: If your drive was a "fake" (e.g., marketed as 2TB but actually 16GB), the MPTool will restore it to its true physical capacity by marking off bad or non-existent blocks.
The only hope was to reflash the firmware. To reset the lie. firstchip fc1178bc firmware
You flashed firmware intended for a different NAND geometry (e.g., 2-plane vs 4-plane). Solution: Erase the NAND completely by using the "Force Erase" option in MPTool, then reflash with the correct ISP. If that fails, the controller’s internal boot ROM is partially overwritten—the drive is likely bricked. : If your drive was a "fake" (e
The FirstChip FC1178BC is a capable controller when paired with modern TLC NAND, offering decent USB 3.0 speeds at a low cost. However, its firmware is fragile. Repairing it demands patience, the exact binary file, and the willingness to learn a mass-production tool designed for factories, not end-users. You flashed firmware intended for a different NAND
Choose "Speed" for performance or "Capacity" if the NAND has many bad blocks. Step 4: The Flashing Process
His heart sank. The real capacity was only 8GB. He couldn’t recover his thesis. But he could stop the drive from lying to anyone else.