Can anyone please provide me either the software or link to the same to remove or fix the bad sectors in hard disk.
CA. C V SURYAM (Practising Chartered Accountant) (865 Points)
01 April 2009Can anyone please provide me either the software or link to the same to remove or fix the bad sectors in hard disk.
Kaushik
(Professional)
(549 Points)
Replied 13 April 2009
Run inbuilt scan disk functionality by right cliking on Drive letter from my computer then select properties>Tools>Check now.. Tick mark both options.
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Ankur Garg
(Company Secretary and Compliance Officer)
(114773 Points)
Replied 15 April 2009
Thanx Kaushik.
Anuraag Sharma
(Sr Executive Finance)
(845 Points)
Replied 16 April 2009
Try out the following (If the bad sectors are in the drive in which you have your OS installed)
inany other cases you can use kasuhik's wayout.....
1. Insert Windows Operating System Bootable Cd and restart your PC
2. press any key....(try avioding pressing of "enter") when it asks to boot from cd "Press any Key to Boot from CD)
3. Let it Check now your windows file.....
4. After Sometime you will be able to see a Screen on which you will be asked 3-4 questions like what you want to do
thes will look like it
a). To install a fresh copy press Esc
b).
C).
m nt clear wt r d questions
5. You just need to go for the Repair section (might be it will work after presing thr "R" button on the aforesaid screen)
6. You will be redirected to command prompt.....
7. donot initiate or press any button untill you r asked to choose d version nd no of window u r going to repair
it will look like dis
which window yuo want to reapair
1. C:Windows
2. D: Windows(if there is any OS installed on drive D:)
8. you just need to press the no.
for e.g. if yu have your OS installed on C: drive Just press "1" and hit enter
9. type " chkdsk<space>/r" (without " " and ofcourse with space(do not type space just press the space button and / ) and hit enter
10. when it finished checking restart ypour pc by typing "restart"
11. all done ...congarts.......!!! you are left with no bad sectors :)...100% asured.....
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