Re: Removal of bad sectors marked by CHKDSK
From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/17/04
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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 02:09:22 +1000
Bad sectors themselves don't imply a failing hard disk. An increasing number of bad sectors do. I think 2 is not enough data to tell. Event viewer will tell him if it failing from the drive's SMART status. If nothing is in event viewer then nothing is wrong.
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:__kc1Gix2FEJ:www.ariolic.com/activesmart/smart-technology.html+SMART+hard+drives&hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_es
The heads fly, with wings, a few micrometers above the surface. A bump crashes the little aeroplane and may take off some magnetic media.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.uscricket.com "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:uNYF0DGtEHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > It sounds like a bad hard disk and you should back up pertinent data and replace it. > > Dave > > > > > "PCfixinman" <PCfixinman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:23C01E78-1025-4F49-A137-335E5CCD3252@microsoft.com... > | Hi Alex, > | > | Windows CHKDSK, is still reporting "8kb in bad sectors" > | in the report after chkdsk /F is run, then OS rebooted.. > | Norton's disk doctor, does the same, but adds free space & security > | descriptors to a CHKDSK run...(I checked the box for it to do this, otherwise > | it runs the regular 3 during a CHKDSK run) > | > | I used the seagate's seatools, to run & fix > | these bad sectors...during that run, it told me it was going to overwrite > | the data in the 2 bad sectors, each one = 4kb's it even stated, this data was > | named > | $badsect > | which is why I cannot figure out why the OS is still reporting them... > | and that I cannot find anything named $badsect > | when I search the drive, with all hidden files, known file names, & hidden > | protected files viewable... > | > | Any Ideas? > | > | TIA > | > | PCFM > | > | "Alex Nichol" wrote: > | > | > PCfixinman wrote: > | > > | > > > | > >Thanks for the reply... The strange thing, is that the bad sectors were > | > >fixed...Not only do they not show up, in any hdd software utlity, but the > | > >drive no loger is sluggish.. > | > > > | > >I know if I re-install XP pro, it will report 0 in bad sectors... > | > > | > What is reporting them as bad now? When bad sectors are so marked it is > | > normally right down in a record on the disk for its own electronics to > | > know about, and if the maker's software fixed the sectors it will have > | > fixed these markers too - or more likely provided alternates which are > | > picked up automatically and invisible to the OS > | > > | > > | > > | > -- > | > Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) > | > Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit) > | > > >
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