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how to see if hd has bad sectors?
Name: sk3 Date: August 4, 2004 at 19:17:44 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: na
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in windows 98 you just right click the drive and it will tell you but it seems in xp you can check for errors etc but it doesnt give you a detailed report saying if the drive has bad sectors. if windows xp cant do this is there a program that can?
Name: jefro Date: August 4, 2004 at 19:27:36 Pacific
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chkdsk
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Response Number 2
Name: sk3 Date: August 4, 2004 at 19:32:42 Pacific
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nope ran it and didnt show bad sectors
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Response Number 3
Name: RMC Date: August 4, 2004 at 19:54:17 Pacific
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Go to the web site of the maker of your drive.
Most have diag programs to test the drive for problems.
The defination of Insanity, Doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result.
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Response Number 4
Name: StuartS Date: August 4, 2004 at 20:10:59 Pacific
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>> if windows xp cant do this is there a program that can <<
Windows XP can do this. Goto Computer Management > Disk Management. Right click on the drive to be tested. Select Properties then Tools. Click Check now and tick Scan for and attempt recovery of Bad Sectors.
Stuart
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Response Number 5
Name: setishock Date: August 4, 2004 at 20:44:49 Pacific
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That will work but the check for bad sectors in xp is generic. It's best when dealing with a name brand drive to use thier diag software. It takes a better look.
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Response Number 6
Name: sk3 Date: August 4, 2004 at 20:56:05 Pacific
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ive tried the western digital program but it says its error free and in the past these programs have been bogus. oh and these programs dont have a bad sector display
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Response Number 7
Name: sk3 Date: August 4, 2004 at 21:30:24 Pacific
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ahh forgot to mention that im using fat32 so ms says i dont get the extra features that you normmaly get like in this picture:
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