Modify G-list/P-list - only with PC3000?

Hi all,

often people in the forum here tell others: "Just erase G-list" or something similar. I wonder if there is a (free?) software-only solution to accomplish modifying G-list/P-list, or does everybody here has the money to buy a PC3000?
Is PC3000 the only solution dealing with the defect lists?

Regards,
weaker

U can use Hdd repair 1.1 for clearing the defects table or use ATA commands .

Thanks for your reply. Does Hdd repair work only with some manufacturer's drives or does is work in a generic way? Is there additional documentation to Hdd repair available somewhere? I couldn't find any.

Regards,
weaker

I have worked on maxtor and wd drives using hdd repair works fine i dont know about others but there is a menu for samsung also havent worked with that no need of documentation not much hard to use if ur having any problems ask here .

I want to test/repair a Seagate drive. Even in version 2.0 everything is the same as in HDD Repair 1.1 (at least it looks like that, the binary files are different though). And as I can't find a tab reading "Seagate" I'm rather hesitatant to try anything I'm not sure of. I doubt that Seagate uses the same commands as one of the other manufacturers listed.

Is there another software than HDD Repair or PC3000 that can modify G-List/P-List? Especially good, if it was working with Seagate drives.

Regards,
weaker

Hdd repair doesnot support seagate yes seagate command and technology is way different from other manufacturers . u can always use the Terimnal commands for repairing seagate . there is also Salvation data .

Yes, where can we download Hdd repair 1.1. What other equipment can read and write to a flash chip?

its not the flash chip that is written its the hdd itself that contains the firmware in it .

I'm very new at this.
Are you saying the Firmware in on the platter and not on a chip.

Why can't I find HDD 1.1 anywhere?

Thanks

@rameez: Thank you. I think with terminal commands you mean ATA-commands?

Terminal commands only work with seagate for that u have to connect it to the COM port ATA commands is something else for more on ATA commands download the sets of ATA commands on hddguru it is kept on the main page .

OK I understand, thank you for enlightening me. I would need additional hardware and connect via COM port to the drive. But everything that needs additional hardware (and perhaps soldering) makes things less attractive

Thanks anyway

weaker