[SOLVED] How do I fix bad sectors on my Hard DIsk Drive?

jappy512 · 03-18-2008, 10:59 PM

Hello,

I have a Samsung 40gb working for almost 4 years. My problem is that when I chkdsk the disk it shows 24kb in bad sectors.

Tell me what should I do to fix this problem. Thanks and more power.

dai · 03-19-2008, 12:55 AM

you could try zeroing the drive,but it's usually time to replace

jappy512 · 03-19-2008, 02:37 AM

I tried zeroing and reformatting the drive and I could not get rid of the error. Is there anyway to fix it?

**Deleted090308** · 03-19-2008, 02:41 AM

You can fix it temporarily by running chkdsk /r.

But, as Dai said, when a HDD starts developing bad sectors it's time to replace it.

jappy512 · 03-19-2008, 02:53 AM

Thanks for the help guys.

03-18-2008, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
jappy512 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 37 OS: Win XP Pro, Win Vista Ultimate	[SOLVED] How do I fix bad sectors on my Hard DIsk Drive? Hello, I have a Samsung 40gb working for almost 4 years. My problem is that when I chkdsk the disk it shows 24kb in bad sectors. Tell me what should I do to fix this problem. Thanks and more power.

03-19-2008, 12:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,487 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: How do I fix bad sectors on my Hard DIsk Drive? you could try zeroing the drive,but it's usually time to replace __________________

03-19-2008, 02:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
jappy512 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 37 OS: Win XP Pro, Win Vista Ultimate	Re: How do I fix bad sectors on my Hard DIsk Drive? I tried zeroing and reformatting the drive and I could not get rid of the error. Is there anyway to fix it?

03-19-2008, 02:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: How do I fix bad sectors on my Hard DIsk Drive? You can fix it temporarily by running chkdsk /r. But, as Dai said, when a HDD starts developing bad sectors it's time to replace it.

03-19-2008, 02:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
jappy512 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 37 OS: Win XP Pro, Win Vista Ultimate	Re: How do I fix bad sectors on my Hard DIsk Drive? Thanks for the help guys.