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~~FirBirGir~~ · 05-23-2008, 04:05 PM

First thing to do is an Emercency Data back-up operation. I'd be preparing for this HD to fail. Increasing number of errors are a common "early warning" symptom of a total drive failure, and you are lucky to be getting them. Sometimes HD's fail with no warning at all.

It may not fail. Sometimes there is a "spike" of errors, and the drive continues to operate normal afterwards, but these are best interpreted as warning signs and data back-up is the prudent first-course of action.

05-23-2008, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~FirBirGir~~ Troubled Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18 OS: Vista 32-bit Ultimate	Re: Hard Disk Bad Sectors Increase First thing to do is an Emercency Data back-up operation. I'd be preparing for this HD to fail. Increasing number of errors are a common "early warning" symptom of a total drive failure, and you are lucky to be getting them. Sometimes HD's fail with no warning at all. It may not fail. Sometimes there is a "spike" of errors, and the drive continues to operate normal afterwards, but these are best interpreted as warning signs and data back-up is the prudent first-course of action.