Hello all,
I've been given this harddrive with a simple explanation;
It doesn't work anymore.
I don't know how it started failing,how it was used,how old it is... (no warranty anymore anymway)
I do know that the motor spins and there are no weird sounds coming from it, so i figured there might be hope to revive it.
At least a partial revival would be nice,in case there's a weak head or damaged platter.

I found out already that the drive is unresponsive, because at powerup it is busy with InitiateMarkPendingReallocateRequest tasks.
It would be doing this every time it is being powered on. Access through terminal would be possible after about 15-20 minutes of waiting for the tasks to finish.

What i've been trying so far;
Cleared SMART with N1 command, then G-List with i4,1,22
Then did the m0,8,2,,,,,22 command, as data recovery is not needed.
But the formatting is taking 48 hours straight now, did i do something wrong? Or should i abort and try something different?

So the terminal is giving me this for 48 hrs; these messages still keep coming at a rate of 2 per second

Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064A9, Len 00019737, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064A9, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064A9, PBA 00000040BFD1, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 49, Wdg 136, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD1
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064AA, Len 00019736, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064AA, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064AA, PBA 00000040BFD2, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 4A, Wdg 137, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD2
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064AB, Len 00019735, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064AB, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064AB, PBA 00000040BFD3, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 4B, Wdg 138, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD3
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064AC, Len 00019734, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064AC, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064AC, PBA 00000040BFD4, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 4C, Wdg 139, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD4
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064AD, Len 00019733, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064AD, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064AD, PBA 00000040BFD5, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 4D, Wdg 13A, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD5
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064AE, Len 00019732, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064AE, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064AE, PBA 00000040BFD6, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 4E, Wdg 13B, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD6
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064AF, Len 00019731, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064AF, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064AF, PBA 00000040BFD7, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 4F, Wdg 13C, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD7
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B0, Len 00019730, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B0, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B0, PBA 00000040BFD8, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 50, Wdg 13D, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD8
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B1, Len 0001972F, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B1, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B1, PBA 00000040BFD9, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 51, Wdg 13E, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFD9
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B2, Len 0001972E, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B2, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B2, PBA 00000040BFDA, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 52, Wdg 13F, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFDA
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B3, Len 0001972D, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B3, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B3, PBA 00000040BFDB, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 53, Wdg 140, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFDB
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B4, Len 0001972C, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B4, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B4, PBA 00000040BFDC, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 54, Wdg 141, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFDC
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B5, Len 0001972B, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B5, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B5, PBA 00000040BFDD, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 55, Wdg 142, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFDD
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B6, Len 0001972A, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B6, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B6, PBA 00000040BFDE, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 56, Wdg 143, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFDE
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B7, Len 00019729, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B7, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B7, PBA 00000040BFDF, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 57, Wdg 143, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFDF
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B8, Len 00019728, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B8, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B8, PBA 00000040BFE0, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 58, Wdg 144, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFE0
TCC-002A
Event: Certify Xfer, Start Blk 0000004064B9, Len 00019727, ððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸåððŸå 00004012A810, Erc 004064B9, Stat 00
Event: Unrec Err, LBA 0000004064B9, PBA 00000040BFE1, Erc 43110081, Trk 6A8, Hd 2, Sctr 59, Wdg 145, ZnGrp 0, Zn 2
Event: Dealloc Defect, Blk 00000040BFE1


All commands that this F3 can do are:


