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How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ?

Started byCastor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com>
First post2011-12-27 07:00 -0800
Last post2011-12-28 08:00 +0000
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  How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-27 07:00 -0800
    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2011-12-28 05:16 +1100
      Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-27 14:12 -0800
        Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Kirk Bubul <khbubul@charter.net> - 2011-12-27 18:30 -0600
        Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2011-12-28 17:49 +0000
          Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-28 13:06 -0800
            Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2011-12-28 22:41 +0000
              Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 08:40 -0800
                Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2011-12-29 17:41 +0000
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 10:12 -0800
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2011-12-30 17:11 +0000
                      Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-31 13:58 +0000
                        Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-01 20:31 +0000
            Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Joseph Terner <jtusenet-nospam@gmx.de> - 2011-12-29 19:11 +0000
              Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 12:57 -0800
                Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 10:16 +1100
                Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-30 11:53 +0000
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Salam" <salem@dogfucker.com> - 2011-12-31 04:27 +1100
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-31 13:55 +0000
                      Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Salam" <salem@dogfucker.com> - 2012-01-01 05:44 +1100
                        Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-01 02:33 +0000
                          Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Salam" <salem@dogfucker.com> - 2012-01-01 14:09 +1100
                Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2011-12-30 17:13 +0000
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-31 13:57 +0000
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Salam" <salem@dogfucker.com> - 2012-01-01 05:48 +1100
              Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-30 11:52 +0000
                Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? christophe colomb <christophe.colomb@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 04:06 -0800
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2011-12-30 17:16 +0000
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-31 13:49 +0000
                      Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-01 20:19 +0000
                        Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 08:32 +0000
                          Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Salam" <salem@dogfucker.com> - 2012-01-02 20:00 +1100
                          Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-02 17:56 +0000
                            Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 22:28 +0000
                              Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Salam" <salem@dogfucker.com> - 2012-01-03 19:48 +1100
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-31 13:48 +0000
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-01 20:17 +0000
                      Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 08:36 +0000
                        Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-02 17:57 +0000
                          Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 22:30 +0000
                            Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "arno fucker" <af@arnofucker.com> - 2012-01-03 20:06 +1100
                              Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Joseph Terner <jtusenet-nospam@gmx.de> - 2012-01-03 10:14 +0000
                            Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-03 17:27 +0000
                Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 04:14 -0800
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 05:31 -0800
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-31 13:51 +0000
                  Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Joseph Terner <jtusenet-nospam@gmx.de> - 2011-12-30 18:15 +0000
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? christophe colomb <christophe.colomb@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 12:38 -0800
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 12:41 -0800
                    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2011-12-31 13:04 +1100
    Re: How can I reformat a (very) damaged hard disk ? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-12-28 08:00 +0000

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#2235

From"arno fucker" <af@arnofucker.com>
Date2012-01-03 20:06 +1100
Message-ID<9mfupiFjllU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2231
Arno wrote:
>> GMAN <Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net> wrote:
>>> In article <9md8l1FenfU2@mid.individual.net>, Arno <me@privacy.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> GMAN <Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net> wrote:
>>>>> In article <9m8i4lFcp5U1@mid.individual.net>, Arno
>>>>> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>> christophe colomb <christophe.colomb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 30 d?c, 12:52, Arno <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And modern HDDs often have g-sensors, just for this purpose.
>>>>>>>> Also know that what you intend to do is fraud and immoral.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did not want to fraud or being immoral : the drive only fell
>>>>>>> from vertical to horizontal position and I just expected that
>>>>>>> it was not the cause of the problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On a hard surface, a few centimeters is quite enough. 300G is not
>>>>>> that much.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arno
>>>>>>
>>>>> It would rip our body apart.
>>>>
>>>> Depends on the situation entirely. Maybe have a look into
>>>> physics 101? You seem to be pretty weak there.
>>>>
>>>> Arno
>>> FUCK you
>>
>>> Weak is being named after a Muppett!!!!
>>
>> I am sure this does wonders for your credibility.

You never ever had any of that.

> <plonk>

 Bet that will make him curl up and die for sure.

> Arno
> --
> Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: arno@wagner.name

Wota fucking wanker... 

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#2236

FromJoseph Terner <jtusenet-nospam@gmx.de>
Date2012-01-03 10:14 +0000
Message-ID<pan.2012.01.03.10.13.58@xylex.homeunix.org>
In reply to#2235
Someone wrote:
> From: "arno fucker" <af@arnofucker.com>
> Message-ID: <9mfupiFjllU1@mid.individual.net>
> X-Trace: individual.net g6Pgc3Jd9RPQ81nwf7tWaQXzmnN/jM79x7oj13sltxc5s/Ucg=
> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670
> 
> Arno wrote:
>>> GMAN <Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net> wrote:
>>>> FUCK you
>>>
>>>> Weak is being named after a Muppett!!!!
>>>
>>> I am sure this does wonders for your credibility.
> 
> You never ever had any of that.
> 
>> <plonk>
> 
>  Bet that will make him curl up and die for sure.
> 
>> Arno --
>> Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email:
>> arno@wagner.name
> 
> Wota fucking wanker...

