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Solve : Bad Sector on my C partition!? |
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Answer» Hello folks, Should I just give up on the HDD and throw it away?If you ask me, yes. Bad sectors have a tendency to spread out.Most experts recommend that you just save yourself the hassle and just but a new HDD. Here is also a interesting read if though if you want to try and save it: http://diligent.tripod.com/ninelives.htm A couple of options. If XP is still installed, boot to the Recovery Console and run chkdsk /r If you want to reinstall XP, boot to the XP CD and start the installation process by doing a FULL format of the drive (this runs chkdsk /r) If CHECKDISK reports that there were unrecoverable ERRORS you can scrap the disk. Otherwise, checkdisk will mark the bad sectors and relocate data to good areas on the drive. A few bad sectors may not mean much, or they may be the beginning of a failing drive. Whether you try to repair the drive or just go ahead and replace it is your call.Thank you all for your responses! Although I have re-formatted my C partition with bad sectors, the INFORMATION about the other partitions and their FILES is still intact. Where is that information on the HDD located while my C partition has been formatted? zilooIn the master boot record, which is on the first sector of your drive and is not part of c: drive. |
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