Online CR: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Abort
Online ESC: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Abort Looping Command or Batch File
Online ' ': Rev 0001.0000, Flash, Pause Output
Online '.': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display Active Status
Online '?': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display Diagnostic Buffer Information
Online '`': Rev 0012.0001, Flash, Display Read/Write Statistics
Online '$': Rev 0012.0002, Flash, Display Read/Write Statistics By Zone
Online '{': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Toggle EIB-Specific R/W Tracing
Online ^D: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Toggle R/W Tracing
Online ^N: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Toggle R/W Tracing
Online ^W: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Enable and Init RW Statistics
Online ^O: Rev 0003.0000, Flash, Advance Servo Tracing State
Online ':': Rev 0001.0000, Flash, PrepSecondaryOnlineCmd
Online '!': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display Current Read Channel Settings
Online '<': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Decrement Read/Write Scope Sync
Online '>': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Increment Read/Write Scope Sync
Online '~': Rev 0014.0000, Flash, Display Native Interface Command State
Online ^A: Rev 0013.0000, Flash, Display Firmware Revision
Online ^B: Rev 0012.0000, Flash, Get Thermistor Temperature
Online ^C: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Firmware Reset
Online ^E: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display Native Interface Configuration
Online ^F: Rev 0011.0001, Flash, Display Native Interface Read Cache Information
Online ^I: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display Controller Registers
Online ^K: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display DST Status
Online ^L: Rev 0024.0001, Flash, Display Sign On Message
Online ^P: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Toggle Diag Idle Mode
Online ^Q: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Resume Interface Task
Online ^R: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Enable ASCII Online Serial Port Mode
Online ^S: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Pause Interface Task
Online ^T: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Enable ESLIP Serial Port Mode
Online ^U: Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Congen
Online ^V: Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Toggle Interface Command Echo
Online ^X: Rev 0012.0000, Flash, Display Native Interface and Read/Write Command History
Online ^Y: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Display DST Status
Online ^Z: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Enable ASCII Diagnostic Serial Port Mode
Online ^\: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Toggle Debug Display Enable
Level : '`': Rev 0002.0000, Flash, QMON Counters
Level : '$': Rev 0001.0001, Flash, QMON Stats
All Levels CR: Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Abort
All Levels '/': Rev 0001.0000, Flash, Change Diagnostic/ Command Level, /[Level]
All Levels '+': Rev 0012.0000, Flash, Peek Memory Byte, +[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[NotUsed],[NumBytes]
All Levels '-': Rev 0012.0000, Flash, Peek Memory Word, -[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[NotUsed],[NumBytes]
All Levels '=': Rev 0011.0002, Flash, Poke Memory Byte, =[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[Data],[Opts]
All Levels '@': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Batch File Label, @[LabelNum]
All Levels '|': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Batch File Terminator, |
All Levels '*': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Special Batch File Function, *[FuncId],[FuncParm0],[FuncParm1]
All Levels 'A': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Test Space, A[OptsOrParmSelect],[ParmValue],[AddrType],[HdForCylLimit]
All Levels 'L': Rev 0001.0002, Overlay, Enable Looping, L[Opts],[CountOrStopOnErrCode]
Level 1 'S': Rev 0011.0001, Flash, Edit Processor Memory Byte, S[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[MemValue],[NumBytes],[Opts]
Level 1 'U': Rev 0011.0001, Flash, Edit Buffer Memory Byte, U[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[MemValue],[NumBytes]
Level 1 'e': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Down and Reset Drive, e[MsecDelay],[Opts]
Level 1 'm': Rev 0011.0001, Flash, Edit Processor Memory Word, m[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[MemValue],[NumBytes],[Opts]
Level 1 'B': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Buffer Display, B[DisplayBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[Opts],[SymBits]
Level 1 'D': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Memory Block Display, D[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[CompVal],[NumBytes],[Opts],[SizeInBytes]
Level 1 'G': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Generic Read/Write Request, G[Parm0],[Parm1],[Parm2],...[Parm9]
Level 1 'N': Rev 0017.0000, Overlay, SMART Control, N[SubCmd],[SubCmdParm0],[SubCmdParm1]
Level 1 'c': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Buffer Compare, c[SrcBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[ContOnErr]
Level 1 'j': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Display Hardware Jumper Setting, j[HardwareJumperSelect]
Level 1 's': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Call SDBP Cmd, s[Parm1],[Parm2],[Parm3]
Level 2 'J': Rev 0001.0000, Flash, Particle Sweep, J[ Start Cyl ],[ End Cyl ],[ Duration mSec ],[ Dwell mSec ],[ JIT mode ]
Level 2 'U': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Up Drive, U[HoldState],[Hd],[Cyl]
Level 2 'Z': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Down Drive, Z
Level 2 'B': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Buffer Display, B[DisplayBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[Opts],[SymBits]
Level 2 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Buffer Copy, C[SrcBlk],[DestBlk],[NumBlks]
Level 2 'D': Rev 0001.0002, Overlay, LdpcIterationControl, D[itratn cnt],[glbl itratn],[BERP opts],[erasure],[slidewindowjog_sz],[ext itratn]
Level 2 'E': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display / Edit Log, E[LogNum],[ErrCodeOrSpecialFuncKey],[SpecialFunc]
Level 2 'F': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Modify Track Defect List, F[PSctr/LBA],[Action]
Level 2 'H': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Select Logical Head, H[Hd],[SkType],[Options]
Level 2 'I': Rev 0011.0003, Overlay, Display / Modify Adaptive Parameter, I,[GroupId]
Level 2 'K': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Tracking Offset, K[OffsetValue],[PersOrTempOpt],[UnitsOpt],[ChanReload]
Level 2 'M': Rev 0012.0000, Overlay, Set Diag Idle Mode, M[ModeSelect],[ModeMask],[ResetToPowerOn]
Level 2 'N': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Set Direct Write Mode, N[EnableDirWrtModeOpt]
Level 2 'O': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek Repeatedly Between Physical Cylinders, O[StartPhyCyl0],[StartPhyCyl1],[NumSkPairs],[NumSeconds],[Hd]
Level 2 'P': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Buffer Pattern, P[PatternSelOrPatternLow],[PatternHi],[PatternBits],[Opts],[BlkNum],[NumBlks]
Level 2 'Q': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write, Read, Read CHS, Q[Sec],[NumSecs],,[PhyOpt],[Opts]
Level 2 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read CHS, R[Sec],[NumSecs],,[PhyOpt],[Opts]
Level 2 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Logical Cylinder and Head, S[Cyl],[Hd],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 2 'T': Rev 0014.0000, Overlay, Measure Throughput, T[Opts],[CylSkew],[HeadSkew],[MiniZoneSkew],[SkewStep],[LengthInTracks],[OffsetInTracks],[NumberOfRetries]
Level 2 'V': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Verify CHS, V[Sec],[NumSecs],[CompareBlk],[Opts]
Level 2 'W': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write CHS, W[Sec],[NumSecs],,[PhyOpt],[Opts]
Level 2 'X': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display Track Information, X[LogCyl],[Hd],[SysAreaOpt],[Opts],[RowsPerPage]
Level 2 'Y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Retries - DERP, Y[Mode],[MaxRdRetries],[MaxWrtRetries],[OtcTLevel],[Options]
Level 2 'a': Rev 0002.0000, Overlay, Measure Optimum Skew, a
Level 2 'b': Rev 0001.0001, Overlay, BER by Hd / Zone, b[hd][,zone]
Level 2 'c': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Buffer Compare, c[SrcBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[ContOnErr]
Level 2 'h': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Physical Sector, h[Sec],[NumSecs]
Level 2 'i': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Defects On Current Track, i
Level 2 'j': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Wedge, j[WedgeAddr],[NumWedges],[NumSkipedWedges],[TranSize],[Opts],[RegAddr0],...,[RegAddr13]
Level 2 'k': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Set User Cylinder/Head/MiniZone Skew, k[CylSkew],[HeadSkew],[MiniZoneSkew]
Level 2 'l': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Logical Sector, l[Sec],[NumSecs]
Level 2 'o': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Corrupt LBA, o[Lba],[NumBlocks],[BurstSpan],[BurstOffset],[NumberOfRandomCorrupt],[Flags]
Level 2 'r': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Long CHS or Read System CHS, r[LongSec],[LongSecsOrSysSec],[SysSecs],[LongPhySecOpt],[LongOpts],[SysOpts]
Level 2 's': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Physical Cylinder and Head, s[Cyl],[Hd],[ValidKey],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 2 't': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Wedge, t[Wdg],[NumWdgs]
Level 2 'u': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Enable/Disable Channel/Preamp Register Display, u[EnableDisableOpt]
Level 2 'v': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Convert Data Track Percentage To Servo Offset Count, v[Percentage]
Level 2 'w': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write Long CHS or Write System CHS, w[LongSec],[LongSecsOrSysSec],[SysSecs],[LongPhySecOpt],,[SysOpts]
Level 2 'x': Rev 0014.0000, Overlay, Display Zone Information, x[Partition],[Hd],[Zone],[Options]
Level 2 'y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set DERP Retry State, y[Type],[PathState],[RetryStateCnt],[LoopCnt1],[LoopCnt2]
Level 2 'z': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Write Wedge, z[WedgeAddr],[NumWedges],[NumSkipedWedges],[TranSize],[Opt],[RegAddr0],...,[RegAddr13],[TSpacing]
Level 2 '7': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write Verify CHS, 7[Sec],[NumSecs],[WrBufBlk],[Opts]
Level 3 'U': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Up Drive, U[HoldState],[Hd],[Cyl]
Level 3 'V': Rev 0012.0000, Flash, Read or Write Power ASIC Register, V[RegAddr],[RegValue],[WrOpt]
Level 3 'Z': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Down Drive, Z
Level 3 'D': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Measure Seek Access Time, D[SkLength],[SkType],[NumSks]
