HDD GURU FORUMS

Hello.

I can't get it to work.

Here's what verbose throws out:

Code:

VID=05ACh PID=1209h FS
Error: Target device not found

CONFIG.SYS:

Code:

device=USBASPI.SYS /w /v /e

Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939, nVIDIA nForce 3 250Gb chipset

Has anyone of you managed to load iPod into MHDD? Is it possible?
Have I missed something?

Cheers

Hey guys, I really need your help. This is the only forum I know where I can ask about such things

This should just work like a normal ATA drive using the ZIF to IDE convertor.. Dont use usb- it does not work correctly.

What do you want to do anyway? If you want to scan for bad sectors - use the windwos version - HDDScan for winD0\/\/s .. and use the verify feature- this will work with USB enclosure.

Pozdrowienia and Good luck

PS I like your Joined Time. 0.00 -- Wow. you either 'fixed' that or you are one very bored Piotr. :0]

ppumkin wrote:ZIF to IDE convertor

What is ZIF? Isn't it a connector between iPod's HDD and iPod's motherboard?

Dont use usb- it does not work correctly.

Well, it should work according to specification. So it's just a case of proper troubleshooting (I hope).

What do you want to do anyway? If you want to scan for bad sectors

Not just scan. I want to get rid of them! And I heard MHDD is the best choice (remap feature).

I like your Joined Time. 0.00 -- Wow. you either 'fixed' that or you are one very bored Piotr

I am actually. It was 1 AM in my timezone to be exact. I wonder how you deduced my name.

Pozdrowienia and Good luck

Thanks, cheers

Hello. Did you actually take the hard drive out of the ipod?

It should look like this picture i attached

the white stripe on the top is a ZIF connector (ZERO INSERTION FORCE) or sometimes LIF (LOW INSERTION FORCE)

This uses a thin cabled that connect to the MB of the ipod yes.. but it is actaully the same interface as a PATA hard drive with the 40pins. so buy this (wait up to 10 days or pay some more and get it on Allegro! )

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZIF-1-8-IDE-2-5-I ... 1865wt_932

Connect it direct to your pc onto the ata port and MHDD will pick it up like a normal hdd. (using it over USB has limited functions)


MHDD does not fix bad sectors - it can be used as a tool to fix bad sectors , if the drive supports it. But to directly fix the bad sectors with MHDD you will need allot more knowledge than scan with remap. Now i have not tested it with this G5 drive and i doubt it will. Remapping feature occurs in the internal program of the HDD; if its disabled or missing it wont help you.

Rememeber that MHDD can destroy your data and you could possibly render your hard drive unusable using a "script" or custom commands. Be careful what commands or scripts you might use.

I have about 30 of these drives that are waiting to be fixed (well i am waiting for proper equipment to fix it) -
First do a scan and see how many bad sectors you have. If there are allot- jsut sell it on ebay and get a new one.


PS
I think your surname would be more of a challenge to deduce.
Majewski? Mikolajczak? Michalowski heheheh..

Good luck

Hi. I am back. Sorry for the delay.

I've ordered ZIF to IDE converter as you advised. Hope it fits.

MHDD does not fix bad sectors - it can be used as a tool to fix bad sectors, if the drive supports it.

Depends on drive firmware/controller? What is your prediction?

But to directly fix the bad sectors with MHDD you will need allot more knowledge than scan with remap. (...) Remapping feature occurs in the internal program of the HDD; if its disabled or missing it wont help you.

Hope you can guide after I'm able to access it with MHDD. I'm kind of new to the topic and not totally aware of a whole procedure of drive diagnosing and fixing.
"Internal program" is a firmware alias?

Now i have not tested it with this G5 drive and i doubt it will.

G5?

Rememeber that MHDD can destroy your data and you could possibly render your hard drive unusable using a "script" or custom commands. Be careful what commands or scripts you might use.

I heard it's a powerful tool. Any particular commands I should get round?
Note that I don't care about the data since I already zero filled the drive with DMDE tool.

I have about 30 of these drives that are waiting to be fixed (well i am waiting for proper equipment to fix it)

By "these" you mean MK8009GAL (mine) or MK8010GAH (screenshot)? What equipment? You mean hardware?
Just curious : )

Thank you for your time. You're really helping me out.

