gb: 6Y080L0, 6Y080P0, 6Y080M0
120Gb: 6Y120L0, 6Y120P0, 6Y120M0
160Gb: 6Y160L0, 6Y160P0, 6Y160M0
200Gb: 6Y200P0, 6Y200M0
250Gb: 6Y250P0, 6Y250M0
Identification: An IDE or SATA hard
drive with a shiny metallic top and a white Maxtor label in the centre.
The "DiamondMax Plus 9" label can be found at the top right
on the hard disk. The model number is located towards the bottom left.
Symptoms:
1. When the computer is powered on the BIOS will identify the drive
as MAXTOR CALYPSO III or
2. When the computer is powered on the BIOS will fail to identify
the drive, or
3. When the computer is powered on it will fail to start and a knocking
noise (produced by the hard disk) will be heard
Recovery possibilities: Data Clinic are often
able to perform a full data recovery on Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 hard
disk with firmware zone corruption
Cause: DiamondMax Plus 9 drives that
are recognised as "MAXTOR CALYPSO III" in the BIOS have
often sustained damage to their firmware zone.
What if I have one of these drives but the symptoms
are different?: This is quite possible, Maxtor Diamondmax Plus
9 hard drives are still prone to all the other problems hard disks
suffer from ie. mechanical failure, logical failure, bad sectors etc.
Electronic Failure: We have noticed
some DiamondMax
Plus 9 drives with blown components on their controller boards
What should I do?: Call the Data Clinic and talk
your problem through with us on 0870 140 2525, or fill
out our auto-form and we'll call you back
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Please note that all modern hard
disk drives are manufactured to very high standards, fail infrequently
and have very similar rates of reliability.
