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WD SpyGlass 190 issue

May 27th, 2025, 20:41

Hi folks,

Just wonder if anyone have an idea how to deal when the WD HDD have 190 issue. cannot read any data from copy0 copy1
but the drive is accessible, get ready and user data accessible, check all heads are ok. I do not want to perform data extraction if 190 is still bad.

Thank in advance.

Re: WD SpyGlass 190 issue

May 27th, 2025, 21:39

Just get the data back

Re: WD SpyGlass 190 issue

May 27th, 2025, 21:55

Zero Alpha wrote:Just get the data back


You mean just perform the data extraction ignore the bad 190?
I am doing that by UA lock and uncheck relocation also TLER config, just wonder if any safer way or better solution to deal with this.

Thank you.

Re: WD SpyGlass 190 issue

May 31st, 2025, 17:14

chen_hdd wrote:
Zero Alpha wrote:Just get the data back


You mean just perform the data extraction ignore the bad 190?
I am doing that by UA lock and uncheck relocation also TLER config, just wonder if any safer way or better solution to deal with this.

Thank you.


Just Lock UA, I would suggest you don't edit anything else in FW for these models.
If you try to read 190 with MOD30 blocked and ignore errors are all sectors bad? If so, PBA may be your only method of recovery.
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