Seagate external

[TechSeven]

It would have been more better if I could save more data from this drive but it's ok.

 

[TechSeven]

This is the connection type.

 

[jumanji]

You have only two more things to try to format the drive.

Try formatting the drive with HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool v2.2.3 Download it from HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool Download - Softpedia

It is a single *.exe file. With only your faulty USB drive connected, right click on it and run as administrator.

If it will not format, then try to lowlevel format it with HDD Low Level Format Tool v 4.40. Download Windows Executable (works without installation) from HDDGURU: HDD LLF Low Level Format Tool This will write zeros to all sectors of the HDD. Be careful to select the correct drive for lowlevel formatting.

If it successfully completes the low level formatting, you have to do a regular formatting using the above HP Tool or even Windows Disk management.

If both these fail, you have no other option except taking the drive out of the enclosure.

 

[TechSeven]

Ok thanks for more instructions my friend .

I will go eat and do another chore and then i will be free and will follow the instructions.

 

[TechSeven]

Im still looking forward to taking the drive out of its case if it comes to that stage.

 

[jumanji]

Yep, do it at your leisure if the above two format procedures fail.

 

[TechSeven]

My drive was connected but when i run as admin, this is what i see.

 

[jumanji]

Yes, it is not recognized. Try HDD low level format tool.

 

[TechSeven]

Scrnshot

 

[jumanji]

Click continue

 

[TechSeven]

Scrnshots

 

[TechSeven]

Do i only hit format this device? Without clicking on perform quick wipe box?

 

[jumanji]

Tick perform quick wipe and then format. let us see.

 

[TechSeven]

Scrnshot

 

[jumanji]

Say yes

 

[TechSeven]

Scrnshots

 

[TechSeven]

Next: Format this device button?

 

[jumanji]

hmm... End of the story.

The interface card the SATA to USB bridge is working fine. The drive controller has shut off the HDD unable to cope up with the deluge of bad sectors exceeding the number of reserved sectors to which those could be mapped. I had mentioned this even before in this thread.Especially if sector 0 of an HDD had gone bad, nothing can be done. The HDD can only be used as a paper weight.

I don't think even if you take out the drive and put it as a secondary drive, it will work, short of a miracle.Try if you want.

You are free to try anything now.No need to wait for my instructions.

 

[TechSeven]

You mean in other words this drive is dead now? Cannot be re used?

 

[TechSeven]

Do i not click on format this device? Just exit the program?

Thats the end of this?