Level 3 'E': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display / Edit Log, E[LogNum],[ErrCodeOrSpecialFuncKey],[SpecialFunc]
Level 3 'H': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Select Logical Head, H[Hd],[SkType],[Options]
Level 3 'O': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek Repeatedly Between Physical Cylinders, O[StartPhyCyl0],[StartPhyCyl1],[NumSkPairs],[NumSeconds],[Hd]
Level 3 'Q': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write, Read, Write, Read CHS, Q[Sec],[NumSecs],[Opts]
Level 3 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Current Servo Destination, R
Level 3 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Logical Cylinder and Head, S[Cyl],[Hd],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 3 'b': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, LoadUnloadHeads, b[Cmd],[Velocity],[Dwell],[Lock]
Level 3 'f': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Real Time Servo Trace, f[SubCmd],[SubPrm0],[SubPrm1],[SubPrm2]
Level 3 'p': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Physical Sector, p[Sec],[NumSecs]
Level 3 'q': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Logical Sector, q[Sec],[NumSecs]
Level 3 's': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Physical Cylinder and Head, s[Cyl],[Hd],[ValidKey],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 4 'B': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Enable / Disable RVFF, B[NewRvffControlMode]
Level 4 'D': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Measure Seek Access Time, D[SkLength],[SkType],[NumSks]
Level 4 'E': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display / Edit Log, E[LogNum],[ErrCodeOrSpecialFuncKey],[SpecialFunc]
Level 4 'H': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Select Logical Head, H[Hd],[SkType],[Options]
Level 4 'K': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Tracking Offset, K[OffsetValue],[PersOrTempOpt],[UnitsOpt],[ChanReload]
Level 4 'O': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Micro Jog for Logical Cylinder and Head, O[LogCyl],[Hd],[Opts],[SysAreaOpt]
Level 4 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Logical Cylinder and Head, S[Cyl],[Hd],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 4 'U': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Servo Batch Test sub commands, U[SubCmd],[SubCmdParm0],[SubCmdParm1],[SubCmdParm2]
Level 4 'c': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Find Min Or Max Cylinders c[Head],[Mode],[RangeMultiplier],[RetryCountLimit],[FilterTimeConstant]
Level 4 'd': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Display Servo Disc Slip
Level 4 'e': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Enable / Disable PES Output, e[PesLeftShiftCnt],[DisablePesOut]
Level 4 'g': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Display Servo Sector Error Log, g
Level 4 'k': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Get VGA Data, k[OpType],[StartHt],[EndHt],[HtInc]
Level 4 'l': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Scan Track for Servo Defects and ZAP, l[RdPositionOpt]
Level 4 'q': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Display Servo Event Log, q
Level 4 's': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Display Servo Sector Error Count, s
Level 4 't': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display / Modify ZAP Table, t[EntryNum],[EntryValue]
Level 4 'u': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Seek Speed, u[Opts],[SkSpeed]
Level 4 'v': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Butterfly Seek Test, v[StartPhyCyl0],[StartPhyCyl1],[NumSkPairs],[NumSeconds],[Hd]
Level 5 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Enter Servo Matlab Shell, S
Level 5 'B': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Servo Bode Plot, B[BodeType],[InjAmp],[Fmin],[Fmax],[NumFreq],[NumSamples],[EnableTracing]
Level 5 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Generic Servo Command, C[CmdNum],[Parm1],...[Parm7]
Level 5 'D': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read / Unlock DDR Buffer, B[OperateCode]
Level 5 'E': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Measure Disc Eccentricity
Level 5 'G': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Select Servo Controller, G[Head],[Controller],[InputShift]
Level 5 'K': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Servo Disc Slip, K [OperationSelectId]
Level 5 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Servo RAM at Address, R[Addr],[NumBytes]
Level 5 'U': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Enable / Disable Servo Updates, U[VcmDacUpdateOpt],[AToDUdateOpt]
Level 5 'W': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write Servo RAM at Address, W[Addr],[NumBytes],[Data]
Level 5 'Z': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Zap from Disc to Table, Z
Level 5 'd': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Disable / Enable Servo ZAP coefficients and ZAP read, d[ZapControlMode]
Level 5 'e': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Enable / Disable Shock Sensor, e[Operation]
Level 5 'i': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Servo Symbol Table at Index, i[Index]
Level 5 'r': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Servo RAM at Index, r[Index],[NumBytes],[ByteOffset]
Level 5 'w': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write Servo RAM at Index, w[Index],[NumBytes],[Data],[ByteOffset]
Level 6 'B': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Run Batch File, B[BatchFileNum],[DisplayOpt]