You are bound to <http://news.individual.net/rules.php> here, you know?

Obey them or you may lose your posting privileges.

Joseph

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#2239

FromWinniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN)
Date2012-01-03 17:27 +0000
Message-ID<kTGMq.260506$sP1.207875@en-nntp-08.dc1.easynews.com>
In reply to#2231
In article <9mepfbFh4qU4@mid.individual.net>, Arno <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>GMAN <Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net> wrote:
>> In article <9md8l1FenfU2@mid.individual.net>, Arno <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>GMAN <Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net> wrote:
>>>> In article <9m8i4lFcp5U1@mid.individual.net>, Arno <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>christophe colomb <christophe.colomb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 30 d?c, 12:52, Arno <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> And modern HDDs often have g-sensors, just for this purpose.
>>>>>>> Also know that what you intend to do is fraud and immoral.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I did not want to fraud or being immoral : the drive only fell from
>>>>>> vertical to horizontal position and I just expected that it was not
>>>>>> the cause of the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>On a hard surface, a few centimeters is quite enough. 300G is not 
>>>>>that much.
>>>>>
>>>>>Arno
>>>>>
>>>> It would rip our body apart.
>>>
>>>Depends on the situation entirely. Maybe have a look into 
>>>physics 101? You seem to be pretty weak there.
>>>
>>>Arno
>> FUCK you
>
>> Weak is being named after a Muppett!!!!
>
>I am sure this does wonders for your credibility. <plonk>
>
>Arno
The only one who gives a care about my cred is you.

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#2178

FromCastor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com>
Date2011-12-30 04:14 -0800
Message-ID<54e4b42e-9afa-413a-aac0-7207abf97136@t13g2000yqg.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#2175
On 30 déc, 12:52, Arno <m...@privacy.net> wrote:

> And modern HDDs often have g-sensors, just for this purpose.
> Also know that what you intend to do is fraud and immoral.

I did not want to fraud or being immoral. The unit just fell from
vertical to horizontal position so I am not sure this is the
consequence of my problems.

* Is there a way to access to the g-sensors data ?

* Does my SMART data reflect a damage due to a g-shock ?

If the sensors are OK, I suppose I can send the HDD back to WD.
Thanks in advance for helping me.

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#2179

FromCastor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com>
Date2011-12-30 05:31 -0800
Message-ID<180969e3-1693-4eb1-9f0d-19440d96519b@cs7g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#2178
On 30 déc, 13:14, Castor Nageur <guilbert.stab...@gmail.com> wrote:

> * Is there a way to access to the g-sensors data ?

I found that my new Seagate drive has a "g-sense error rate" SMART
property so I suppose this is the sensor you were talking about. I
deduce that my faulty drive does not have the property so it has no g-
sensor.

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#2192

FromArno <me@privacy.net>
Date2011-12-31 13:51 +0000
Message-ID<9m8iavFcp5U3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2179
Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 30 d?c, 13:14, Castor Nageur <guilbert.stab...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> * Is there a way to access to the g-sensors data ?

> I found that my new Seagate drive has a "g-sense error rate" SMART
> property so I suppose this is the sensor you were talking about. I
> deduce that my faulty drive does not have the property so it has no g-
> sensor.

Or none that shows up in the SMART data. It may still have one.
I have seen g-force sensors on drives without that SMART attibute.

Arno
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#2184

FromJoseph Terner <jtusenet-nospam@gmx.de>
Date2011-12-30 18:15 +0000
Message-ID<pan.2011.12.30.18.15.12@xylex.homeunix.org>
In reply to#2178
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:14:31 -0800, Castor Nageur wrote:
> On 30 déc, 12:52, Arno <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> 
>> And modern HDDs often have g-sensors, just for this purpose.
>> Also know that what you intend to do is fraud and immoral.
> 
> I did not want to fraud or being immoral.

This is not about morality. Handling damage is just not covered by this 
sort of limited warranty. This is the reason, why it is called 
"limited". :-)

> The unit just fell from
> vertical to horizontal position so I am not sure this is the consequence
> of my problems.

WD specifies a maximum of 250 G / 2 ms shock non-operating, which is 
rather low. The standard spec for desktop drives is 350 G and up to 1000 
G/ms for notebook drives (all non-operating). So it's quite possible to 
damage a delicate desktop drive fatally by tipping it over on a hard 
surface.

> * Is there a way to access to the g-sensors data ?
> 
> * Does my SMART data reflect a damage due to a g-shock ?
> 
> If the sensors are OK, I suppose I can send the HDD back to WD. Thanks
> in advance for helping me.

The sensors may be accessible over the serial port (RS232, not SATA) of 
the drive. The problem is: Operating a handling damaged drive does more 
damage inside the drive over time, which is visible to the expert eye 
after opening.

