Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
Post a reply

To Dmitry: A request/suggestion for MHDD

April 1st, 2005, 2:15

Dmitry,

I know it can be done by making use of many functions (like ATOF, FF) but if you have the time, it would be really good to see a CLONE function which could:

* Generate a separated log (with bad sector lba listing)
* Clone directly to another HDD on the other port
* Fill found bad sectors with custom pre-selected strings
* Control the number of read-retries

I understand that you offer MHDD totally free and also that we must be very gatefull for having it - as i fact I am :wink:.

Please take this message as a personal wish to make your great hdd diagnostic tool even better.

I also like to take the oportunity to ask a question:

When an image file is created using TOF, uppon the encounter os a BAD sector what is MHDD behaviour ???

* abort copy
* skip sector (create a negative shift in the image file)
* leave sector blank in image file
* mark sector with some code in image file - (like "BAD SECTOR")

Regards,

-BR-

April 1st, 2005, 10:17

That will be never included in MHDD. I already have drive-to-drive copying functions, but they are disabled in freeware version.

When TOF found a bad sector, it will be blank in image file (no shifts).
Last edited by Dmitry_Postrigan on April 2nd, 2005, 19:34, edited 1 time in total.

April 2nd, 2005, 8:43

Hi Dimitry,
I beg your pardon,what do you mean by"I already have drive-to-drive functions, but they are disabled in freeware version."do you mean that if i were to pay for MHDD ,will i be able to get more features?I love your using your software and hope that some customization is available.I have seen some chinese technician who take 1 day to repair a 40GB drive with many bad sector,using PC3K.I don't know anything about repairing bad sectors except MHDD's remap,erase,erase wait state and makebad.But if there arer many bad sectors,there's nothing i can do,any recommendation??
thanks

April 2nd, 2005, 19:35

I just corrected my message.
Also I do not sell anything, sorry.

Also I do not repair drives, so I cannot suggest what to do :-)

April 3rd, 2005, 8:17

Good day Dmitry,
I would like to tell you that you can teach us a lot of things with your answers.
Thank you very much.
A big hug
Jose Pinto
Post a reply