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Hard disk Problim
Name: mirfan36 Date: April 22, 2005 at 07:45:09 Pacific OS: win98 CPU/Ram: 1.8 gb
Comment:
Hi dear friends I have a hard disk of Western Digital model WD200 of 20GB problem that it can not format and cannot partition Easley when it can partition then it cannot format, during format it shows bad sectors continuously. Format command recover the sectors in binging. Did there is any software can adjust this problem. Or can repair this with Low Level formatting.
Name: Badboy Date: April 22, 2005 at 09:23:16 Pacific
Reply:
Your hard drive is probably failing.
I wouldn't trust it any more.
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Response Number 2
Name: rhawk7938 Date: April 22, 2005 at 09:30:25 Pacific
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Go to the mfr. website and download their diognostic program to test the drive.
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Response Number 3
Name: Curt R Date: April 22, 2005 at 09:47:21 Pacific
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Or, download the hitachi drive fitness test which seems to work quite well on any brand.
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Response Number 4
Name: ron Date: April 22, 2005 at 14:20:47 Pacific
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Download the western digital drive diagnostic tool from here
http://www.computerpi.com/wd.htm
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Response Number 5
Name: mirfan36 Date: May 6, 2005 at 01:40:09 Pacific
Reply:
thanks to all friends for help
Hi dear friends I have a hard disk of Western Digital model WD200 of 20GB problem that it can not format and cannot partition Easley when it can partition then it cannot format, during format it s
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