SeaTools Error Codes SeaTools Disc Diagnostic may display a variety of error codes depending on the interface and the test module that was running when the error or status occured. In some situations when the drive is offline running a Drive Self Test, the drive will give its own DST result code. DiagATA and DiagSCSI Test Modules Short Generic Test ATA SCSI No error 0x10 0x30 SMART error 0x11 NA Defective drive* 0x12 0x32 Run long generic test 0x13 0x33 Bad cable 0x14 0x34 Device not supported 0x15 0x35 Drive password protected 0x16 0x36 Shock damage 0x17 0x37 Corrupted format* NA 0x38   Long Generic Test ATA SCSI No error 0x20 0x40 SMART error 0x21 NA Defective drive* 0x22 0x42 Bad cable 0x24 0x44 Shock damage 0x27 0x47 Corrupted format* NA 0x48 Aborted 0x50 0x70 DST Error Codes 00 No Error 01 DST was Aborted by User 02 DST was Interrupted by Reset or Power Off 03 DST Could Not be Run 04 DST Failed for Reasons Unknown 05 DST Failed Electrical Element (Read/Write Head Check) 06 DST Failed Servo Element (Track Following Check) 07 DST Failed Read Element (A Bad Sector was Found) * "Defective drive" and "Corrupted format" errors (sometimes called 03/31 errors) can often be repaired with a data-destructive zero fill data pattern or a low level format. Current disc drives contain thousands of spare sectors which are automatically reallocated if the drive senses difficulty reading or writing. Since SeaTools is read-only (data safe), occasionally a problem sector that has not reallocated to a spare sector can be forced to do so by writing to that sector. Spare sector reallocation is a normal intelligent drive operation.