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    WD DataLife Diagnostics Error Code

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Ricky Garcia, Nov 30, 2009.

  1. Ricky Garcia

    Ricky Garcia Notebook Enthusiast

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    while i was using my laptop, beeping sound came which i thought was from my HD (WD Scorpio blue 500GB).

    then i performed test using WD DataLife diagnostics...below are the results...

    kindly explain what should i do to correct these errors...i repeated the test and without finishing the test, the same result was given...i repeated the test more than 3 times and got the same...please help!

    Test Option: QUICK TEST
    Model Number: WDC WD5000BEVT-00A03T0
    Unit Serial Number: WD-WX50A6915831
    Firmware Number: 01.01A01
    Capacity: 500.11 GB
    SMART Status: PASS
    Test Result: FAIL
    Test Error Code: 06-Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 97 (Unknown Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!
    Test Time: 01:21:14, December 01, 2009
     
    Ricky Garcia, Nov 30, 2009
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  2. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    I believe there is no fixing to that. Time for a new drive.
     
    Padmé, Dec 2, 2009
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  3. Ricky Garcia

    Ricky Garcia Notebook Enthusiast

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    UPDATE:

    I ran chkdsk and found that there were 4KB of bad sectors in my 500GB Scorpio Blue internal drive.

    I tried to reformat my drive but it is still there.

    It is still under warranty since i bought it only last month but my seller is not willing to replace as it is still working and functional.

    Any suggestion/s on how to fix/remove this 4KB bad sector?

    thanks.
     
    Ricky Garcia, Dec 3, 2009
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  4. Judicator

    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

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    You cannot fix or remove bad sectors. They can only be marked as bad and thus the computer will skip the sectors and not write anything to them.
     
    Judicator, Dec 3, 2009
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    You could try WD.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 3, 2009
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