Hi troll. Because half the time it works.. smart assWhy do so many people waste other people's time with this "suggestion"?
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Hi troll. Because half the time it works.. smart assWhy do so many people waste other people's time with this "suggestion"?
I turd all this 528 to 520 or 528 to 512 or 528 to 4096 but not workingtried 4096 instead of 512?
also try the --six in the command line
sg_format --format --size=512 --six -v pd1
Show us one situation where a NOT workingBecause half the time it works... smart ass
sg_format
command-line was made to WORK, merely by adding the --six
option.I tried with —six not working alsoShow us one situation where a NOT workingsg_format
command-line was made to WORK, merely by adding the--six
option.
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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 hdsentinelI tried with —six not working also
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_format
command-line was made to WORK, merely by adding the--six
option.
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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
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take a picture of the face of the drive and share here.I think this hard disk locked from ibm can you help me to unlock to can accept reformat scotor size from 528 to 512
Please see attached filetake a picture of the face of the drive and share here.
does hdsentinel actually show this drive 520 bps?Please see attached file
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?
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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.
u dont have any other things to try if the psid unlock doesnt work. sorryBut the sector size is 528
If contact with ibm technical support can help me to reformat scotor sizeu 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.If contact with ibm technical support can help me to reformat scotor size