Level 6 'D': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Batch File, D[BatchFileNum]
Level 6 'E': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Enter Batch File, E[BatchFileNum]
Level 7 'Z': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Down Drive, Z
Level 7 's': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Write Peripheral Register - channel or preamp, s[OpType],[RegAddr],[RegValue],[RegMask],[RegPagAddr]
Level 7 't': Rev 0012.0000, Flash, Read Peripheral Register - channel or preamp, t[OpType],[RegAddr],[NumRegs],[RegMask],[RegPagAddr]
Level 7 'B': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Buffer Display, B[DisplayBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[Opts],[SymBits]
Level 7 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Buffer Copy, C[SrcBlk],[DestBlk],[NumBlks]
Level 7 'D': Rev 0012.0000, Overlay, Display Temperature, D,[DevSelect]
Level 7 'E': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display / Edit Log, E[LogNum],[ErrCodeOrSpecialFuncKey],[SpecialFunc]
Level 7 'H': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Select Logical Head, H[Hd],[SkType],[Options]
Level 7 'I': Rev 0011.0003, Overlay, Display / Modify Adaptive Parameter, I,[GroupId]
Level 7 'K': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Track Format, K[UserAreaTrkFormatType],[SysAreaTrkFormatType]
Level 7 'P': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Buffer Pattern, P[PatternSelOrPatternLow],[PatternHi],[PatternBits],[Opts],[BlkNum],[NumBlks]
Level 7 'Q': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write, Read, Read CHS, Q[Sec],[NumSecs],,[PhyOpt],[Opts]
Level 7 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read CHS, R[Sec],[NumSecs],,[PhyOpt],[Opts]
Level 7 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Logical Cylinder and Head, S[Cyl],[Hd],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 7 'U': Rev 0015.0001, Overlay, Preamp Temperature Adjust, U[TweakTemperature],[Partition],[Hd],[Zone],[Opts],[WrPreht],[WrWrtHt],[WrRdHt],[RdPreht],[RdWrtHt],[RdRdHt]
Level 7 'W': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write CHS, W[Sec],[NumSecs],,[PhyOpt],[Opts]
Level 7 'X': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Preamp Head Resistance
Level 7 'Y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Retries - DERP, Y[Mode],[MaxRdRetries],[MaxWrtRetries],[OtcTLevel],[Options]
Level 7 'b': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Erase Track, b[AdjacentTrkCnt],[EraseCntPerTrk],[AcEraseOpt]
Level 7 'c': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Off Track Capability, c[Sec],[NumSecs],[SecIncrement],[Offset]
Level 7 'g': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Sector Based BER, g[sctr],[len],[option]
Level 7 'h': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Mark Media Flaw, h[PhyCyl],[Hd],[PhySec],[UndisturbedRadius],[EraseBandTrks],[PtrLen],[WgSpec],[Od/Id]
Level 7 'i': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Generic Read/Write Request, i[Parm0],[Parm1],[Parm2],...[Parm9]
Level 7 'm': Rev 8006.0000, Overlay, Display Single Track Directed Offline Scan Information, m[clr,min scn]
Level 7 'r': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Non-Volatile Adaptive Parameters, r[Opts]
Level 7 'u': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Enable/Disable Write Fault, u[Op]
Level 7 'w': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Save Adaptives To Flash, w[Seg],,22
Level 7 'x': Rev 0014.0000, Overlay, Display Zone Information, x[Partition],[Hd],[Z one],[Options]
Level 7 'y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set DERP Retry State, y[Type],[PathState],[RetryStateCnt],[LoopCnt1],[LoopCnt2]
Level 8 'U': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Up Drive, U[HoldState],[Hd],[Cyl]
Level 8 'Z': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Down Drive, Z
Level 8 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Servo Diag Sub Cmds, C[SubCmd],[Parm0],[Parm1],[Parm2]
Level 8 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Current Servo Destination, R
Level 8 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Logical Cylinder and Head, S[Cyl],[Hd],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level 8 'd': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Head Smash Test, d[HeadDirection],[AccelerationDuration],[DecelerationDuration],[AccelerationCurrent],[DecelerationCurrent]
Level A 'C': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate PBA, C[PbaHi],[PbaLow],[NumPbas]
Level A 'D': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Symbols From Index, D[PhyCyl],[Hd],[Sfi],[NumSfis]
Level A 'E': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display / Edit Log, E[LogNum],[ErrCodeOrSpecialFuncKey],[SpecialFunc]
Level A 'F': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate LBA, F[LbaHi],[LbaLo],[SysAreaOpt],[NumLbas]
Level A 'M': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Controller Test Port, M[Port],[Value]
Level A 'P': Rev 0012.0000, Overlay, Merge Alt List into Slip List, P
Level A 'Q': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write, Read, Read LBA, Q[Lba],[NumLbas],[Opts]
Level A 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read LBA, R[Lba],[NumLbas],,[Opts]
Level A 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to LBA, S[LbaHi],[LbaLo],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level A 'W': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Write LBA, W[Lba],[NumLbas],,[Opts]
