> > On Feb 4, 2010, at 3:53 AM, Ruben J=F6nsson wrote: > >> Perhaps you could take a shortcut and use a program which does data = >> recovery? >> Look for testdisk and photorec from Christophe Grenier. >> >> Peter > > This is not for the damaged disk but for a working one. > > The idea was to use the, for me until now, unknown serial TTL RS232 = > interface > to access a working disk. The benefit would be to use only 3 pins = > and simple > ASCII commands through an integrated PIC UART (or a bit banged one) = > instead of > using the (S)ATA interface. > > I hoped that if it is possible it might already be done by now (that = > is reading > and writing to a working hard disk, not trying to recover a broken = > one). > > > /Ruben > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Ruben J=F6nsson > AB Liros Electronic > Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden > TEL INT +46 40142078 > FAX INT +46 40947388 > ruben@pp.sbbs.se > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Be sure to let us know how this works out. I wonder if SSDs ( Solid = State Drives ) are arranged in the same fashion ? Gus -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist