Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors

turbotronic · 07-27-2008, 11:59 PM

Hello.

As you can see, I am new, joining, hoping you all can help me with some issues I am having with hard drives. First off, I do want to add that I am a bit familiar with setting up hard drives. But, in this case, I must not know anything about them at all..

It seems I can't ever keep things stable and functional. With that, let me talk about my main verdict...my Maxtor 250GB hard drive. This hard drive was mainly purchased for use in my xbox. I bet some of you are thinking, why don't you ask about your problem in some xbox forum...Well, I have. I have posted at Xbox-scene.com and haven't got much luck. I have received some suggestions but those haven't helped. I figured I would post on here hoping for better luck after finding out some things about the hard drive. I scanned it with Flobo's Hard Disk Repair and it is showing my many many bad sectors, including Sector 0. I have read that something like this may be because the firmware is bad. I really don't know at this point. All I know is, I can't seem to win for losing.

Is there any possible hope for the hard drive? Or do I need to scrap it?

**sobeit** · 07-28-2008, 01:36 AM

usually when you start getting bad sectors you might as well replace it. It cannot be depended on to store your data without corruption.

~~wiseleo~~ · 07-28-2008, 03:17 AM

If firmware is bad, the drive is not recognized.

This is just a warranty issue. RMA the drive.

**vladimirb** · 07-28-2008, 04:08 AM

Hey there,
visit Maxtor's Web Site and download testing tools and test HDD for possible bad sectors...
If you have it already with some other utility, then I guess you will get it with Maxtor's tools also...
Best thing is to return HDD and get a new one...

**Deleted090308** · 07-28-2008, 08:31 AM

Seagate's (and Maxtor's) warranty checker: http://support.seagate.com/customer/...validation.jsp

Seatools for DOS

turbotronic · 07-28-2008, 11:45 PM

Thanks!

Looks like I will be getting a new hard drive soon. I just hope my WD 500GB isn't doing the same.

**vladimirb** · 07-29-2008, 01:30 AM

Make sure you test it after you buy it...
It is good to know at the beginning in what shape is your new HDD...
Hope you will get a good one ^-^

07-27-2008, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
turbotronic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP SP3	Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors Hello. As you can see, I am new, joining, hoping you all can help me with some issues I am having with hard drives. First off, I do want to add that I am a bit familiar with setting up hard drives. But, in this case, I must not know anything about them at all.. It seems I can't ever keep things stable and functional. With that, let me talk about my main verdict...my Maxtor 250GB hard drive. This hard drive was mainly purchased for use in my xbox. I bet some of you are thinking, why don't you ask about your problem in some xbox forum...Well, I have. I have posted at Xbox-scene.com and haven't got much luck. I have received some suggestions but those haven't helped. I figured I would post on here hoping for better luck after finding out some things about the hard drive. I scanned it with Flobo's Hard Disk Repair and it is showing my many many bad sectors, including Sector 0. I have read that something like this may be because the firmware is bad. I really don't know at this point. All I know is, I can't seem to win for losing. Is there any possible hope for the hard drive? Or do I need to scrap it? Last edited by turbotronic; 07-28-2008 at 12:03 AM.

07-28-2008, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors usually when you start getting bad sectors you might as well replace it. It cannot be depended on to store your data without corruption. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

07-28-2008, 03:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~wiseleo~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 461 OS: Win 2003 SP2 My System	Re: Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors If firmware is bad, the drive is not recognized. This is just a warranty issue. RMA the drive.

07-28-2008, 04:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,681 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors Hey there, visit Maxtor's Web Site and download testing tools and test HDD for possible bad sectors... If you have it already with some other utility, then I guess you will get it with Maxtor's tools also... Best thing is to return HDD and get a new one... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

07-28-2008, 08:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors Seagate's (and Maxtor's) warranty checker: http://support.seagate.com/customer/...validation.jsp Seatools for DOS

07-28-2008, 11:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
turbotronic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors Thanks! Looks like I will be getting a new hard drive soon. I just hope my WD 500GB isn't doing the same.

07-29-2008, 01:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,681 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: Maxtor 6L250R0 bad sectors Make sure you test it after you buy it... It is good to know at the beginning in what shape is your new HDD... Hope you will get a good one ^-^ __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager