Can anyone provide me with a PowerMax Diagnostics Code?

[gnuel3]

I have a dead Maxtor HD that I need to RMA, but PowerMax doesnt seem to work for me. I've tried it like 5 times, but it still doesnt work. I really need to RMA asap...

Thanks in advance!

 

[Hyperfocal]

What's the problem with the drive? -- or with powermax?

 

[MDE]

PowerMax won't work on Nvidia chipsets, just call them up and say your drive is dead. I just RMAed my Maxtor and told them PowerMax wouldn't work on my board, and played the clicking sound the drive was making, then immediately got an RMA number .

 

[chess9]

It probably isn't necessary. My code number for a recent drive is: 664s57. Mine also had the "click of death."
-Robert

 

[tomcas1]

For what it's worth the last time I had trouble running Powermax tester the problem was I had not finished loading some pci card drivers . As soon as I loaded the drivers (soundblaster and modem) which got rid of the exclamation marks in Device Manager, Powermax ran without any trouble.

 

[Hyperfocal]

Funny, that 664s57 is the same code I got.

I don't know if it was the click of death, but it would occasionally make a wierd thunk and lose data. It also ran too hot to touch.