Listing | TOSHIBA MK1655GSXF 160GB HDD - AS-IS / Parts TOSHIBA MK1655GSXF 160GB HDD ⚠️ FOR PARTS / REPAIR ⚡ 2.5" SATA Drive | Extremely Slow Transfer Rates | Sold AS-IS for Data Recovery or Donor Parts ⚠️ Benchmark Alert: Transfer rates are critically low (Max 1.3 MB/sec). 📊 HD Tune benchmark — extremely low throughput 💾 Toshiba MK1655GSXF - label (similar model) 🔍 SATA connector & PCB view 📊 At a Glance — Performance Issue 💾 160GB (149.1GB usable) ⚙️ 2.5" SATA ⚠️ FAULTY PERFORMANCE 📉 Min. Transfer 0.2 MB/sec 📉 Max Transfer 1.3 MB/sec ⏱️ Access Time > 200 ms (estimated) 📈 Burst Rate Negligible 🛠️ SOLD AS-IS — ✔️ Error scan shows 0% damaged blocks (surface is intact)
✔️ Likely firmware, PCB, or head assembly failure
✔️ No returns on faulty units — ideal for tech specialists 📉 HD Tune: TOSHIBA MK1655GSXF Benchmark
🖥️ Drive Information ModelTOSHIBA MK1655GSXF Firmware version0301 Serial number— (available upon request) Capacity (user)149.1 GB (~160.0 GB raw) Buffer sizen/a (8MB typical) StandardSATA 2.5 / 3Gb/s Supported modeUDMA Mode 6 Current modeSATA/150 (likely degraded) 🔹 S.M.A.R.T : no 🔸 48-bit Address : no 🔹 Read Look-Ahead : no 🔸 Write Cache : no 🔹 Host Protected Area : no 🔸 DCO : no 🔹 Automatic Acoustic Mgmt : no 🔸 Power Management : no 🔹 Advanced Power Mgmt : no 🔸 Power-up in Standby : no 🔹 Security Mode : no 🔸 Firmware Upgradable : no 🩺 HD Tune: Health Status IDCurrentWorstThresholdDataStatus (01) Raw Read Error100100500OK (surface) (03) Spin Up Time9595210 msOK (04) Start/Stop Count939306840OK (05) Reallocated Sectors100100360OK (07) Seek Error Rate756030512344OK (09) Power On Hours8585010450OK (0A) Spin Retry Count100100970OK (C2) Temperature3648036°COK ⚠️ Note: SMART attributes show no reallocated sectors, but benchmark performance indicates a serious issue not captured by basic SMART (likely head/PCB failure). Power On Time : ~435 days — moderate usage, but mechanical/electronic fault present. 🔍 HD Tune: Error Scan ParameterResult / Value Scanned data152,566 MB (full surface scan) Damaged Blocks0.0 % — 0 bad sectors Elapsed Time2:49 (2 hours 49 minutes — abnormally long due to slow speed) Scan Verdict✅ No physical bad sectors — issue is logical/firmware/head related 🧪 Error scan insight: Despite extremely slow read speeds, the drive reported zero damaged blocks. This suggests the magnetic surface is intact, but the drive is stuck in a degraded transfer mode (e.g., PIO fallback, head instability, or PCB failure). Suitable for donor parts (head stack, PCB, magnets) or advanced data recovery. 🛠️ What does "FOR PARTS" mean?
- Drive powers on and spins up
- Recognized by BIOS / OS but extremely slow
- Likely causes: failed preamp, weak heads, PCB logic issue, or firmware corruption
- No physical bad sectors (surface is good)
🔧 Potential Uses
- Donor for head stack assembly (HSA)
- PCB swap / ROM transfer (same model)
- Magnets, platters, spindle motor
- Advanced data recovery practice
📦 What’s included
- TOSHIBA MK1655GSXF 160GB HDD
- Full HD Tune report (as shown)
- Anti-static bag
- No warranty / no returns on faulty units
⚡ Important: This drive is NOT suitable for everyday use. Please only purchase if you are a technician, hobbyist, or need donor components. ⚡ HD Tune benchmark verified on TOSHIBA MK1655GSXF. Transfer rates: min 0.2 MB/s, max 1.3 MB/s — critically defective performance. Error scan shows 0% damaged blocks (surface intact). Sold AS-IS for parts/repair. No returns due to performance fault.
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