WDC WD1502FAEX-007BA0 Bad Sectors?

[speddy411]

Hey guys,

a friend just gave me his WDC WD1502FAEX-007BA0 1500GB.
He told me that, after some mb of data copied, the drive starts "ticking" and explorer.exe is fu****.
So I booted to MHHD32 v 4.6 and started ERASE. After 644mb I got an "Catastrophical Error".

After that I tried SCAN with Erase Delays ON but after about 5min or so it stops again and instead of blocks I only see a "w".

Could someone just tell me what might be the Problem?

[Vulcan]

after some mb of data copied, the drive starts "ticking" and explorer.exe is fu****.
So I booted to MHHD32 v 4.6 and started ERASE. After 644mb I got an "Catastrophical Error".

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Could someone just tell me what might be the Problem?

Internal problems (e.g. head / media problems) seem most likely, although others are possible. I see no chance for DIY recovery here, so since you don't need the data, IMHO buying a new drive is your cheapest option.

[speddy411]

Hmm ok thats bad. Anyway thanks for your help.

[Vulcan]

You can wait to see if someone else has a different view, based on those symptoms, but I see no point in further investigation if you don't need data recovery (which would cost more than a new drive)

FYI this thread was moved, as you posted it in the wrong section (this topic is not related to new DR technology etc.). When you get a notification in your email to read an update to the thread, that will still link to the correct place.

Good luck

[speddy411]

Sorry for the wrong Topic. As you can see Im new to this Board.

Data Recovery isnt even necessary. Everything I need is safe. I just wanted to get the Drive back to work again.

[northwind]

Can't you RMA it?

[BlackST]

Probably NO since the disk prices are almost 3x'ed. A cheaper and quicker option would be finding someone who can refurbish it PROFESSIONALLY, eventually defeating bad head or surface - this means downsize. I am a bit distant...