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FW Directory:D:\WD-Auto\WD Factory FW
—————————————-Powwer ON.
—————————————-Powwer Off.
—————————————-Powwer ON.

Model :
FW Rev :
S/N :
Capacity : 0GB(0)(0)
Cylinders : 0 Heads: 0 SPT: 0

*** 3.5 FamilyID Select: ***

01 = ATLANTIS 02 = CYPRESS 03 = DF1_PL 04 = DF2_PL4K 05 = DF2_VENI
06 = DF3_PL4K 07 = DF4_PL4K 08 = DF4PL_RE 09 = DIABLO3D 10 = DIABLO3S
11 = DRACO 12 = DRAGFLY1 13 = DRAGFLY2 14 = DRAGFLY3 15 = DRAGFLY4
16 = DRAGON 17 = MANTI_RE 18 = GEKKO 19 = HULK 20 = JUP_ZUMA
21 = KERMIT 22 = MARS 23 = MANTIS 24 = MANPL_RE 25 = MIDORI
26 = MOJITO 27 = PINCLITE 28 = PINNACLE 29 = SADLE_2D 30 = YOSEMITE
31 = SADLE_BK 32 = SADLE_G6 33 = TRESXLB 34 = SPART_RE 35 = SADL6MR
36 = SUMT_RE 37 = TAH_LTVR 38 = TAHOE_LT 39 = TAHOE_PL 40 = TAHOE_XL
41 = TAHOE2D 42 = TAHOE 43 = TAHXLVR 44 = GIANT 45 = TD2_PMR
46 = TRAILS 47 = TRESSELS 48 = TRESSELB 49 = MOZRT_RE 50 = VULCN_RE
51 = DF4_4KLT 52 = SDB6GM 53 = TRAILXLS 54 = TRESXLS 55 = VIVALDI
56 = KOJN_RE 57 = HULK_RE 58 = TD3_PMR 59 = SPIDER 60 = TD3PMR_RE
61 = MALIBU

Current FW Rev = 05.30G
Family Selected: TAHOE_XL
Family : TAHOE_XL
Choice FW Rev = 00050030FW Rev : 00050030
Max Head Num=2
User Head Num=2
Head Mask:3
Head Map: 00 01

Erasing Flash……
Writing Flash …..
Write Flash OK!

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Write Resident File = 0x0A

Wrote file 0xA and it is a new header format file.

Max Head Num=2
Current Head Num= 1
Head Mask:2
Head Map: 01

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Write Resident File = 0x0A

Wrote file 0xA and it is a new header format file.

Max Head Num=2
Current Head Num= 2
Head Mask:3
Head Map: 00 01

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Loading Permanent Overlay 11.rpm……….OK

Loading DVT Overlay 1b.rpm……….OK
Head Map: 0 1
====== Mini Cal Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:02:45
End time : 2016/09/18 16:03:43

Elapsed Time: 00:00:57

********** Completed successfully **********

====== Head Write Test: ======

HEAD : 0

SECTOR PHYSICAL ZONE DATA TABLE
Format Version = 0x2000

No. of Zones = 21

Current Head = 0x0

Reserved Data Cylinders = 0x100
Max Virtual Cylinders = 0xFFFFFF00
Reserved Servo Cylinders = 0x200
Max Servo Cylinders = 0x3AF00

Zone 0
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xffffffff (-1)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 1
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0x0000 (0)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0x1d77f (120703)
First Servo Cyl… = 0x0000
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0x3aeff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

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———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0x1d780 (120704)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0x3af00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xfffffdff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 3
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 4
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 5
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 6
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

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———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

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First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

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———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 10
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 11
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 12
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 13
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 14
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 15
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 16
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 17
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 18
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 19
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a

Zone 20
———
First Virt. cyl .. = 0xffffff00 (-256)
Last Virt. cyl… = 0xfffffeff (-257)
First Servo Cyl… = 0xfffffe00
Last Servo Cyl…. = 0xffffffff
SPT ………….. = 0x050a
Write CHS C -10 H 0 S 1 B 1290
Head: 0 — Pass!

Write CHS C -10 H 1 S 1 B 1290
Head: 1 — Pass!

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Loading Permanent Overlay 11.rpm……….OK

Loading DVT Overlay 1b.rpm……….OK

====== Mini Arco Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:03:50
End time : 2016/09/18 16:11:05

Elapsed Time: 00:07:14

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Loading Permanent Overlay 11.rpm……….OK

Loading DVT Overlay 1b.rpm……….OK

====== Mini Write-Wrro Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:11:10
End time : 2016/09/18 16:13:16

Elapsed Time: 00:02:06

********** Completed successfully **********

====== Mini Ibi Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:13:17
End time : 2016/09/18 16:14:17

Elapsed Time: 00:01:00

********** Completed successfully **********

Download Microcode (PTM)

1 matching files found

Downloading Packet 50030.CF1Starting PTM Mode
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Write Resident File = 0x01

Wrote file 0x1 and it is a new header format file.

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

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Downloading Packet 50030.CE2Starting PTM Mode
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Download Microcode (PTM)

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Downloading Packet 50030.IBCStarting PTM Mode
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Downloading Packet 50030.SL1Starting PTM Mode
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Downloading Packet 50030.SE1Starting PTM Mode
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Write Resident File = 0x01

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Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Set DCM:
DCM code = 2

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Model : PL160S3
FW Rev : 05.0AG.3
S/N : 15H601751309
Capacity : 149GB(312581808)
Cylinders : 16383 Heads: 16 SPT: 63

====== Servo Calibration Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:16:57
End time : 2016/09/18 16:22:46

Elapsed Time: 00:05:49

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Touch Dn Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:22:52
End time : 2016/09/18 16:30:40

Elapsed Time: 00:07:48

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== RWGAP Cal Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:30:45
End time : 2016/09/18 16:43:21

Elapsed Time: 00:12:35

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Tpi Cal Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 16:43:25
Head ErrCode Number:Head 0 = 0
Head 1 = 1
Head 0 = 0
Head 1 = 2
Head 0 = 0
Head 1 = 3
Head 0 = 0
Head 1 = 4
Head 0 = 0
Head 1 = 5

Head ErrCode Number:

Head 1 = 5
End time : 2016/09/18 17:09:14

Elapsed Time: 00:25:48

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Set Target Capacity:
Target Capacity = 1

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Model : WD500A
FW Rev : 05.0AG.3
S/N : 15H601751309
Capacity : 465GB(976773168)
Cylinders : 16383 Heads: 16 SPT: 63

====== Target Capacity Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 17:09:23
Head ErrCode Number:Head 0 = 1
Head 0 = 2
Head 0 = 3
Head 0 = 4
Head 0 = 5
Head 0 = 6
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 1
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 2
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 3
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 4
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 5
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 6
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 7
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 8
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 9
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 10
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 11
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 12
Head 0 = 6
Head 1 = 13
Head 0 = 7
Head 0 = 8
Head 0 = 9
Head 0 = 10
Head 0 = 11
Head 0 = 12
Head 0 = 13
Head 0 = 14
Head 0 = 15
Head 0 = 16
Head 0 = 17
Head 0 = 18
Head 0 = 19
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 14
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 15
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 16
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 17
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 18
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 19
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 20
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 21
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 22
Head 0 = 19
Head 1 = 23

Head ErrCode Number:

Head 0 = 19

Head 1 = 23
End time : 2016/09/18 17:37:20

Elapsed Time: 00:27:56

********** Completed successfully **********

Drive Format is set to 0
Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Model : WD500A
FW Rev : 05.0AG.3
S/N : 15H601751309
Capacity : 465GB(976773168)
Cylinders : 16383 Heads: 16 SPT: 63

