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WD drive bad sectors

  • 20-03-2005 5:41pm
    #1
    irishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭


    i have a WD 1600 SE 160gb harddrive, it has a few bad sectors on it. Tryed Windows scan disk but it get an "unexpected error" at about 30% then reboots and WD products seem to crash when ran. I there anotehr way of fixing it? or should i just do an RMA?


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  • #2
    osmethod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭osmethod


    If a recent purchase and if you are definitely sure there are bad sectors do the RMA...?

    osmethod


  • #3
    irishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭irishguy


    scan disk , reports bad sectors before it gives the "unexpected error" error .its about 8 months old


  • #4
    osmethod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭osmethod


    Get your XP Cdrom and boot into the recovery console.....

    Try run at the prompt:

    chkdsk c: /p /r

    This /p will perform an exhaustive check of your drive and fixes errors.
    This /r will locate bad sectors and try recovering/remapping information from them.

    osmethod


  • #5
    irishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭irishguy


    Get your XP Cdrom and boot into the recovery console.....

    Try run at the prompt:

    chkdsk c: /p /r

    This /p will perform an exhaustive check of your drive and fixes errors.
    This /r will locate bad sectors and try recovering/remapping information from them.

    osmethod

    did this, it finishes but there are still bad sectors on the drive and i am unable to delete certain files. It also crashes sometimes when i try to write data to a certain part of the disk. I dont really want to format the drive as there is a lot on it.

    does anyone know what policys harddrive manufacturers have about bad sectors? had a look around the WD site and it doesnt say much about it


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    im not sure what the policies are...but id shift what u can off that hard drive before it konks out altogether.


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  • #7
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    formatting won't help. You have to rescue as much data off it as you can, and then get yourself your free replacement off whoever you bought the drive from. Its unfortunate that it happened, but all that can be done is replace it, and you are well within your years warrenty.

    If the place you bought it off refuses to exchange it, you can still get a replacement direct from WD themselves, but thats more hassle.


  • #8
    irishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭irishguy


    i think ill just to straight to WD as they will send out the replacement drive first so i can copy all the files over


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