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Easy · 08-24-2002, 07:39 AM

Hi, has anybody here clue about scsi drives? One of my IBM ultrastars doesn't work anymore. When the controller is checking the bus it detects it's name but spits out a message 'request failed'. What to do? There's some important data on it

B40 · 08-24-2002, 07:41 AM

Good luck dude. I'd bring it in to a data recovery place if it's that important.

Hard drive might be fried..

posh rat in hell · 08-24-2002, 08:00 AM

Stay away from IBM drives. They are 'by far' the lowest quality scsi drives. Professional help may be able to recover your data, but that will be expensive.

Easy · 08-24-2002, 08:48 AM

lol, that's exactly what I've thought... thanks anyways

JFPdude · 08-24-2002, 09:16 AM

Ontrack.com

I have had to send 2 IBM SCSI drives to them to retrieve data.

This will not be cheap. But they are the best and will retrieve the data.

Rules for dealing with Ontrack:

Lube anal cavity With High Grade Lube (they do not provide this thier lube has sand and halapieno juice added)

Bend over and grasp both ankles (Give as much room as needed this is going to hurt)

The last hard drive I had recovered by them was 4 grand. Payment in full up front of course and no guarantee that they will retrieve Jack. But they have never failed me.

eru · 08-24-2002, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by JFPdude
Ontrack.com

I have had to send 2 IBM SCSI drives to them to retrieve data.

This will not be cheap. But they are the best and will retrieve the data.

Rules for dealing with Ontrack:

Lube anal cavity With High Grade Lube (they do not provide this thier lube has sand and halapieno juice added)

Bend over and grasp both ankles (Give as much room as needed this is going to hurt)

The last hard drive I had recovered by them was 4 grand. Payment in full up front of course and no guarantee that they will retrieve Jack. But they have never failed me.

$4000??! How much GB did they recover? That's a ripoff nevertheless.

JFPdude · 08-24-2002, 11:16 AM

80 gigs overnight ... it was the cheapest I was able to find.

damac · 08-24-2002, 11:44 AM

Go to ibms site and download a utility you can put on a floppy and do some tests. That is the first step to see if you come up with error codes.

It could be your controller card, who knows.

Do you hear any clicks on power up?

Easy · 08-24-2002, 01:56 PM

nah, it's not the controller... the other three are still running fine. And if tested the damaged HD on another controler with another cable...

And yes.. you can hear it spinning up. The controller detects the drive but says 'request failed' and that's it. Nothing more... but a good hint with IBM site... hopefully I find that tool there, lol

thanks guys

vending_machine · 08-24-2002, 04:04 PM

Did you try reseating all the cables and such, on both the drive and the controller?

Phil21 · 08-24-2002, 05:52 PM

So what is better than IBM Mr. guy?

Theres a reason most HUGE arrays I've worked with/seen have used IBM.

Seagate is good too, but failure rates are pretty much the same and seagate does cost more.

Treat drives as things that *are* going to fail, it's just a matter of when. The whole moving parts is bad thing.

In any case, I've had great luck with IBM drives, Aside from some DoA SCSI drives I've actually not had one fail in probably 100+ years of run-time (i.e. 100 drives x 1yr)

Can't say the same for micropolis, quantum, and seagate. Just luck though, I know.

-Phil

08-24-2002, 07:39 AM	#1
Easy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Backyard Posts: 79	SCSI HD problem Hi, has anybody here clue about scsi drives? One of my IBM ultrastars doesn't work anymore. When the controller is checking the bus it detects it's name but spits out a message 'request failed'. What to do? There's some important data on it

08-24-2002, 07:41 AM	#2
B40 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,020	Good luck dude. I'd bring it in to a data recovery place if it's that important. Hard drive might be fried.. __________________

08-24-2002, 08:00 AM	#3
posh rat in hell Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 403	Stay away from IBM drives. They are 'by far' the lowest quality scsi drives. Professional help may be able to recover your data, but that will be expensive.

08-24-2002, 08:48 AM	#4
Easy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Backyard Posts: 79	lol, that's exactly what I've thought... thanks anyways

08-24-2002, 09:16 AM	#5
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	Ontrack.com I have had to send 2 IBM SCSI drives to them to retrieve data. This will not be cheap. But they are the best and will retrieve the data. Rules for dealing with Ontrack: Lube anal cavity With High Grade Lube (they do not provide this thier lube has sand and halapieno juice added) Bend over and grasp both ankles (Give as much room as needed this is going to hurt) The last hard drive I had recovered by them was 4 grand. Payment in full up front of course and no guarantee that they will retrieve Jack. But they have never failed me.

08-24-2002, 11:16 AM	#7
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	80 gigs overnight ... it was the cheapest I was able to find.

08-24-2002, 11:44 AM	#8
damac Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 81	Go to ibms site and download a utility you can put on a floppy and do some tests. That is the first step to see if you come up with error codes. It could be your controller card, who knows. Do you hear any clicks on power up?

08-24-2002, 01:56 PM	#9
Easy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Backyard Posts: 79	nah, it's not the controller... the other three are still running fine. And if tested the damaged HD on another controler with another cable... And yes.. you can hear it spinning up. The controller detects the drive but says 'request failed' and that's it. Nothing more... but a good hint with IBM site... hopefully I find that tool there, lol thanks guys

08-24-2002, 04:04 PM	#10
vending_machine Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,062	Did you try reseating all the cables and such, on both the drive and the controller?

08-24-2002, 05:52 PM	#11
Phil21 Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ICQ: 25285313 Posts: 993	So what is better than IBM Mr. guy? Theres a reason most HUGE arrays I've worked with/seen have used IBM. Seagate is good too, but failure rates are pretty much the same and seagate does cost more. Treat drives as things that are going to fail, it's just a matter of when. The whole moving parts is bad thing. In any case, I've had great luck with IBM drives, Aside from some DoA SCSI drives I've actually not had one fail in probably 100+ years of run-time (i.e. 100 drives x 1yr) Can't say the same for micropolis, quantum, and seagate. Just luck though, I know. -Phil