Level A 'Y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Retries - DERP, Y[Mode],[MaxRdRetries],[MaxWrtRetries],[OtcTLevel],[Options]
Level A 'c': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Logical Cylinder, Logical Head and Logical Sector, c[Cyl],[Hd],[Sec],[SysAreaOpt],[NumSecs]
Level A 'd': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Physical Cylinder, Logical Head and Physical Sector, d[Cyl],[Hd],[Sec],[NumSecs]
Level A 'e': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Nominal Cylinder and Logical Head, e[Cyl],[Hd],[Sec],[SysAreaOpt]
Level A 'f': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Translate Physical Cylinder, Logical Head and Physical Wedge, f[Cyl],[Hd],[Wdg],[NumWdgs]
Level A 'l': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display Track Information, l[LogCyl],[Hd],[SysAreaOpt],[Opts],[RowsPerPage]
Level A 'y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set DERP Retry State, y[Type],[PathState],[RetryStateCnt],[LoopCnt1],[LoopCnt2]
Level C 'B'No help available
Level C 'D': Rev 0003.0000, Overlay, Display Channel Memory, D[MemorySelect],[StartAddress],[NumberOfSymbols],[BufferSelect]
Level C 'E': Rev 0001.0001, Overlay, Display Caribou Memory Size, E
Level C 'H'No help available
Level C 'I'No help available
Level C 'Q': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Display ASCII Command Information, Q[CmdLevel],[Cmd]
Level C 'S'No help available
Level C 'T': Rev 0012.0000, Overlay, Goop Plot, T[Hd],[StartTrk],[EndTrk],[ECCLvl],[NoFrcSync],[SkipCnt]
Level C 'U': Rev 0002.0000, Overlay, Display / modify media cache
Level E 'B': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Write Wedge, B[WedgeAddr],[NumWedges],[NumSkipedWedges],[TranSize],[Opt],[RegAddr0],...,[RegAddr13],[TSpacing]
Level E 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Wedge, C[WedgeAddr],[NumWedges],[NumSkipedWedges],[TranSize],[Opts],[RegAddr0],...,[RegAddr13]
Level E 'G': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, HeadDegradation, G[OperationControlOptions],[MeasurementControlOptions]
Level E 'm': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Fast MSESER Measurement, m[]
Level E 'n': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Dibit Extraction, n[sctr],[cnt],[dibit],[dibit],[dibit],[skip],[trim],[dsply]
Level E 'o': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Fine RW Offset Measurement, o[NumAvgs],[TrkStepSize],[NumGuardTrks]
Level E 'w': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Slow Write CHS, w[Sec],[NumSecs],[ConSec],[Skip],[UnitOfSkip]
Level F 'U': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Up Drive, U[HoldState],[Hd],[Cyl]
Level F 'Z': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Spin Down Drive, Z
Level F 'b': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Set Baud Rate, b[BaudRate],[MsecDelay]
Level F 't': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Write Peripheral Register - channel or preamp, t[OpType],[RegAddr],[RegValue],[RegMask],[RegPagAddr]
Level F 'B': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Buffer Display, B[DisplayBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[Opts],[SymBits]
Level F 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Buffer Copy, C[SrcBlk],[DestBlk],[NumBlks]
Level F 'D': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Memory Block Display, D[AddrHi],[AddrLo],[CompVal],[NumBytes],[Opts],[SizeInBytes]
Level F 'P': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Buffer Pattern, P[PatternSelOrPatternLow],[PatternHi],[PatternBits],[Opts],[BlkNum],[NumBlks]
Level F 'S': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, DisplaySectorSize, S
Level F 'V': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Buffer Compare, V[SrcBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[ContOnErr]
Level F 'Y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Retries - DERP, Y[Mode],[MaxRdRetries],[MaxWrtRetries],[OtcTLevel],[Options]
Level F 'r': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read System CHS, r[LogSec],[NumSecs],[Opts]
Level F 's': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Physical Cylinder and Head, s[Cyl],[Hd],[ValidKey],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level F 'y': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set DERP Retry State, y[Type],[PathState],[RetryStateCnt],[LoopCnt1],[LoopCnt2]
Level F 'z': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, SataDebug, z[SubCmd],[Parm1],[Parm2],[Parm3]
Level G 'B': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Fill Correction Buffer, B[StartAddr],[EndAddr],[Pattern],[Opts]
Level G 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Copy Correction Buffer, C[SrcAddr],[DestAddr],[NumSyms]
Level G 'D': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Correction Buffer, D[StartAddr],[EndAddr],[CompareData]
Level G 'F': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Fill Super Parity RAM, F[StartAddr],[EndAddr],[Pattern]
Level G 'G': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Super Parity RAM, G[StartAddr],[EndAddr]
Level H 'B': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Buffer Display, B[DisplayBlk],[RefBlk],[NumBlks],[Opts],[SymBits]
Level H 'P': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Set Buffer Pattern, P[PatternSelOrPatternLow],[PatternHi],[PatternBits],[Opts],[BlkNum],[NumBlks]
Level H 'S': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Seek to Logical Cylinder and Head, S[Cyl],[Hd],[Offset],[OffsetUnitsOpt],[SkType],[Options]
Level H 'b': Rev 0013.0001, Overlay, Contact Detect, b[Flags],[Revs],[BaselineRevs],[StartWedge],[A],[B],[C],[D],[E],[StartHt],[HtInc],

