Hard disk samsung hd502hi repair software

[ctuk]

Hello,
My above mentioned drive is giving a warnng that it is going to fail. Contact your manufacturer immediately to know whether to repair or replace the disk

 

[tomatthe]

There is no software to repair this, run whatever program samsung recommends to test the drive and send it back if it fails.

Obviously backup your data asap onto another drive.

 

[fzabkar]

Try a comprehensive SMART diagnostic. Look for reallocated, pending, or uncorrectable sectors.

HD Sentinel (DOS / Windows / Linux):
http://www.hdsentinel.com/

HDDScan for Windows:
http://hddscan.com/

See this article for SMART info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.