WTB: PCB for Fujitsu MPG3204AT HD (20GB)

[Franc Zabkar]

Does anyone have a Fujitsu MPG3204AT HD (20GB) with a good control
board that they would like to sell?


- Franc Zabkar

 

[Rod Speed]

Does anyone have a Fujitsu MPG3204AT HD (20GB)
with a good control board that they would like to sell?

You'll be lucky given thats what dies like flys with MPGs.

 

[John Crighton]

Does anyone have a Fujitsu MPG3204AT HD (20GB) with a good control
board that they would like to sell?


- Franc Zabkar

Frank this one is for auction but it is in Canada.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39972&item=5155739513&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V

Regards,
John Crighton
Hornsby

 

[eltan]

I have one, but it cant be power up, u can have it for p&h charges.

eltan
Beleconnen ACT

 

[Franc Zabkar]

I have one, but it cant be power up, u can have it for p&h charges.

eltan
Beleconnen ACT

Thanks. I suspect your HD may have the same problem. I'd still be
willing to try it, though.

However, before you give it away, you may wish to try this recovery
tool:
http://stephan.win31.de/rare/Fujitsu-RecoveryToolV202A.zip

These drives also had UDMA and "drive not ready" issues that were
addressed by a firmware upgrade:
http://www.fcpa.com/support/hard-drives/software_utilities.html

These issues aside, Fujitsu settled a class action suit regarding
premature failures in this model and one other. Here are some URLs I
found interesting:

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cach.../content/topic/2190/+mpg3204at+firmware&hl=en
http://www.sheller.com/SubPage.asp?SubPageID=87
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/13/ouch_fujitsu_to_replace/
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/products/hard-drives/hd-public-statment.html
http://www.hddclassactionsettlement.com/

Fujitsu is quoted as stating that ...

"Fujitsu has received a number of claims regarding some of these
drives [MPG Series and MPF-AH Series], which we believe are due to a
problem with a chip manufactured by a sub-supplier. The chip in
question was packaged using a plastic compound containing inorganic,
phosphorus flame retardant."

One user claims that ...

"Fujitsu sold these drives with foreknowledge of the problem
(oxidizing epoxy on the cirrus logic chip which causes failure over
time)."

See http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/2190/?o=60




- Franc Zabkar

 

[eltan]

Thank Franc, but it is still power-up problem. ie sometime it can power up
sometime not, when power up, no data error etc..

I have one, but it cant be power up, u can have it for p&h charges.

eltan
Beleconnen ACT

Thanks. I suspect your HD may have the same problem. I'd still be
willing to try it, though.

However, before you give it away, you may wish to try this recovery
tool:
http://stephan.win31.de/rare/Fujitsu-RecoveryToolV202A.zip

These drives also had UDMA and "drive not ready" issues that were
addressed by a firmware upgrade:
http://www.fcpa.com/support/hard-drives/software_utilities.html

These issues aside, Fujitsu settled a class action suit regarding
premature failures in this model and one other. Here are some URLs I
found interesting:

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cach.../content/topic/2190/+mpg3204at+firmware&hl=en
http://www.sheller.com/SubPage.asp?SubPageID=87
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/13/ouch_fujitsu_to_replace/
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/products/hard-drives/hd-public-statment.html
http://www.hddclassactionsettlement.com/

Fujitsu is quoted as stating that ...

"Fujitsu has received a number of claims regarding some of these
drives [MPG Series and MPF-AH Series], which we believe are due to a
problem with a chip manufactured by a sub-supplier. The chip in
question was packaged using a plastic compound containing inorganic,
phosphorus flame retardant."

One user claims that ...

"Fujitsu sold these drives with foreknowledge of the problem
(oxidizing epoxy on the cirrus logic chip which causes failure over
time)."

See http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/2190/?o=60




- Franc Zabkar

 

[Franc Zabkar]

Thank Franc, but it is still power-up problem. ie sometime it can power up
sometime not, when power up, no data error etc..

OK, in that case I'd like to accept your kind offer. Can you let me
know how to reimburse you?

I have one, but it cant be power up, u can have it for p&h charges.

eltan
Beleconnen ACT

Thanks. I suspect your HD may have the same problem. I'd still be
willing to try it, though.

However, before you give it away, you may wish to try this recovery
tool:
http://stephan.win31.de/rare/Fujitsu-RecoveryToolV202A.zip

These drives also had UDMA and "drive not ready" issues that were
addressed by a firmware upgrade:
http://www.fcpa.com/support/hard-drives/software_utilities.html

These issues aside, Fujitsu settled a class action suit regarding
premature failures in this model and one other. Here are some URLs I
found interesting:

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cach.../content/topic/2190/+mpg3204at+firmware&hl=en
http://www.sheller.com/SubPage.asp?SubPageID=87
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/13/ouch_fujitsu_to_replace/
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/products/hard-drives/hd-public-statment.html
http://www.hddclassactionsettlement.com/

Fujitsu is quoted as stating that ...

"Fujitsu has received a number of claims regarding some of these
drives [MPG Series and MPF-AH Series], which we believe are due to a
problem with a chip manufactured by a sub-supplier. The chip in
question was packaged using a plastic compound containing inorganic,
phosphorus flame retardant."

One user claims that ...

"Fujitsu sold these drives with foreknowledge of the problem
(oxidizing epoxy on the cirrus logic chip which causes failure over
time)."

See http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/2190/?o=60

Does anyone have a Fujitsu MPG3204AT HD (20GB) with a good control
board that they would like to sell?

- Franc Zabkar

- Franc Zabkar

 

[Fred Ferd]

Fujitsu Australia didnt settle, the arses.

I hear Maintain Axis went into receivership after selling Fujitsu drives
to U of New ,
and having them struck off as a U of New supplier because of this problem
with the MPG's.


Retailers lost fortunes because wholesalers replace MPG's with MPG's and
MPG's are worthless - who can trust a MPG ?? You couldn't put them in a
computer because your name would be mud
if customers looked in the computer and saw that the had a fujitsu mpg...

These issues aside, Fujitsu settled a class action suit regarding
premature failures in this model and one other. Here are some URLs I
found interesting:

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cach.../content/topic/2190/+mpg3204at+firmware&hl=en
http://www.sheller.com/SubPage.asp?SubPageID=87
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/13/ouch_fujitsu_to_replace/
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/products/hard-drives/hd-public-statment.html
http://www.hddclassactionsettlement.com/

Fujitsu is quoted as stating that ...

"Fujitsu has received a number of claims regarding some of these
drives [MPG Series and MPF-AH Series], which we believe are due to a
problem with a chip manufactured by a sub-supplier. The chip in
question was packaged using a plastic compound containing inorganic,
phosphorus flame retardant."

One user claims that ...

"Fujitsu sold these drives with foreknowledge of the problem
(oxidizing epoxy on the cirrus logic chip which causes failure over
time)."

See http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/2190/?o=60




- Franc Zabkar

 

[Brownstar]

Thank you sooooooo much for posting that recovery tool, I'm about to
try it out, I hope others with the same problem can find it as well.