Re: [smartmontools-support] Fujitsu SATA drive failing self-tests - help with diagnosis

[Tim S. <ti...@bu...>]

Chris Lopes wrote:
> Thanks again Franc.  Do you know of a tool (Windows, linux, bootable media) I could use to do the brute force read of that sector in a loop that I could actually use without the OS or the tool crashing from the drive error itself?
>   

You can use "hdparm --readsector"  - any recent hdparm on a bootable
Linux (e.g. knoppix or grml) should do.  It's probably not going to
recover tho, in my experience - in which case you'll need to use hdparm
--writesector to force a remap...

It's probably worth checking the surrounding sectors as well (using
readsector, or SMART selective self-test) whilst you're at it...

Ta,

Tim.