Joseph

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#2185

Fromchristophe colomb <christophe.colomb@gmail.com>
Date2011-12-30 12:38 -0800
Message-ID<967d8b56-3612-4352-add5-266c55ab23f5@z25g2000vbs.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#2184
On 30 déc, 19:15, Joseph Terner <jtusenet-nos...@gmx.de> wrote:

> The sensors may be accessible over the serial port (RS232, not SATA) of
> the drive. The problem is: Operating a handling damaged drive does more
> damage inside the drive over time, which is visible to the expert eye
> after opening.

Thanks for all this technical information.
As I said in my previous post, my recent Seagate Barracuda Green
(ST2000DL003-9VT166) has the "g-sense error rate" sensor accessible
through the SMART data. According to the sensor name, I suppose it
detects read errors due to g-shocks so it won't work when the unit is
off.

Because I can not be sure of what damaged my drive unit and because it
is true that I shocked it, I will not return it. The last reason is I
am unable to wipe all my personal data and I do not want to send it to
unknown people.
I will just go to the shop and buy another disk. Moreover, it seems
that HDD prices began decreasing since early December ;-)

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#2186

FromCastor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com>
Date2011-12-30 12:41 -0800
Message-ID<0641062f-96b1-4346-8c45-13169ea06875@q11g2000vbq.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#2184
On 30 déc, 19:15, Joseph Terner <jtusenet-nos...@gmx.de> wrote:

> The sensors may be accessible over the serial port (RS232, not SATA) of
> the drive. The problem is: Operating a handling damaged drive does more
> damage inside the drive over time, which is visible to the expert eye
> after opening.

Thanks for all this technical information.
As I said in my previous post, my recent Seagate Barracuda Green
(ST2000DL003-9VT166) has the "g-sense error rate" sensor accessible
through the SMART data. According to the sensor name, I suppose it
detects read errors due to g-shocks so it won't work when the unit is
off.

Because I can not be sure of what damaged my drive unit and because it
is true that I shocked it, I will not return it. The last reason is I
am unable to wipe all my personal data and I do not want to send it to
unknown people.
I will just go to the shop and buy another disk. Moreover, it seems
that HDD prices began decreasing since early December ;-)

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#2188

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2011-12-31 13:04 +1100
Message-ID<9m78tuFi0gU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2184
Joseph Terner wrote
> Castor Nageur wrote
>> Arno <m...@privacy.net> wrote

>>> And modern HDDs often have g-sensors, just for this purpose.
>>> Also know that what you intend to do is fraud and immoral.

>> I did not want to fraud or being immoral.

> This is not about morality. Handling damage is
> just not covered by this sort of limited warranty.

Thats just plain wrong.

> This is the reason, why it is called "limited". :-)

Wrong again.

>> The unit just fell from vertical to horizontal position so
>> I am not sure this is the consequence of my problems.

> WD specifies a maximum of 250 G / 2 ms shock non-operating,
> which is rather low. The standard spec for desktop drives is 350 G
> and up to 1000 G/ms for notebook drives (all non-operating). So it's
> quite possible to damage a delicate desktop drive fatally by tipping it
> over on a hard surface.

Doesnt meet the fit for purpose test.

>> * Is there a way to access to the g-sensors data ?

>> * Does my SMART data reflect a damage due to a g-shock ?

>> If the sensors are OK, I suppose I can send the HDD back to WD.
>> Thanks in advance for helping me.

> The sensors may be accessible over the serial port (RS232, not SATA)
> of the drive. The problem is: Operating a handling damaged drive does
> more damage inside the drive over time, which is visible to the
> expert eye after opening.

Irrelevant to whether its covered by the warranty. 

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#2164

FromArno <me@privacy.net>
Date2011-12-28 08:00 +0000
Message-ID<9m00kqFqjaU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2160
Castor Nageur <guilbert.stabilo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,

> On of my 2 TB HDD (formatted in NTFS) felt on the floor (the disk was
> off when it felt).

> At first, it looked as if the disk was still working fine but after
> one month of use, the disk began to fail and I completely lost access
> to my data a few days ago.

> Thanks to ddrescue (a wonderful Linux recovery tool), I was able to
> copy the recoverable data to another brand new 2 TB HDD and thanks to
> some data recovery tool, I recovered about 1/3 of my data from the
> copy.
> (hopefully, all my personnal data was backed up so I only lost GB of
> recorded TV shows ;-))

> Actually, it seems that the more I try to read the damaged disk, the
> more it becomes unaccessible.

> I would like to find a way to reformat it so I can use the undamaged
> area of the disk.

Forget it. There is no "undamaged" area. Damage due to mechanical
shock always is head or bearing damage, affecting the whole
device. The defective data is just an indirect effect of that.

Arno
-- 
Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: arno@wagner.name
GnuPG:  ID: 1E25338F  FP: 0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C  0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F
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