====== Full Arco Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 17:37:25
End time : 2016/09/18 18:22:55

Elapsed Time: 00:45:30

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Hot Arco Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 18:23:00
End time : 2016/09/18 18:25:39

Elapsed Time: 00:02:39

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Full Write WRRO Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 18:25:44
End time : 2016/09/18 23:50:09

Elapsed Time: 05:24:24

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Xmms Write WRRO Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 23:50:14
End time : 2016/09/18 23:50:30

Elapsed Time: 00:00:16

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Test LBA Servo Log: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 23:50:35
End time : 2016/09/18 23:51:18

Elapsed Time: 00:00:42

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Dual_Buffer_Write Log Generation: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 23:51:23
End time : 2016/09/18 23:51:37

Elapsed Time: 00:00:14

Finished, Extended Error Code = 0x7601

Extended Error Description = ( Error Code not defined )

***** PST SelfTest Log *****

Total Count: 2 Total Times: 49 Sec

1-TestID: 3421 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 39 Sec PassTimes: 39 Sec
2-TestID: 34d3 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 10 Sec PassTimes: 10 Sec

Head 0 Total Defects is: 18
Head 1 Total Defects is: 23

Failure: 1 – 34D3

Write Resident File = 0xE6

Wrote file 0xE6 and it is a new header format file.

File 0xE6 cleared

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Dual_Buffer_Read Log Generation: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 23:51:47
End time : 2016/09/18 23:52:01

Elapsed Time: 00:00:13

Finished, Extended Error Code = 0x7601

Extended Error Description = ( Error Code not defined )

***** PST SelfTest Log *****

Total Count: 1 Total Times: 9 Sec

1-TestID: 34d4 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 9 Sec PassTimes: 9 Sec

Head 0 Total Defects is: 0
Head 1 Total Defects is: 0

Failure: 1 – 34D4

Write Resident File = 0xE6

Wrote file 0xE6 and it is a new header format file.

File 0xE6 cleared

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Dual_Buffer Log Generation: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 23:52:11
End time : 2016/09/18 23:52:24

Elapsed Time: 00:00:13

Finished, Extended Error Code = 0x7601

Extended Error Description = ( Error Code not defined )

***** PST SelfTest Log *****

Total Count: 1 Total Times: 9 Sec

1-TestID: 34d6 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 9 Sec PassTimes: 9 Sec

Head 0 Total Defects is: 0
Head 1 Total Defects is: 0

Failure: 1 – 34D6

Write Resident File = 0xE6

Wrote file 0xE6 and it is a new header format file.

File 0xE6 cleared

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Tone Scan Write Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/18 23:52:30
End time : 2016/09/19 01:26:32

Elapsed Time: 01:34:02

********** Completed successfully **********

***** PST SelfTest Log *****

Total Count: 1 Total Times: 1 Hour 33 Min 53 Sec;

1-TestID: d1 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 93 Min PassTimes: 93 Min

Head 0 Total Defects is: 9
Head 1 Total Defects is: 17

====== Gain Cal Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 01:26:33
End time : 2016/09/19 01:27:01

Elapsed Time: 00:00:27

********** Completed successfully **********

====== Tone Scan Read Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 01:27:01
End time : 2016/09/19 03:07:34

Elapsed Time: 01:40:32

********** Completed successfully **********

***** PST SelfTest Log *****

Total Count: 3 Total Times: 3 Hour 14 Min 40 Sec;

1-TestID: d1 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 93 Min PassTimes: 93 Min
2-TestID: dd Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 24 Sec PassTimes: 24 Sec
3-TestID: db Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 100 Min PassTimes: 100 Min

Head 0 Total Defects is: 198
Head 1 Total Defects is: 338

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Cluster Generation Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:07:40
End time : 2016/09/19 03:08:36

Elapsed Time: 00:00:56

********** Completed successfully **********

***** PST SelfTest Log *****

Total Count: 4 Total Times: 3 Hour 15 Min 32 Sec;

