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pudder
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PostPosted: 14:50 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Testing and/or Reviving Hard Drives Reply with quote

A while back, my sister-in-law's PS4 was unplugged while switched on, and went into a loop of showing "PS4 cannot start". I managed to format the hard drive and re-install the system software, and get it back up and running.

Then a couple of weeks ago, S-I-L's friend starts having the same problem, and I sent them a link explaining how to sort it. They tried and failed, and I was asked to have a look (for some monies).

Long story short, I had to format the HDD by plugging it into my PC and reinstall the PS4 software. This worked for about 5 minutes, until I rebooted the PS4 and it went to "PS4 cannot start".

Spare HDD was tried with the same process, and works fine.
And now the original HDD isn't detected in Disk Management, even when plugged directly into the mobo with a Sata cable.

From here, am I correct in diagnosing a faulty HDD? Anything else I can try to revive this HDD?
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CaNsA
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PostPosted: 15:16 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Boot into Hirens and run a low level format.
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pudder
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PostPosted: 15:30 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

CaNsA wrote:
Boot into Hirens and run a low level format.


*Googles Hirens*

Sounds like its worth a try.
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colink98
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PostPosted: 10:09 - 20 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

it sounds as if you have performed sufficient diagnosis to know the drive needs to be binned.
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PostPosted: 10:55 - 20 Jul 2017    Post subject: Re: Testing and/or Reviving Hard Drives Reply with quote

pudder wrote:

And now the original HDD isn't detected in Disk Management, even when plugged directly into the mobo with a Sata cable.


Does your motherboard detect the HHD, if no then time to destroy. Otherwise it's up to you if you think it's worth the time and effort for a HDD that more than likely going to completely fail.
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Omega
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PostPosted: 03:54 - 23 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pics of S-I-L and S-I-L's friend?
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