Peaceout Report post Posted November 16, 2005 please help, is anyone knows how to remove a bad sector in my HDD. my OS suddenly crashes (reboots) and scandisk found error on my File allocation table (FAT). i try repartition, and reformating.. and after bad sector occupy's my drive.. help.. bad sectors can be remove.??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoken Joe Report post Posted November 16, 2005 Perhaps a stupid question but did you select the recover bad sector option in scan disk? Which drive is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceout Report post Posted November 16, 2005 im sorry friend coz im a filipino, not very good in english.. scandisk test it and mark it as BAD.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceout Report post Posted November 16, 2005 its my 250 maxtor PATA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoken Joe Report post Posted November 16, 2005 im sorry friend coz im a filipino, not very good in english.. scandisk test it and mark it as BAD.. Dont worry my english is bad too. Select the drive go to properties then tools then check for errors and select fix errors and scan for and fix bad sectors. Some times it works sometimes it doesnt. It might take forever though so let it work overnight if you have a lot of files. Off line scan is also helpfull. You might also try NTFS is gets fewer errors and maks sure you keep your drive cool. There are some tools here as well as on the maxtor site if tht does not work. http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22031 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceout Report post Posted November 16, 2005 i already try maxblast and powermax and they do not remove the bad sector mark by the scandisk. is there any other tools or utilities you know can i use to remove that bad sector in my drive.. thankx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WoL-Shiver Report post Posted November 16, 2005 go to start, then run, type cmd. when cmd/dos opens, type in chkdsk /R - im not sure what it does yet, it isnt documented here, but it fixed a clients windows update problem, which the error given pointed to disk problems. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...-us/chkdsk.mspx /r : Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. The disk must be locked. let me know if it works or if it was a one time thing, WoL-Shiver Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceout Report post Posted November 16, 2005 ive already returned the drive for the 3rd time, rma. same problem, i dont know how..?? and y?? replace it with the same model. coz 7 days replacement is allowed only when you buy pc components and hardware here in the philippines. and strickly 6 months warranty only. my 1st hdd with the same specs, still thesame. crashes after a sucessfull shutdown. errors, chkdsk. chkdsk. and after bad sectros comes.. second hdd with diferent firmware version but same model. same problem. and today @ 2pm here php. i returned the drive, for replacement and i gonna get it this saturday.. coz out of stock!.. thankx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Report post Posted November 16, 2005 Go to http://www.grc.com and checkout Spinrite. I've used this tool since the early 80's and can say without a doubt that it is the finest drive test/recovery tool available. Anyone that has a drive with data that they want to keep should have a copy of Spinrite. Every new drive I purchase gets a thorough test with Spinrite before it ever gets installed in a rig. Each month I run Spinrite on all my drives to verify proper operation. Spinrite will not work on RAID arrays since it must have direct control of the drive so you have to break the array, format, then test each drive separately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squid1 Report post Posted November 16, 2005 The proper tool for this job is available at Wal-Mart and costs about $10. It's called a trashcan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
{TCC}puTTs Report post Posted November 16, 2005 I would try the Powermax utility from maxtor. Do a low level format. I've never came across a drive this program hasn't been able to fix. Powermax puTTs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoken Joe Report post Posted November 16, 2005 Make very sure that the drive stays cool if you have already had to do a RMA. A low level format has done the trick for me too, but if you have some kind of underlying problem such as too much heat or memory error etc it will just come back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites