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newbie-bad block

  • 01-05-2009 11:08pm
    #1
    muincav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 810 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    every time I start my pc I get a load of writing before it starts up and says something about "bad block" and I have to press F2 to actually start it up.Does this mean I need a new hard drive? And i noticed pc running bad so I iniatialised a disk check next re boot, and did this cause the problem or only find the problem?

    sorry if its not too clear but as I said Im a newbie....thanks


Comments

  • #2
    CrinkElite
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 890 ✭✭✭CrinkElite


    when exactly do you get the messege. is it during the first 10 secs or after the windows symbol comes up?


  • #3
    O'Coonassa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭O'Coonassa


    Whether or not you need a new HDD depends on how many bad blocks there are. Getting the system to run CHKDSK is what found the problem yes. What exactly does the message say?


  • #4
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Did you run chkdsk with the /f parameter?

    The /f attempts to fix any problems detected during the check.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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