[FixedPESThresh],[FilterDelta],[RangeStart],[RangePts],[AdjThreshSigmaLimit],[VarContactThreshBackup],[InactiveHt]
Level L 'C': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Copy Log File, C[SrcLog],[DestLog],[AppendOpt]
Level L 'D': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display Log File, D[Log],[ErrCode]
Level L 'E': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Enable / Disable Logging, E[ErrLoggingOpt],[AsciiLoggingOpt],[RwStatsLoggingOpt]
Level L 'I': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display Log FileInfo, I[Log]
Level L 'c': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Create Log File, c[Log],[LogType],[BufferOrDiskOpt],[NumBytes]
Level L 'd': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Delete Log File, d[Log]
Level L 'i': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Initialize Log File, i[Log]
Level M 's': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Serial Port Test Results, s[Sub-command],[SptIndex],[ValidKey]
Level T 'B': Rev 0011.0000, Flash, Set Baud Rate, B[BaudRate],[MsecDelay]
Level T 'm': Rev 0013.0067, Flash, Format Partition, m[Partition],[FormatOpts],[DefectListOpts],[MaxWrRetryCnt],[MaxRdRetryCnt],[MaxEccTLevel],[MaxCertifyTrkRewrites],[ValidKey],[DataPattern]
Level T 'E': Rev 0013.0000, Overlay, Display / Edit Log, E[LogNum],[ErrCodeOrSpecialFuncKey],[SpecialFunc]
Level T 'F': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Display / Modify Congen, F[ValueRef],[Data],[ResetEnable]
Level T 'J': Rev 0011.0001, Overlay, Display / Modify CAP, J[ParmValue],[ParmId],[ParmArrayBytes],[ParmByteArrayOffset]
Level T 'O': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Select Data Output Mode, O[Mode],[VerboseOpts]
Level T 'P': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Download Generic File, P[FileBytes]
Level T 'R': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Read Non-Volatile Adaptive Parameters, R[Opts]
Level T 'S': Rev 0001.0000, Flash, Reset drive customer settings, SHIP,[ParmValue]
Level T 'T': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Odd Even Encroachment Test, T[strt tk],[end tk],[hd],[rtry thrshld][ECC thrshld
Level T 'V': Rev 0022.0000, Overlay, Display Defect Lists, V[ListMask],[Hd],[StartCyl],[NumCyls],[Summary],[FlagsMask]
Level T 'W': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, Save Adaptives To Flash, W[Seg],,22
Level T 'i': Rev 0011.0002, Overlay, Initialize Defect List, i[DefectListSelect],[SaveListOpt],[ValidKey]
Level T 'r': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Read File, r[FileId],[VolumeNum],[CopyNum],[ByteOffset],[Length],[OutputFmt]
Level T 'q': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, List Physical Head Table, q
Level T 'w': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, Write File, w[FileId],[VolumeNum],[CopyNum],[ByteOffset]
Level T 'y': Rev 0001.0000, Overlay, List SIM files, y[Volume], [FileDescriptor]
Level T '[': Rev 0011.0000, Overlay, ASCII Log Control, [[LogFunction],[Log]
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It's the 1st time iv'e been doing this,i did do research prior to giving this a shot...
But any pro help and advice is welcome!
Best regards,IM

