HTS541020G9SA00 Hitachi 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 20GB and featuring a SATA interface. HTS541020G9SA00 Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 20GB 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive.
All information about the Hitachi HTS541020G9SA00 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, free asked questions, reviews, HDD repair and data recovery.
Hitachi HTS541020G9SA00 Technical Details:
- Manufacturer: Hitachi
Hitachi HTS541020G9SA00 Hard Drives:
- HTS541020G9SA00, PN 0A27491, MLC DA1408, Hitachi 20GB SATA 2.5″ Hard Drive
- HTS541020G9SA00, PN 0A27491, MLC DA1519, Hitachi 20GB SATA 2.5″ Hard Drive
Hitachi HTS541020G9SA00 Failure Symptoms:
- Electrical Failure Symptoms:
Drive is powered, but shows no sign of function;
Disk knocking as the motor fails to spin;
Clicking sound as the heads search or initialize; - Mechanical Failure Symptoms:
Clicking, grinding sounds;
Completely quiet due to ” motor freeze”;
“music” tone as the disk is powered up; - Logical Failure Examples:
Accidental deletion, accidental format, file corruption, software bugs, file system corruption, viruses and malware, and many, many more. - Firmware Failure Symptoms:
drive powers up, but is not recognised by the computer;
Drive powers up, but is recognised wrongly, sometimes with nonsensical characters;
Drive freezes during booting up; - Bad Platter Area Symptoms:
Hard disk still accessible but appear to “hang” or “sluggish”;
Constant Cyclic Redundancy (CRC) errors;
Unable to access folders or files which could be seen; - Complex Failure Model
Hitachi HTS541020G9SA00 Data Recovery & HDD Repair:
When it comes to data recovery one of the most common problems Hitachi HTS541020G9SA00 Hard Disk Drive experience is burnt circuit board(PCB). So if you will need to match a replacement PCB, it is important that you note the “Main Controller IC Number (3.5″)” or “White Label Number (2.5″)” of your current circuit board in addition to the hard drive’s “Model Number“.
Multiple Main Controller IC Number revisions:
0A26228, 0A28669, etc.
Multiple Sticker Number revisions:
0A26799 DA1189C, 0A26799 DA1189B, 0A28639 DA1448A, 0A28639 DA1448_, etc.