My HARDDRIVE's Got A Problem.. Help.!!

mojo8850

mojo8850

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Hi Giuy's...

Im having troubles backing up my C:\ Drive.. When I back it up using norton ghost 2003 it goes on to about 65% and error reading...

I used chkdsk in command prompt and check for errors.. but it seem to have about 12kb of bad sectors..

It's a SEAGATE 80gb.. Operating system is XP PRO SP1 Integrated..

HELP HELP....! Ive use the tools come with manufactures there absouloutly rubbish.. dont even have this function..

Ciao
 
stevie_boz

stevie_boz

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I've only used an older version once on small hd in my 2nd pc....it did indeed recover the bad sectors ;) , i haven't had the need to use it again yet..touch wood lol....
 
mojo8850

mojo8850

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Hi

Well.. The Result's On My C:\ Drive.. It Bloody Was Full Of BAD SECTOR'S TOTAL 1600+, I Was Supprised...

Well Now For The Final Test To Backup The C:\ Drive To E:\ Drive. (I HAVENT SCANNED E:\ Drive Yet)... Using Ghost...

I Bought The Proggy.. Version 1.41..

Ciao
 
mojo8850

mojo8850

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Well..

I Rescanned The Harddisk C:\ Drive (SEAGATE).. It's Cured All The BAD SECTOR'S..
Now I've Got GHOST 2003 Backing Up The HDD.. It Use To Get Stuck To About 65%.

If It Goes Pass That We've Cracked It..
 
roadworker

roadworker

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mojo8850 said:
Yeeeeeppppppiiiiii

It Complete And All Done On Dusted...
I Love This Proggy...

Ciao
Click to expand...
Cool!
Good software is worth to be supported.....you're happy because it worked,and the developer is happy because you bought it... :D ;)
 
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LTR12101B

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And then you're unhappy, because you'll probably never need it again - recovery software is something seriously in need of a "pay per use" model - probably the only kind of software it would really be welcome on.
 
mojo8850

mojo8850

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Hi Guy's..

Another Thing I've Been Confused On Is What Causes These To Come On Your HDD..
I Mean How Do These BAD SECTORS Accur..

What Harm Will It Give To The HDD
 
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LTR12101B

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Bad sectors can occur for several reasons - disruption of power during a write, they say that excessively fast timings (eg. overclocking, when it raises the PCI and IDE timings).

Where they develop on the HD, they can be a worrying sign of fault or wearout.

A small cluster of them can be spot damage, but if a drive develops and continues to develop bad sectors (once you've ruled out traumatic origin, or a virus hiding), then it can be a sign that the drive is in the wearout phase.

It is not normal for IDE drives to have "some bad sectors", as the factory format spares out any original defects, so all IDE drives present as logically perfect to start with.

Some drives let you repeat this sparing out process, and it may be useful, or it may just be papering over the cracks.

You need to give that drive a scandisk with surface test occasionally, and if more bad sectors develop, back up and retire it, or at least relegate to noncritical use.
 
mojo8850

mojo8850

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Cheer's For The Reply..

Now That You Mention Scandisk.. How Can I View The Surface Of The HDD.. For Bad Sector's..

The XP Scandisk Dont Show It Beside's Running The Check..

What's O&O Defrag Professional Program Like ?

Ciao
 
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