Re: Check Disc wont complete from "My Computer"
- From: "eli" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:33:19 -0400
Thanks Gerry.
Would running defrag cut down on the number of errors and/or make the
process of chkdsk go smoother?
-Eli
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"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Phase 4: Checking sectors
If the /R switch is in effect, CHKDSK runs a fourth pass to look for bad
sectors in the volume's free space. CHKDSK attempts to read every sector
on the volume to confirm that the sector is usable. Even without the /R
switch, CHKDSK always reads sectors that are associated with metadata.
Sectors that are associated with user data are read during earlier phases
of CHKDSK if the /R switch is specified.
When CHKDSK finds an unreadable sector, NTFS adds the cluster that
contains that sector to its list of bad clusters. If the bad cluster is in
use, CHKDSK allocates a new cluster to do the job of the bad cluster. If
you are using a fault-tolerant disk, NTFS recovers the bad cluster's data
and writes the data to the newly allocated cluster. Otherwise, the new
cluster is filled with a pattern of 0xFF bytes.
If NTFS encounters unreadable sectors during the course of normal
operation, NTFS remaps the sectors in the same way that it does when
CHKDSK runs. Therefore, using the /R switch is usually not essential.
However, using the /R switch is a convenient way to scan the entire volume
if you suspect that a disk might have bad sectors.
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314835
Dealing with a bad sector can take a long time so extreme patience is the
order of the day. If chkdsk deals with bad sectors you need to run chkdsk
a day or so later to confirm that there are now no more. If there are more
you should replace the hard disk.
Before running chkdsk it helps to run Disk CleanUp.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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eli wrote:
Hello:
I tried running the check disc application from My
Computer--Properties-->Tools-->Error-checking.
It ran slow and only completed 3 of 4 phases of checking.
I got a message from wimdows that Wimdows could not complete the
check.
I tried in Safe Mode as well. Didnt complete
Why is that?
TIA
-Eli
Windows XP Professional Edition
Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000
Is there another way to run such a check
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