Samsung Bad Sector Remap

[strubbly]

Hi everyone

Sorry - I am new to this and hope this is not a stupid question.

I have a Samsung SP1614N with 3 bad sectors

I have replaced the drive and restored all the files so I could just discard the drive.

But it has only 3 bad sectors and it doesn't look like it's getting worse. So I would like to just remap them
and use it, maybe for media files I don't care so much about.

I have used the HUTIL from Samsung to "low level format" the drive. This said the drive was OK.

But it's not! I still see the bad sectors if I scan the drive. I use a backup tool called DIXML which reads sector by sector and it still sees the bad sectors. So this is not good for me.

How do I get the drive to remap the three bad sectors so my backup tool no longer sees them?

Thanks!

[guru]

scan disk?

[ppumkin]

Sell it on your favourite auction site. somebody could use it for parts or repair it if they got the right tools. You are lucky to copied the data off- so you can get a few bob back and call it quits.
Dont forget to erase it before selling it.

[BlackST]

Send me the drive with 5 pounds and prepaid shipment and it will come back like brand new, if you want with the 'km meter' reset, also.

[ppumkin]

Hahaah- i never realised you actually did work for 5 pounds. Strange of you. If i could i would pay him 10£ for the drive. but couldn't be asked.

[BlackST]

I do mass repair so 1 more 1 less... The offer is valid 24 hours

[strubbly]

Thanks for all the helpful (-ly intended) advice...

An answer, for those interested:

I found the hacked HUTIL here* and ran the long test with defect free.

The three bad sectors are now remapped and the rest of the drive checks out fine at present.

I guess it won't last for ever, but then HDDs don't


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* Serious thanks to the people who put that up - good work.

[BlackST]

In fact it won't.