1-TestID: d1 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 93 Min PassTimes: 93 Min
2-TestID: dd Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 24 Sec PassTimes: 24 Sec
3-TestID: db Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 100 Min PassTimes: 100 Min
4-TestID: d5 Count: 1 PassCount: 1 Times: 52 Sec PassTimes: 52 Sec

Head 0 Total Defects is: 599
Head 1 Total Defects is: 967

====== T-List Generation Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:08:37
End time : 2016/09/19 03:09:31

Elapsed Time: 00:00:54

********** Completed successfully **********

====== T-List Generation Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:09:32
End time : 2016/09/19 03:10:50

Elapsed Time: 00:01:18

********** Completed successfully **********

====== T-List Generation Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:10:51
End time : 2016/09/19 03:11:46

Elapsed Time: 00:00:55

********** Completed successfully **********

====== P-List Only Generation Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:11:47
End time : 2016/09/19 03:12:16

Elapsed Time: 00:00:29

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Format Unit Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:12:21
End time : 2016/09/19 03:12:41

Elapsed Time: 00:00:19

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

****** Display Drive PLIST ******

Model : WD500A
Family : (48H)

Serial : 15H601751309
Controller Firmware rev : 05.30G
File Version : 00150000

****** PList Breakdown ******

Primary Defect list entries: 1363

Primary All Defect Num: 24701

Head 00: 565 TrackNum = 271 Defect Num= 8013

Head 01: 798 TrackNum = 219 Defect Num= 16198

===== Servo RRO Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:12:46
End time : 2016/09/19 03:13:35

Elapsed Time: 00:00:49

********** Completed successfully **********

====== Bias Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:13:36
End time : 2016/09/19 03:13:48

Elapsed Time: 00:00:12

********** Completed successfully **********

PE Data Collection Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:13:49
Head ErrCode Number:Head 0 = 0
Head 1 = 1

Head ErrCode Number:

Head 1 = 1
End time : 2016/09/19 03:15:53

Elapsed Time: 00:02:04

********** Completed successfully **********

====== SPT Write All Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 03:15:54
End time : 2016/09/19 04:31:19

Elapsed Time: 01:15:25

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Test Convert PList to IBI Log: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 04:31:24
End time : 2016/09/19 04:31:45

Elapsed Time: 00:00:20

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Creat Glist and Merge P and G: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 04:31:50
End time : 2016/09/19 04:32:36

Elapsed Time: 00:00:46

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== SPT Read All Testing: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 04:32:41
End time : 2016/09/19 05:48:24

Elapsed Time: 01:15:42

********** Completed successfully **********

====== Test Convert PList to IBI Log: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 05:48:24
End time : 2016/09/19 05:48:45

Elapsed Time: 00:00:20

********** Completed successfully **********
Start time : 2016/09/19 05:48:46
End time : 2016/09/19 05:49:29

Elapsed Time: 00:00:43

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

====== Creat Glist and Merge P and G: ======
Start time : 2016/09/19 05:49:34
End time : 2016/09/19 05:50:42

Elapsed Time: 00:01:07

********** Completed successfully **********

Reset Drive …..Please wait…..Done.

****** Display Drive PLIST ******

Model : WD500A
Family : (48H)

Serial : 15H601751309
Controller Firmware rev : 05.30G
File Version : 00150000

****** PList Breakdown ******

Primary Defect list entries: 1399

Primary All Defect Num: 26954

Head 00: 565 TrackNum = 271 Defect Num= 8013

Head 01: 834 TrackNum = 219 Defect Num= 18451
———————————————————————–
Self Test Completes
———————————————————————–

Model : WD500A
FW Rev : 05.0AG.3
S/N : 15H601751309
Capacity : 465GB(976773168)
Cylinders : 16383 Heads: 16 SPT: 63

Total Time: 13:48:54

Auto hdd repair tool used within this case study: WD HDD Repair Ultimate Auto