I now know that this drive came from a NAS,in which it developed a fault and was replaced...

Did a normal TTL level serial connection work to this drive, or did you need to use lower voltages ?

If you do /A (or /2) and R0,1
does work ie not give an error or does it fail with an error

See my 'tutorial' on reading sectors via terminal as a starting point

Hello,
Don't run m0,8,2,,,,,22 and m0,8,3,,,,,22 on 7200.14 hdd it will damaged hdd.
always run m0,5,1,10,3,,,22 on 7200.14 hdd.

Regards
Waqas Ali

Hi,thanks for your response...about my setup;
I've used a "USB / Serial TTL 5V cable - PL2303HX converter - Raspberry & Arduino"
It is plug&play, as Windows7 downloaded the correct Prolific driver automatically.
The drive is still powered by my PSU though,not by the converter.
It's a really easy setup, but slightly buggy sometimes...when i disconnected a session,there would be a fair chance that i wouldn't be able to connect to anything again. Pulling the converter out of my usb port and plugging it back in solves that issue though, it's not a big deal.

/A or /2 and R0,1 gives a blank line in return,no error..is that good?
I'll look about your tutorial,thanks for pointing it out!

Thank you very much for your help!
I'm doing the suggested command right now, i wonder how things will work out!
User Partition Format 2% complete, Zone 01, Pass 00, LBA 00000121D2C5, ErrCode
C4030086, Elapsed Time 6 mins 30 secs
TCC-0021S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)
TCC-0021S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)
TCC-0021
TCC-0021
TCC-0021
TCC-0021
TCC-0021
TCC-0021S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)S22(01)
TCC-0021S22(01)S22(01)

User Partition Format Successful - Elapsed Time 1347 mins 30 secs
Anything else that i should do, or just hook it up to the sata port and see what it does?
Thanks!

Hello
yes nothing to do. just scan it to check its sectors, if all sectors ok then install windows and use.

Damn, things went really wrong.
After fixing one failure after another,the drive also starting to exhibit the BSY state.
So i decided to do the well known fix for it. After i executed the spindown, reconnected the data pins and the attempted to spin back up, the drive started beeping...so that meant head stiction ... When i attempted to get them loose,the tip came off of two of the heads... total destruction
What a shame... But i think the heads were dying anyway...Ever since i had the drive,there were more bad than good sectors to be seen.
I'm really wondering though,if the last formatting session would have improved things! But we will never know...
waqas_ali766,can i return the favor by asking if you want the PCB? Perhaps you can use it?
Best regards,IM

Hello. I'm From Brazil, and recently my HDD 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 stopped, no longer recognizes in the BIOS.
I found some methods to fix the busy/BSY state, but for 7200.11 models. So, looking on Google, I found this forum.

Someone here has managed to recover an HDD with 7200.14 firmware, using the procedures of TTL?
What are the correct commands (I've seen one of them changes, but the rest would be the same?).

hi
if your data is important for you
so don't try to learn repair in your HDD
and go to pro in DR

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