PS

Majewski? Mikolajczak? Michalowski

I bet you have lot of polish friends/neighbours : )

MK8009GAL (mine)

*MK3008GAL

Hi.

I suggest just using the commands in the help of mhdd. I have attached an alternative manual for you made by some other guy.All rights belong to him.

In mhdd you can access parts of the drive that you normally should not.(so you can get scripts for a particular model of drive that does one job and wont work on another) These commands are not listed on the help and only professionals know how to use it. They are all different for each model of drive and if you write one bad sector to the wrong place the drive wont start any more.

I do not use mhdd to do this kind of repairs. Please browse the forum and look at the different discussions on tools, hardware and techniques used.

The rest is up to your imagination.

If you would have bet on that- then you would have won but that's only part of the story

There is nothing more I can help you with on this thread. Once you get the converter you going to need to dig deeper for more information.
Good Luck

Finally, I got it!

I've done a surface scan with MHDD. Here's the results:

<3ms 957
<10ms 192458
<50ms 35632
<150ms 379
<500ms 135
>500ms 90

UNC 127
AMNF 46

I've also read SMART attributes but failed to save the results. How can I save the log to a floppy so I don't need to write everything down?

UNC- Uncorrectable
AMNF - Adress mark not found

Both these values are not great news. What you have to do now is ERASE the drive and scan it again. IF ANMF does not disappear then you the hard drive is failing quick.


Try that

PS In either case.. MHDD cant "fix" the BAD areas.

HDD: TOSHIBA MK3008GAL; FW: BU111A; SN: 95H23164M
--------------------------------------------------------
Name Val Worst Raw
Att # 1 : Read error rate : 100 100 0
Att # 2 : Throughput performance : 100 100 0
Att # 3 : Spin up time : 100 100 1360
Att # 4 : Number of spin-up times : 100 100 24726
Att # 5 : Reallocated sectors count : 100 100 403
Att # 7 : Seek error rate : 100 100 0
Att # 8 : Seek time performance : 100 100 0
Att # 9 : Power-on time : 98 98 867
Att # 10 : Spin-up retries : 253 100 0
Att # 12 : Start/stop count : 100 100 21489
Att # 192 : Power-off retract count : 100 100 36
Att # 193 : Load/unload cycle count : 98 98 26788
Att # 194 : HDA Temperature : 100 100 30
Att # 196 : Reallocate event count : 100 100 276
Att # 197 : Current pending sectors : 100 100 175
Att # 198 : Offline scan UNC sectors : 100 100 0
Att # 199 : Ultra ATA CRC Error Rate : 200 253 1
Att # 220 : Disk shift : 100 100 110
Att # 222 : Loaded hours : 100 100 127
Att # 223 : Load retry count : 100 100 0
Att # 224 : Load friction : 100 100 0
Att # 226 : Load-in time : 100 100 253
Att # 240 : Unknown : 100 100 0

What you have to do now is ERASE the drive

I've already zero-filled it under Windows (DMDE) so I wonder if I should try again?

Well the surface is degrading then. If you already erased it and it gives those AMNF then there is no software that will help you fix that.

You can keep on experimenting if you want.

You write down the locations of the UNC and AMNF and tell mhdd to scan repeat the same place over and over and over with REMAP on- until it does not show the error and try the next.(The Hard drive might relocate the sector to a spare one-but its already done that 403 times and these spare sectors are limited) Like i say- this is experimentation only and hdd repairing you will never do that procedure.

If it was 1 or 2 bads then it would be worth trying.

There is not much more i can recommend to you that is feasible.

Thanks.

I've started to look for a new disk but I'll try doing this anyway, just for fun and to get some experiance

Unfortunately, I didn't preserve the scan results but I'll rescan it later. I understand that these are saved to mhdd.log so I just need to copy it to floppy under DOS?

So you're telling me to loop scan with remap on single sectors, right? Threre are 173 of them which is quite much. Is it like some sectors tend to somehow refuse to relocate and therefore need to be scaned in the loop?

Not really refused. Maybe it just cant relocate any more sectors(because the smart log already shows it relocated some-there is a limit for this). Even you did manage to fix all 173 of them i is possible new ones will develop shortly after because the surface is degrading.

Give it a try if you are bored. Best option to get a new one.