Flooded G-List in MQ04xxxyyy
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RecuperoDati299
Mar 31, 2026, 4:29:47 AM (yesterday) Mar 31
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Hello,
I suppose you have already come across some MQ04s with a high number of G-List entries.
In a good number of such drives you don't end up with a clicking drive, but you cannot access the LBAs.
PC-3000 utilities do show the G-List entry count but, as we know, they cannot wipe the G-List.
Has anyone done a deep ROM reverse engineering, hopefully to find a command for that purpose?
I'm asking because our impression, after many exchanges with ACELab, is that they haven't been investing in Toshiba HDD research and reverse engineering for a long time now.
Thank you for any kind feedbackI suppose you have already come across some MQ04s with a high number of G-List entries.
In a good number of such drives you don't end up with a clicking drive, but you cannot access the LBAs.
PC-3000 utilities do show the G-List entry count but, as we know, they cannot wipe the G-List.
Has anyone done a deep ROM reverse engineering, hopefully to find a command for that purpose?
I'm asking because our impression, after many exchanges with ACELab, is that they haven't been investing in Toshiba HDD research and reverse engineering for a long time now.
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Mar 31, 2026, 11:58:34 AM (yesterday) Mar 31
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Can PC3000 dump the tracks?
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