how to zero fill WD1002FBYS using hdd dock?

[Moogle Stiltzkin]

How to zero fill a Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM hdd?

i tried hd tunes but not sure that it worked cause ton of error counts when i ran the zero fill.

i also looked here but the wd app doesn't detect the hdd
https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/a ... px?ID=1211


problem is because i'm using a HDD dock specifically Mediasonic ProBox HND1-SU3 2.5' / 3.5' SATA Hard Drive Docking Station - USB 3.0 Support SATA 3 6.0Gbps & UASP
http://www.mediasonic.ca/product.php?id=1408644356


all i see in devices and printers is usb 3 sata bridge. under properties i see the drive.

in device manager i also see it listed a scsi disk device.

in my pc the hdd is not shown.


hd tunes kinda detects it, but not sure it works right either.


so what is the best approach to zero filling the hdd? i rather not have to try install it into desktop directly (kinda defeats the point of a hdd dock )


trying to zero fill to clear pending sector count 1. to trouble shoot whether it's a minor thing, or whether the drive truly is a goner or not.

[P3R]

so what is the best approach to zero filling the hdd?

I would use WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostics with directly connected disk.

i rather not have to try install it into desktop directly (kinda defeats the point of a hdd dock )

A USB dock is perfect for quick and easy disk changes of healthy disks.

It's not at all good for disk diagnostics and low level access.

[Moogle Stiltzkin]

so what is the best approach to zero filling the hdd?

I would use WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostics with directly connected disk.

it's starting to look that way unfortunately i got to check if got a spare cables lying around sometime

i rather not have to try install it into desktop directly (kinda defeats the point of a hdd dock )

A USB dock is perfect for quick and easy disk changes of healthy disks.

It's not at all good for disk diagnostics and low level access.

o well... that sort of explains why the wd tools for external drives had (NOT true low level format ) etc

*guess i'll append this to faq, unless somebody has a better way for handling hdds via dock for a zero fill method i'm not aware of.

anyway thx