remap a hard drive

computerchuck · 04-25-2008, 05:37 PM

What is the best and easiest way to block out bad sectors? I work with Maxtor, WD, Samsung, and Seagate drives mostly.

**blackduck30** · 04-26-2008, 05:03 AM

Most of the drive manufacturers have low level formatting utilities that will scan the drive sectors and record the bad sectors. This basically tells the drive not to write to those sectors.

In some cases tho the magnetic surface of the drive may just be on it's way out and just keep on generating bad sectors.

If you do a search for the drive manufacturer and low level formating tool

computerchuck · 05-11-2008, 01:19 PM

Thanx for the reply. I have one now from the maker of the drives. Some of them are quite clunky and take forever. I am looking for a really neat program that works with all drives and is a whizz-bang one. I have one but it uses a lot of command line stuff I dont understand. I'm kinda looking for an easy as apple pie program.
I took my computer apart the day after I posted this question, and sold my mobo to a business who needed their computer fixed over the weekend, so I'm slow getting back here. I was ready to build a core 2 duo overclocked to 3.4 ghz. I had the parts on hand, so I sold my stuff while I had the chance to take the money and run. Thanx computerchuck

04-25-2008, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
computerchuck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 OS: xp pro	remap a hard drive What is the best and easiest way to block out bad sectors? I work with Maxtor, WD, Samsung, and Seagate drives mostly.

04-26-2008, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
blackduck30 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,227 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	Re: remap a hard drive Most of the drive manufacturers have low level formatting utilities that will scan the drive sectors and record the bad sectors. This basically tells the drive not to write to those sectors. In some cases tho the magnetic surface of the drive may just be on it's way out and just keep on generating bad sectors. If you do a search for the drive manufacturer and low level formating tool __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

05-11-2008, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
computerchuck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 OS: xp pro	Re: remap a hard drive Thanx for the reply. I have one now from the maker of the drives. Some of them are quite clunky and take forever. I am looking for a really neat program that works with all drives and is a whizz-bang one. I have one but it uses a lot of command line stuff I dont understand. I'm kinda looking for an easy as apple pie program. I took my computer apart the day after I posted this question, and sold my mobo to a business who needed their computer fixed over the weekend, so I'm slow getting back here. I was ready to build a core 2 duo overclocked to 3.4 ghz. I had the parts on hand, so I sold my stuff while I had the chance to take the money and run. Thanx computerchuck