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Arnaldo Paixao · September 6th, 2004, 07:48 AM

Hi fellows.

See if someone here can give me advice on this:

I was doing a quick format on an HDD (Seagate if that matters). Because it was taking too long I clicked on cancel. Nothing, it just kept on doing whatever it was doing for about 15 min. A quick format of a 40Gb disk does'nt take that long. Killed the process in Task Manager and rebooted the machine. HDD activity led keeps lit and shows HDD failure message in post. Tried the HDD in other machines with the same results. Another rather expensive paper weight or can I use some utility to revive the thing?

Best regards,
Arnaldo

Rob Lohman · September 6th, 2004, 09:49 AM

That sounds pretty bad indeed. I would however definitely check
out SeaTools (Seagate tools to check their own harddisks) to
see what it thinks of your drive. There might even be some sort
of reset or other utility that will wipe the drive to factory state.

Get the tool here: http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/

Glenn Chan · September 6th, 2004, 09:18 PM

You probably don't want to try to repair it if it has gone bad on you. Its likely to fail again and take out your data with it. I would use the manufacturer's utilities and see if you can get a RMA.

Arnaldo Paixao · September 7th, 2004, 02:42 AM

Thank you Rob and Glenn.

Will try your sugestions.

Best regards,
Arnaldo

Rob Lohman · September 7th, 2004, 05:56 AM

Glen: that tool IS the manufacturers util, right?

Also since Arnaldo was ALREADY formatting his drive I was
*assuming* any data that *would* still be on there is of no
real concern to him.

Glenn Chan · September 7th, 2004, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Glen: that tool IS the manufacturers util, right?

Yes.

Arnaldo Paixao · September 15th, 2004, 03:47 AM

Used the Seagate Tool, but it could'nt resolve some of the bad sectors problems. So, is indeed "kaput".

For now, Seagate leaves a bitter tasted in my mouth since this drive was not much more than a year old, and with little use. Back to Western Digital again.

Thank you for the help provided.

Best regards,
Arnaldo

September 6th, 2004, 07:48 AM	#1
Arnaldo Paixao Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vimeiro - Portugal Posts: 255	Hdd Kaput? Hi fellows. See if someone here can give me advice on this: I was doing a quick format on an HDD (Seagate if that matters). Because it was taking too long I clicked on cancel. Nothing, it just kept on doing whatever it was doing for about 15 min. A quick format of a 40Gb disk does'nt take that long. Killed the process in Task Manager and rebooted the machine. HDD activity led keeps lit and shows HDD failure message in post. Tried the HDD in other machines with the same results. Another rather expensive paper weight or can I use some utility to revive the thing? Best regards, Arnaldo

September 6th, 2004, 09:49 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	That sounds pretty bad indeed. I would however definitely check out SeaTools (Seagate tools to check their own harddisks) to see what it thinks of your drive. There might even be some sort of reset or other utility that will wipe the drive to factory state. Get the tool here: http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/ __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 7th, 2004, 05:56 AM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Glen: that tool IS the manufacturers util, right? Also since Arnaldo was ALREADY formatting his drive I was assuming any data that would still be on there is of no real concern to him. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 15th, 2004, 03:47 AM	#7
Arnaldo Paixao Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vimeiro - Portugal Posts: 255	Update Used the Seagate Tool, but it could'nt resolve some of the bad sectors problems. So, is indeed "kaput". For now, Seagate leaves a bitter tasted in my mouth since this drive was not much more than a year old, and with little use. Back to Western Digital again. Thank you for the help provided. Best regards, Arnaldo

September 6th, 2004, 09:18 PM	#3
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You probably don't want to try to repair it if it has gone bad on you. Its likely to fail again and take out your data with it. I would use the manufacturer's utilities and see if you can get a RMA.

September 7th, 2004, 02:42 AM	#4
Arnaldo Paixao Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vimeiro - Portugal Posts: 255	Thank you Rob and Glenn. Will try your sugestions. Best regards, Arnaldo