How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size
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I tried with —six not working alsoShow us one situation where a NOT workingsg_formatcommand-line was made to WORK, merely by adding the--sixoption.
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do you have access to hdsentinel? hdsentinel supports surface testing. see if it can even read write to the disk. windows by default can not use the 520 byte sector. to use the surface test feature you do need a paid copy of hdsentinel
this will verify if the disk is just dead or not. im leaning towards a bad disk
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i have had drives in the past that fail to format without the --six command. just because you havent seen it personally doesnt mean its not true.Show us one situation where a NOT workingsg_formatcommand-line was made to WORK, merely by adding the--sixoption.
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I think this hard disk locked from ibm can you help me to unlock to can accept reformat scotor size from 528 to 512do you have access to hdsentinel? hdsentinel supports surface testing. see if it can even read write to the disk. windows by default can not use the 520 byte sector. to use the surface terst feature you do need a paid copy of hdsentinel
this will verify if the disk is just dead or not. im leaning towards a bad disk
does hdsentinel actually show this drive 520 bps?
sorry if this is redundant, but have you tried seatools to psid unlock? this drive is actually a seagate drive. https://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/docs/TP644_1_1211US_How_to_ISE_Your_Drive-FINAL.pdf
your psid code is on the drive. if seatools doesnt work have you tried parted magic pdsid unlock?
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i have psid unlocked hpe drives before with either method. before unlocked i could not format or do anything with them.
But the sector size is 528does hdsentinel actually show this drive 520 bps?
sorry if this is redundant, but have you tried seatools to psid unlock? this drive is actually a seagate drive. https://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/docs/TP644_1_1211US_How_to_ISE_Your_Drive-FINAL.pdf
your psid code is on the drive. if seatools doesnt work have you tried parted magic pdsid unlock?
How To: Unlock a drive with the PSID Unlocker in Parted Magic
In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to use Parted Magic's PSID Unlocker GUI to unlock a drive, in order to secure erase it. Read this post to learn more.
i have psid unlocked hpe drives before with either method. before unlocked i could not format or do anything with them.
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u dont have any other things to try if the psid unlock doesnt work. sorry
528bps is usually IBM p-series stuff. and that side is very locked down.
highly doubtful. the drive is made for their Power line. and ibm wont help any without a support contract. and they wont help you change something not meant to be changed.