Maybe this is worth a look they were helpful to a a guy on another thread
when he emailed them they gave him advice and ideas how to fix the problem
hope it helps
seagate 7200.11 7200.12 hard drive firmware fix kit
Here's the thread were the guy fixed his Seagate LBA 0 error issue I wish I could fix my 2 bricked Seagate drives im starting to suspect there's something wrong with my Usb ports as they both turned unusable when i was working on them on the same laptop
Finally, a valid resolution to the Seagate 0 LBA issue | blog | milos.ivanovic
Hi buzzbomb, thanks for the post. Sorry for the late reply as I've been busy & haven't had the time to look into the problem again (ran out of ideas & sort of giving up!!!). I had a quick look at the link you provided and it looks pretty full-on ... buying hardware kit, cables etc ... I will need to set aside some quality time to look into it seriously ... will let you know how I go ...
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