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Author:  kpeddie [ October 20th, 2011, 15:50 ]
Post subject:  Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

Not sure if its something you plan on adding but it would be rather useful. Coming across a lot of WD drives that i could image the majority of data if I had the option of disabling the faulty head in RAM so they would ID. Perhaps a feature for a future release of the Insight software?

Thanks

Author:  Dmitry Postrigan [ October 23rd, 2011, 12:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

Hello,

Thank you for the suggestion! While I cannot promise a firm date, I can tell you that we are working on adding many features for WD drives, including WD head map manipulation. This will happen after we release by-head imaging for Samsung drives.

Author:  kpeddie [ October 23rd, 2011, 15:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

It would make me a happy man! By far the most common drive we have been seeing with faulty heads is WD, im beginning to think that every WD Green drive ever sold must have gone faulty.

Author:  bcometa [ September 12th, 2013, 17:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

This still seems to not be possible, correct?

Author:  Dmitry Postrigan [ September 12th, 2013, 17:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

The ability to disable heads on WD drives was added quite a while ago.

Author:  kpeddie [ September 12th, 2013, 17:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

You cant change it in RAM though, to enable a a drive that wasnt coming ready because of a defective head to come ready by altering the map. Its quite possibly something that you dont intent to offer though.

Author:  bcometa [ September 12th, 2013, 18:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

Quote:
You cant change it in RAM though, to enable a a drive that wasnt coming ready because of a defective head to come ready by altering the map.


This is what I was referring to. Bummer.

Author:  lcoughey [ September 13th, 2013, 8:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

But, you can do it now with the latest DDI 4 release and have been able to for quite some time with PC3K.

Author:  warnerr [ September 13th, 2013, 9:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

You know how to make me cry, Luke!

Author:  LarrySabo [ September 13th, 2013, 9:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

lcoughey wrote:
But, you can do it now with the latest DDI 4 release and have been able to for quite some time with PC3K.

...and the DFL-DE.

Author:  kpeddie [ September 14th, 2013, 22:30 ]
Post subject:  Re: Atola Insight and WD RAM headmap

ye, i bought a couple of pc3k. Its a feature i sometimes use, not very often lately though.

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