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by lcoughey
Tue Nov 28, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

With Steve following me, it didn't take long for him to comment.
by lcoughey
Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

If their objective was to recover the data, it likely would have only taken a few minutes with ddrescue. With a log, they could just pickup where they left off, either by repowering the computer or simply reconnecting the power cable on the drive...in comparrison to SpinRite without the hardware abi...
by lcoughey
Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120GB PCB Issue No Power
Replies: 37
Views: 48053

Re: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120GB PCB Issue No Power

That was an era of drive where the Smooth MCU chip would frequently fry. I tend to swap the board, if I can, just to avoid the rabbit trail.

I'm got a bunch of cases to keep my busy right now, but will see if I can find a working board on our shelf to compare readings.
by lcoughey
Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

Kind of ironic that it failed at 97%. To the best of my knowledge, it was not a hard failure and I assume that there is no data of any value to worry about.

https://forums.grc.com/threads/ssd-has- ... line.1385/
by lcoughey
Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

CrazyTeeka wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:41 am I've never heard of mOLD and btec sectors before. More stuff to learn about. :D
https://www.recoveryforce.com/forums/vi ... .php?t=595
by lcoughey
Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Fzabkar is always welcome here
Replies: 2
Views: 1808

Fzabkar is always welcome here

How dare you help others @fzabkar? I bet that on hddguru, most of the members have used your free information for gain, whether or not they admit it.

https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=43860
by lcoughey
Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

When it comes to mOLD and btec sectors on SMR Seagates, that actually may save a client's data from Spinrite, assuming that every read is with a long timeout. If under 500ms, those sectors will report as bad, rather than give garbage data. The scenario is not much different than my Seagate Grenada w...
by lcoughey
Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

This is a good candidate for a shootout. Why not do the headswap, recover the data, then reinstall the original heads and let SpinRite thrash the drive? My thoughts exactly. It will somewhat depend on what the client decides on my quote and if they will permit me to keep the drive when all is said ...
by lcoughey
Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

So, close to 1/4 of the drive would be lost if it could complete before total failure.
by lcoughey
Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 173
Views: 473162

Re: SpinRite

I have a Seagate recovery case here right now where head 3 reads at the lower LBA sectors, but by about 1%, it isn't reading any sectors at all. I'm confident that I can get near 100% read of this drive after a head swap or possibly even with AFH adjustments. However, what would happen to all those ...