HDD dropped question

frenzyvanrafi · Mar 22, 2013

I just got Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB from my friend, when I just arrived at home the HDD dropped at my motorcycle. So it is still working? I have Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 HDD also dropped and it still working fine.

BTW, I using them for storing all games. Is it good?

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

If you haven't broke anything (power and data connectors or board) it should work. Hdd is not that easy to break. Do you know how many laptops drop down from couple feets and they break only display?

Plugg it to make sure.

spawnkiller · Mar 22, 2013

Try it and you'll see, let it copy a large amount of files (or a large one) for the night and if the copy pass and all data are accessible, readable, it's ok, if not, return it

dodger46 · Mar 22, 2013

Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run chkdsk /f /r *: where *= the Disk letter assigned by Windows when you connect it. The whole disk will be checked, including free space, for errors. (note spaces before / and *)
To check log
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96938-check-disk-chkdsk-read-event-viewer-log.html
Otherwise you could try the diagnostics for Hitachi
http://ibm-hitachi-drive-fitness-test.en.softonic.com/

frenzyvanrafi · Mar 22, 2013

Just I found the Thermaltake Modular PSU SATA Cable, I plug the Hitachi HDD also old Seagate HDD. When I turned on, the HDD can't be accessed. My friend said the hard drive was bad sector, I believe his cheap trash PSU on his PC damaging them. So I do low-level format? But is it damaging S.M.A.R.T function? I have old Samsung SpinPoint 40GB had lost S.M.A.R.T function after low-level HDD format.

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

It's unlikely that PSU will damage HDD, and HDD is like 5-10 W consumer so it won't have lot of impact on system. It's more likely that you have damaged it during fall. It's been a quite a fall then.

Try to do normal format. Low level format can't repair bad sectors, not even in theory. Bad sectors have to be demagnetized and HDD regenerator is proper way to do it or simillar software in your case.

frenzyvanrafi · Mar 22, 2013

Feldmarschall :

I just formatting the HDD, well it's working properly I think. My friend said that he formatting his HDD still not repairing bad sector

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

Get yourself a copy of HDD regenerator. It's demo version will tell you if you have bad sectors, only you'll have to buy complete version to fix them.

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