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6.6.1.
H
DD resources backup
Fig. 6.7
This operation is available in the '
Tests → Service information' menu. Selecting it allows you to save a backup copy of
the drive's service information to a corresponding folder in its profile (by default, SABackup).
Attention!
To bypass the modules and Sys Files files, which are not essential for a HDD and may cause a freeze
an attempt to read them, the dialog offers the corresponding buttons to 'skip non-critical' items. In certain cases, when
the HDD condition is critical, it makes sense to restrict the volume of data to back up even further by saving just the
ROM content, P-List (module 0x03), translator (module 0x2B) and the Non Resident G-List file (its file descriptor may
vary in different FW, in recent versions it is fixed as vol 3, FID = 0x35). Drive overlays are not unique, they can be
borrowed from another HDD. The same is also true for configuration modules: Saved Mode Pages (module 0x2A), and
Registry (module 0x13).
6.6.2.
W
ork with ROM
This menu contains the commands for ROM reading and writing to a file in drive profile or database. Reading can be
performed via ATA (for an initialized drive that reports on readiness), or via Boot Code (for HDD which cannot reach
the ready status). ROM writing is performed in the Boot Code mode.
If you select an operation that must be performed via Boot Code, the utility will prompt the steps necessary to initialize the HDD.
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The main FW portion is designed for work with drives based on HDA containing up to eight heads. However, there
are also “slim” HDD based on HDA containing fewer heads. Therefore, the manufacturer uses for such purposes
FW unable to read certain modules pertaining to the logs and testing modules for heads 2 – 7 (or 4 - 7). An attempt
to read them from the surface results in a HDD switching to a LED error status and freezing.
