how to format the MBR?

hutcruchi · 08-07-2005, 06:10 AM

hi all!

i've been told that if i have some bad sectors (logical) and that my hard disk is defined as "BAD" disk so format the Master Boot Record will do the trick.

so can anyone explain me how do i do it? but plz slowly so i will understand =)

i already have a windows 98 original cd (boot cd)

but i don't know where and what command to write while im on DOS mode or i can do it through the CMD mode on win XP??

so plz help

thanks! =)

**linderman** · 08-07-2005, 06:34 AM

Welcome to TSF:

I would strongly advise you go to your hard drive manufacturers website and download their hard drive diagnostic program / it that utility passes the test then it will be worth installing an OS on / otherwise your banging your head against a tree !!

dont hesitate to ask more questions

regards

joe

hutcruchi · 08-07-2005, 12:26 PM

thanks..

i just wanted to know how to format the MBR

can someone tell me?

and i didn't understood the thing about going with my head into a tree?

can you explain me that? (i'm not speaking english that well so plz be gentle =) )

dai · 08-07-2005, 12:41 PM

http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/mbrtool.htm
fdisk /mbr

hutcruchi · 08-07-2005, 01:47 PM

thanks... =)

**johnwill** · 08-07-2005, 08:16 PM

Formatting the MBR will do nothing for bad sector indications, whether real or marked by mistake.

hutcruchi · 08-08-2005, 05:12 AM

so jhon will can you tell me what will fix the bad sectors??

**johnwill** · 08-08-2005, 08:32 AM

Well, if they're software marked, the manufacturer's diagnostic will do a complete surface analysis and solve that problem. There is no way to fix real bad sectors. You can have the same manufacturer's diagnostic reassign them to spare sectors, but when sectors start going bad, it's normally time for a new drive.

hutcruchi · 08-08-2005, 01:37 PM

ok thanks =)!

devin624 · 08-09-2005, 07:34 AM

to repair bad sector, first determine the bad sector is phisical or logical, some bad sector can repair using the MHDD, HDDREG, or using the powerful hdd repair tools PC3000, HRT and Salvation Seagate Firmware Repairer.

**johnwill** · 08-09-2005, 08:35 AM

Like I said, you can't "repair" truly bad sectors, because they're "bad"!

You can remap them, but that's not the same thing. In my experience, when an IDE drive starts developing bad sectors, it's not long before it's curtains for the drive.

08-07-2005, 06:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
hutcruchi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9 OS: xp	how to format the MBR? hi all! i've been told that if i have some bad sectors (logical) and that my hard disk is defined as "BAD" disk so format the Master Boot Record will do the trick. so can anyone explain me how do i do it? but plz slowly so i will understand =) i already have a windows 98 original cd (boot cd) but i don't know where and what command to write while im on DOS mode or i can do it through the CMD mode on win XP?? so plz help thanks! =)

08-07-2005, 06:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,438 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Welcome to TSF: I would strongly advise you go to your hard drive manufacturers website and download their hard drive diagnostic program / it that utility passes the test then it will be worth installing an OS on / otherwise your banging your head against a tree !! dont hesitate to ask more questions regards joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

08-07-2005, 12:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
hutcruchi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9 OS: xp	thanks thanks.. i just wanted to know how to format the MBR can someone tell me? and i didn't understood the thing about going with my head into a tree? can you explain me that? (i'm not speaking english that well so plz be gentle =) )

08-07-2005, 12:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/mbrtool.htm fdisk /mbr __________________

08-07-2005, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
hutcruchi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9 OS: xp	thanks thanks... =)

08-07-2005, 08:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,774 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Formatting the MBR will do nothing for bad sector indications, whether real or marked by mistake. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

08-08-2005, 05:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
hutcruchi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9 OS: xp	so what to do? so jhon will can you tell me what will fix the bad sectors??

08-08-2005, 08:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,774 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Well, if they're software marked, the manufacturer's diagnostic will do a complete surface analysis and solve that problem. There is no way to fix real bad sectors. You can have the same manufacturer's diagnostic reassign them to spare sectors, but when sectors start going bad, it's normally time for a new drive. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

08-08-2005, 01:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
hutcruchi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9 OS: xp	ok thanks! ok thanks =)!

08-09-2005, 07:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
devin624 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	to repair bad sector, first determine the bad sector is phisical or logical, some bad sector can repair using the MHDD, HDDREG, or using the powerful hdd repair tools PC3000, HRT and Salvation Seagate Firmware Repairer. Last edited by dai; 08-09-2005 at 06:54 PM.

08-09-2005, 08:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,774 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Like I said, you can't "repair" truly bad sectors, because they're "bad"! You can remap them, but that's not the same thing. In my experience, when an IDE drive starts developing bad sectors, it's not long before it's curtains for the drive. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience