E e-girl Solid State Member Messages 16 Jun 19, 2006 #1 hiii i just want to know if there is solution for bad sectors and how can i repair it ?? waiting for answers
hiii i just want to know if there is solution for bad sectors and how can i repair it ?? waiting for answers
dude_se Proper Legend Messages 8,634 Location UK Jun 19, 2006 #2 hey, welcome to cf you could try formatting the drive several times, you could try scandisk. for more serious bad sectors the hdd will have to be replaced
hey, welcome to cf you could try formatting the drive several times, you could try scandisk. for more serious bad sectors the hdd will have to be replaced
R rakedog Fully Optimized Messages 2,718 Jun 19, 2006 #3 You would have to get a partition tool (I use fdisk on linux) to assign the computer to install only on non-corrupted blocks. As for finding out where those blocks are.. I run badblocks, a standard tool on any linux liveCD.
You would have to get a partition tool (I use fdisk on linux) to assign the computer to install only on non-corrupted blocks. As for finding out where those blocks are.. I run badblocks, a standard tool on any linux liveCD.