Seagate ST500LT012-1DG142 HDD Recovery Steps

This is one Seagate patient HDD data recovery case from one DFL user in Malaysia.

Patient HDD ID:
Model: ST500LT012-1DG142
Firmware: 0002LVM1
Capacity: 500GB
SN: W3PF0STG

Failure symptoms:
LED reported in the COM terminal after any read attempt in the SA
Data area is not accessible

HDD data recovery steps:

Backup ROM;
Grasp the right time to enter F3 T>;
Change the baud rate to a higher baud rate;
Edit SYS to backup the important SYS file;
Clear G-list and regenerate translator.