| Symptom | Safe approach | |--------|----------------| | BSY, DRD+BSY, slow response | Terminal commands ( i ; F3 series) or PC-3000 SA reset | | Bad sectors / pending reallocation | Victoria (remap) or MHDD (ERASE WAIT) | | Translator corrupted | PC-3000 “Regenerate translator from SA modules” | | Heads failing | Confirm via SA module reading; replace heads (cleanroom) + adjust adaptives | | PCB locked | Move 8-pin ROM chip or use external programmer (CH341A) |
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