For broken drives, select Clear + Factory Scan to identify and map out bad blocks.
A few important points:
These tools support multiple variants, including FC1178, FC1179S, and FC1179AB. Step 3: Firmware Flashing Procedure Extract the Tool : Unzip the downloaded folder and run FCMpTools.exe as an Administrator. Initial Setup firstchip fc1179 firmware full
This is a classic firmware failure. The FC1179 MPTool is specifically designed to rebuild the partition table. For broken drives, select Clear + Factory Scan
| Tool | Purpose | |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | ChipGenius / USBTreeView | Identify FC1179 controller | | FirstChip_MpTools_2021xxxx | Main MP + firmware writing | | FC1179_MPTool_v5.3.0 | Older stable version | | FC1179_Diagnostic.exe (rare) | Read firmware version, block info | | ShortFinder (custom script) | Locate NAND short pins | For broken drives