WD50NDZW-11BCSS0 - has 10 heads, uses only 3?

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   Model : WDC WD50NDZW-11BCSS0
  Serial : WD-WXH2D338PKUE
Firmware : 01.01A01
Capacity : 5 TB (9 767 475 632)

This drive is 3gb full
It has 10 heads
buts the head map in DE
says its only using H0 H4 and H9

That seems really strange....

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Aug 26, 2025, 1:08:14 PMAug 26
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Pretty normal for a Spyglass. If you make a map using heads you will find the map is approximately the same size as the used sectors bitmap.

 

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Aug 26, 2025, 1:43:37 PMAug 26
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its just weird

also I meant 63gb full

ill check the maps
thanks


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