Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320Gb 2.5 SATA HDD

[desertevil]

I have a Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320Gb 2.5 SATA HDD.
it is recognized in bios, HDD Low Level Format tool. but does not open as a hard drive in Explorer..

mhdd and hdd regenerator were performed with errors..

Today I have downloaded this file ((http://files.hddguru.com/index.php?acti ... 6acd30f16e))) but I do not know what further to make

[Vulcan]

I have a Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320Gb 2.5 SATA HDD.

What was the original problem - why are you doing anything with the disk?

What happened to the disk, between the last time it was used successfully, and now?

What is your objective - to use the disk again, or to recover any data from it, or ...?

it is recognized in [...] HDD Low Level Format tool

Did you run this software? If so, did it complete with no errors (you don't mention any errors from this software)?

mhdd and hdd regenerator were performed with errors..

What exactly do you mean by "were performed with errors"? That is too vague, and therefore not very helpful. What were you trying to do exactly, in MHDD? What errors did you see exactly?

Today I have downloaded this file [firmware file link] but I do not know what further to make

Don't even think about trying a firmware update.

If you don't need the data from this disk, and you are happy taking the risks of DIY (i.e. you could make things worse), and if you want to get a better idea of the state of the disk, you could consider adding this disk as a second disk to a desktop machine and using Windows utilities (e.g. HDDScan) to view the SMART data and read-scan the disk, as this type of utility is easier for inexperienced people to use, than DOS utilities.

[desertevil]

1. I want to install windows or Linux. And when it was necessary to specify the drive there was not choice
2. drive worked normally during the year but then started hanging PC
3. Yes i want to use this disk again
4. No there were errors. Only once was completed without errors
5. I tried to scan the drive and remove the broken sectors
6. thank you but I also tried it. so I need a program to update the firmware of my drive

[Vulcan]

@desertevil,

Thanks for those answers. I could understand most of them, except:

If you don't need the data from this disk, and you are happy taking the risks of DIY (i.e. you could make things worse), and if you want to get a better idea of the state of the disk, you could consider adding this disk as a second disk to a desktop machine and using Windows utilities (e.g. HDDScan) to view the SMART data and read-scan the disk, as this type of utility is easier for inexperienced people to use, than DOS utilities.

thank you but I also tried it.

Ah - you didn't mention that you have done this.

Since you have already used HDDScan, then please supply the full SMART data (including raw values), and tell us the result of trying to read-scan the drive.

so I need a program to update the firmware of my drive

No, you don't want to do this. You may find this thread helpful, to explain why you should reconsider your plan:

diy-what-the-big-deal-t12671.html

"Updating the firmware" is almost never the correct answer to a disk problem, and any attempt to do this, can easily make the situation worse.

[poehere]

You problem is not in FW. FW on a HDD is not like a cell phone to flash it and change it as you wish just because your HDD is no longer working for you.

If you want to use this again and keep it then the best one is to refurbish this HDD. No you can not do this one alone. Sorry. But if you refurbish this HDD then it can be used again. What I mean is not a program to refurbish it but a way in the SA that uses the factory setting on it to do this. No unless you have the tools it will not work for you.

If you want help I would try and contact Ramzee on this one he does a lot of refurbishing on HDD and he can tell you if this one can be saved or to trash it. I think he could also do this one for you for not too much money but you would have to send him the HDD to do it he can not help you without it.

[Vulcan]

You problem is not in FW. FW on a HDD is not like a cell phone to flash it and change it as you wish just because your HDD is no longer working for you.

That's explained in the link I sent to the OP, but thanks for repeating the point to help to reinforce it.

[desertevil]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| ID# | Parameter | Value | Threshold | Worst | Raw |
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| 1 | Raw Read Error Rate | 86 | 62 | 86 | 2818111 |
| 2 | Throughput Performance | 100 | 40 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | Spin Up Time | 176 | 33 | 176 | 21474836480 |
| 4 | Start/Stop Count | 99 | 0 | 99 | 2273 |
| 5 | Reallocated Sectors Count | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Seek Error Rate | 100 | 67 | 100 | 0 |
| 8 | Seek Time Performance | 100 | 40 | 100 | 0 |
| 9 | Power-On Hours Count | 89 | 0 | 89 | 4972 |
| 10 | Spin Retry Count | 100 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
| 12 | Device Power Cycle Count | 99 | 0 | 99 | 2166 |
| 191 | G-Sense Error Rate | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 192 | Power-Off Retract Count | 99 | 0 | 99 | 267 |
| 193 | Load/Unload Cycle Count | 88 | 0 | 88 | 125478 |
| 194 | Temperature | 220 | 0 | 220 | 296353398809 |
| 196 | Reallocation Events Count | 100 | 0 | 100 | 5024 |
| 197 | Current Pending Sector Count | 100 | 0 | 100 | 11 |
| 198 | Uncorrectable Sector Count | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 199 | UltraDMA CRC Error Rate | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 223 | Load/Unload Retry Count | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
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[Vulcan]

Thanks for the SMART data. That confirms that the disk is (very) sick, and no firmware upgrade would help.

I can think of a few choices at this stage, depending on whether you wanted to dispose of that disk and whether any personal data had ever been stored on it, but nothing you can do on your own to make the disk usable.

[desertevil]

I had thought to replace the motherboard on the disc, it might somehow help

[fzabkar]

I had thought to replace the motherboard on the disc, it might somehow help

As Vulcan has said, there is no real hope for your drive.

AISI, the following SMART attributes are sick:

| 1 | Raw Read Error Rate | 86 | 62 | 86 | 2818111 |
| 5 | Reallocated Sectors Count | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 196 | Reallocation Events Count | 100 | 0 | 100 | 5024 |
| 197 | Current Pending Sector Count | 100 | 0 | 100 | 11 |

Specifically, the Reallocated Sectors Count has fallen below the threshold, so your SMART software should have told you that the drive has failed. That said, I don't understand why the raw value is still 0. Normally the raw value reports the actual number of reallocated sectors.

In any case, replacing the PCB won't have any effect on bad sectors. Moreover, a straight PCB swap won't work. You need to move the NVRAM chip from patient to donor.

[Vulcan]

Specifically, the Reallocated Sectors Count has fallen below the threshold, so your SMART software should have told you that the drive has failed. That said, I don't understand why the raw value is still 0. Normally the raw value reports the actual number of reallocated sectors.

Hi - Yes, agreed that we would expect the raw value to be as you describe, although the ATA spec doesn't require this, as we both know. Just FYI, the raw value for attribute 5 staying at zero, (even when the "cooked" / "normalised" value has dropped, clearly meaning that sectors have been reallocated), is something I'm seeing specifically on Hitachi disks. Bug or feature?

[fzabkar]

Just FYI, the raw value for attribute 5 staying at zero, (even when the "cooked" / "normalised" value has dropped, clearly meaning that sectors have been reallocated), is something I'm seeing specifically on Hitachi disks. Bug or feature? ;)

ISTR seeing the reverse behaviour in some Toshiba (?) drives. That is, the raw value is quite high, yet the normalised value remains at 100. BTW, I'm not referring to those drives that record the total number of available spares in the uppermost 16 bits.