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Cant get into ums mode

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Mad Cow:
Remember that there could be some crossed wires inside the actual rubber shielding part of the cable, which you probably didn't check.

Michael7:
I dont know anybody with a h10 so I can try another lead but I took apart my lead and going by the pics on the misticriver site everything looks ok. I could buy one though, they dont cost that much.  :-[

When I switch it on I cant hear anything if I put it to my ear. Am I right in saying that the 6gb is a hard drive and not solid state?

PaulPosition:
Right, the H10s 5GB and 6GB use 1 inches drives. And they're not the run-of-the-mill kind that behaves like cf II flash cards, but rather a type that uses a small ribbon to interface to the board. There are a few going around on e-sway but I don't know whether I trust any seller there.

http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/marketing/Seagate_ST1.pdf

Just to be sure, when you tried to put it in UMS mode, you did completely cut power by taking out the battery to reset the device, right? If so, it does sound like your disc is dead or in real bad shape. Though most reports I've heard had connection going allright but disc showing 0 byte total capacity (ie, none)... Maybe you should try connecting it to another computer, it costs nothing to try.

Michael7:
Ive tried it on my daughters pc and a laptop but came up with the same thing. I wanted to check if the connections to the drive were ok so I tried to get the drive out of the casing but its well in there, is there a knack to it. Also does the ribbon to the drive have a normal compact flash end to it so that I could plug any CF card to it or will I have some soldering to do.

Thanks

Mad Cow:
The ribbon connector has the same amount of pins as a normal CF connector, all you need are the pinout diagrams for both and some soldering skill.

I tried once, when my 6G HD was dead, but I couldn't find any pinout diagrams, so I just hit the drive on a table a couple of times and it worked. Also, you could try to peeling off the label and moving the reading head with a small screwdriver.

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