The greatest obstacle to using FC1178/FC1179 MPtools is not technical difficulty, but . The tools are released by Firstchip to its OEM customers (drive manufacturers) and are not intended for public distribution. Consequently, the versions found on third-party forums are often:
After several minutes, the progress bar reaches 100%. You unplug and re-plug the drive. It’s alive again! However, there's a catch: . The drive might even show a slightly smaller capacity than before, as the tool has hidden the damaged parts of the memory to ensure it remains stable. FirstChip FC1178/FC1179 MpTools V1.0.5.2 (2022-06-01) firstchip fc1178/fc1179 mptools