Ubuntu – How to fix read failure on Hard Drive

One of my hard drives wasn't working properly when I was trying to install windows 10 on it, so I searched for the error and I checked HD for errors with Smartctl selftests.

I tried some usual fixes like overwriting with zeros the sections with error but it didn't work.

Here's the log of selftest:

sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sdb 

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       828         15353528
# 2  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%       827         55762560
# 3  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       827         15325464
# 4  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       827         15323008
# 5  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       827         15323008
# 6  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%       827         16319388
# 7  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%       827         16319388
# 8  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       537         -
# 9  Short offline       Completed without error       00%         0         -

Can I fix these errors or its just unrecoverable?
Let me know if I can provide further information.

Hard Drive Info

Model Family:     Seagate Samsung SpinPoint M8 (AF)
Device Model:     ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
Serial Number:    S32SJ5DF211384
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0004cf 4013ff254
Firmware Version: 2BA30001
User Capacity:    1.000.204.886.016 bytes [1,00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    5400 rpm
Form Factor:      2.5 inches
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 6
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

Smartctl full log

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   100   100   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       29202
  2 Throughput_Performance  0x0026   252   252   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0023   092   080   025    Pre-fail  Always       -       2643
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age   Always       -       1361
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   095   095   010    Pre-fail  Always       -       864
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x002e   252   252   051    Old_age   Always       -       0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance   0x0024   252   252   015    Old_age   Offline      -       0
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       846
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0032   252   252   051    Old_age   Always       -       0
 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       18
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age   Always       -       1408
 13 Read_Soft_Error_Rate    0x003a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
181 Program_Fail_Cnt_Total  0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       3398445
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate      0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       107
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0022   252   252   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age   Always       -       17299
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0002   064   055   000    Old_age   Always       -       31 (Min/Max 20/45)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered  0x003a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   095   095   000    Old_age   Always       -       864
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0032   095   094   000    Old_age   Always       -       923
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0030   252   252   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0036   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x002a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       616
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       822
241 Total_LBAs_Written      0x0032   096   094   000    Old_age   Always       -       6322514
242 Total_LBAs_Read         0x0032   096   094   000    Old_age   Always       -       6719332
254 Free_Fall_Sensor        0x0032   252   252   000    Old_age   Always       -       0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       828         15353528
# 2  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%       827         55762560
# 3  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       827         15325464
# 4  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       827         15323008
# 5  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%       827         15323008
# 6  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%       827         16319388
# 7  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%       827         16319388
# 8  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       537         -
# 9  Short offline       Completed without error       00%         0         -

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 0
Note: revision number not 1 implies that no selective self-test has ever been run
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Completed_read_failure [90% left] (0-65535)
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing