: Once the process finishes (indicated by a green box), unplug the drive and reconnect it. Windows should now recognize it as a healthy, unformatted disk. Important Safety Tips

⚠️ Be careful with the mpszfilt driver included in some distributions—it can occasionally disable other USB ports if not handled correctly.

Click or Re-scan . Your drive should appear in one of the numbered slots.

: Plug in your corrupted drive and run the AlcorMP.exe . The tool should automatically detect your drive in one of the numbered slots.

to verify your "Controller Vendor" is Alcor Micro and find the "Controller Part-Number" (e.g., AU6989SN). Backup Your Config: Before running the software, save a copy of the AlcorMP.ini