I have been using my WD External HD since July 2012, it started to make a clicking noise this week, I backed up all files to a new WD HD, some of the files did not transfer or are not able to be read on either drive due to a “bad sector” . Can the sector be repaired or the HD ? Here is the info :
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Model Number: |
WDC WD20EADS-00R6B0 |
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Firmware Revision: |
01.00A01 |
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Physical Sector Size: |
512 B |
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Logical Sector Size: |
512 B |
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Logical Sector Count: |
3907029168 |
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Supported Standards: |
ATA8-ACS, ATA/ATAPI-7, ATA/ATAPI-6, ATA/ATAPI-5 |
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JULY2012 - K: |
Volume Serial Number: |
DAFE-589A |
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Volume Free Space: |
1.01 TB |
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Volume Used Space: |
830.93 GB |
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SMART Status Test |
Test Started |
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6/13/2013 6:51:40 AM |
Error Message: |
The SMART status information indicates that the drive may fail soon. |
6/13/2013 6:51:40 AM |
Test Finished: |
Failed (Error code: WHD17-WJV) |
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