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by lcoughey
Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: Donor Drive and Firmware Sourcing
Topic: Module 4F F/W version................... : 0006008MNEED LDR
Replies: 1
Views: 1819

Re: Module 4F F/W version................... : 0006008MNEED LDR

I have zero interest in wasting time guessing what model and family of drive this is referncing. Please provide more details or your request will be removed.
by lcoughey
Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: MRT SSD Tools
Topic: MRT supported SSD controllers?
Replies: 1
Views: 10336

Re: MRT supported SSD controllers?

This was posted by Michael Chiklis on the hddguru forums List of supported SSD controllers on MRT 2184 Samsung SSD CM871 series S4LN054X02-Y030 850 series S4LN045X01-8030 840 EVO series S4LN045X01-8030 840 series S4LN021X01-8030 830 series S4LJ204X01-Y040 470 series S3C29MAX01-Y340 MLC series S3C29R...
by lcoughey
Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

If I can get some free promotion from it, all won't be lost. The funny thing is, as one could argue my bias, it doesn't explain yours or Franc's perspective. They may be portraying us as the villains when, in reality, our main objective is to protect people from unnecessary data loss. Now that I thi...
by lcoughey
Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:00 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

Joep wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:33 pm Luke better watch out, the gang is mobilized ..

https://www.grc.com/x/news.exe?cmd=arti ... 2490&utag=
Awesome! If our efforts pushes them into the right direction, it is a win.
by lcoughey
Sat Nov 18, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

Perhaps better would be to simply compare Spinrite cost, time and results with: ddrescue hddsuperclone R-Studio R-Studio with DeepSpar USB Stabilizer UFS Explorer UFS Explorer with DeepSpar USB Stabilizer RapidSpar DeepSpar Disk Imager MRT DE PC3000-DE The problem is, when testing Spinrite in the pa...
by lcoughey
Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

To me, the GRC forum is a case of a false messiah preaching to blind, uncritical, zealous devotees. No amount of logic from the outside world will sway them. I believe you are correct. It is almost like a cult that convinces people that someone false is true and won't even recognize any evidence to...
by lcoughey
Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:57 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

That's a good post on how data recovery should be done. Nice one! Thanks. I'm sure that they can try to respond with all sorts of mumbo-jumbo, but I can only hope that those who are intelligent and reading my comment will have their eyes opened. I remember getting a case in where the tech ran Spinr...
by lcoughey
Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

While not dealing with the technical side of things, I couldn't help but jump in. Let's see if my first post will be my last.
by lcoughey
Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

It didn't take long. He just called me an ignorant Internet troll. :-) You know way more that Steve does. ;) It just shows how much of a bubble these gusys are in. I don't think there is a data recovery or storage related forum on the English speaking internet where Franc isn't an active member, us...
by lcoughey
Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:30 pm
Forum: Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools
Topic: SpinRite
Replies: 172
Views: 473160

Re: SpinRite

Here is a response from Serge: We’ve noticed cases like this several years ago, i.e. drives which would read 1 of 8 logical sectors from a single physical sector. We thought it might be a bug with our tools, so we spent some time testing this, concluded that this is real drive behavior sometimes, an...