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Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 28th, 2014, 8:26

The drive data area is inaccessible.

WD800JD-60LSA5

Found bad FW
PRIMARY DEFECT LIST (31)
RBBLIST (32)
G-LIST (34)

P-LIST is OK. But data inaccessible. Full of !!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 28th, 2014, 8:27

Have translation issue.

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 28th, 2014, 8:31

Did translator regeneration... but failed

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 28th, 2014, 8:35

What is the error produced?
Mods and tracks are ok? May have bad sectors in the translator module space allocation.

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 28th, 2014, 14:33

labtech wrote:What is the error produced?
Mods and tracks are ok? May have bad sectors in the translator module space allocation.


CRC Error on SD Tools on both Primary & Secondary.

Translator Regen Fails.

Can't reallocate modules (Due to Limited Feature on SD)

Spildit wrote:Damaged p-list ?
Did you try smart hot swap ?


P-list ok (Mod#33)
Damaged Primary Defects list, Glist and RBBlist.

Checked a good/working HDD, on Good HDD, the Glist is also bad.

No, I didn't try SMART Hot-Swap.
As, the SA is accessible directly, then do you think SMART HOT SWAP might work?

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 29th, 2014, 0:56

Whenever I try to write something on MOD 31, HDD gets POWER RESET. Write fails.

Do You Think, Because of HEAD FAILURE might this happen?

Recently I had an CASE ATA MODULE(MOD#11) Failure. But rewrite fails. According to the history of the HDD, the drive was fallen to the floor. But while I received the HDD would come to READY, No Clicking Noise. SA Area was accessible, only problem was ATA module, but write failed. The case was returned as it was to delivery within 24 hours.

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 29th, 2014, 3:06

shahij wrote:Can't reallocate modules (Due to Limited Feature on SD)

I could do this with MHDD scripts. It should also be possible to do it with SD tools, even if there is no single-click solution.

Just find a non-essential MOD that is large enough and write the contents of your damaged MOD to it. Then edit the directory entries in MOD 01, ie change the MOD IDs and sizes.

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 29th, 2014, 5:09

shahij wrote:PRIMARY DEFECT LIST (31)

31 is Translator. Easily fixable by manually relocating mod to unused service track.

Re: Fixing RBBLIST & P-list.

July 29th, 2014, 5:41

Customer denied to give quoted charge. Case Close.

I'll check the reallocation later by SD tool to another not-important HDD.
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