Any Hard Disc 'Bad Sector' repair programs?
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From: David Wilkinson on 17 Jun 2005 21:04 Al Smith <invalid(a)address.com> wrote in news:REqse.48238$Ph4.1261479(a)ursa- nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca: >>>Some people say that SpinRite can recover "semi-bad" sectors but I am >>>>not so sure. And, worse still, it is rather expensive $$$ware. >> >> >> (OT) >> Is that still going? I last used it around 1994. It was brilliant then >> so I presume it is still as good or better. > > I sometimes haunt the Gibson newsgroups, so I can say that Steve > Gibson upgraded spinrite last year. Everyone says it's the cat's > pajamas. > I've used Spinrite from version 3.0 to the current 6.0. So far it's worked as advertised.
From: Julian Cann on 3 Jul 2005 05:46 In article <Xns9678D6613CC87davidnncyahoocom(a)207.69.189.191>, davidnnc(a)yahoo.com says... > Al Smith <invalid(a)address.com> wrote in news:REqse.48238$Ph4.1261479(a)ursa- > nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca: > > >>>Some people say that SpinRite can recover "semi-bad" sectors but I am > >>>>not so sure. And, worse still, it is rather expensive $$$ware. > >> > >> > >> (OT) > >> Is that still going? I last used it around 1994. It was brilliant then > >> so I presume it is still as good or better. > > > > I sometimes haunt the Gibson newsgroups, so I can say that Steve > > Gibson upgraded spinrite last year. Everyone says it's the cat's > > pajamas. > > > > I've used Spinrite from version 3.0 to the current 6.0. So far it's worked > as advertised. > Where can I download the freeware version please? Jules Brisbane Australia
From: juliuslr on 6 Jul 2005 12:44 X-No-Archive: yes Almost related question: I have a 2.5" 9GB drive that has the S.M.A.R.T. technology. Upon installation in my test laptop, it says that the drive is about to fail. How does it know that and if the failure is only limited to a certain sector, how can the bad sector(s) be declared off limit so the drive can become usable again? Thanks. PS: I understand and realize that I wouldn't put VALUABLE data on it, but it would be good for test installation of OS or LINUX.... :-) or even for downloading and testing freeware and making sure it doesn't add spam or virus to my "real" system.
From: Howard Schwartz on 6 Jul 2005 20:48
juliuslr(a)gmail.com wrote in news:1120668263.865028.39640 @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com: > Upon installation in my test laptop, it says > that the drive is about to fail. How does it know that and if the > failure is only limited to a certain sector, how can the bad sector(s) > be declared off limit so the drive can become usable again? Thanks. There is a clever dos-based disk test program out there that tests specifically for bad sectors and gives you an overall report. It explains that hard disks contain an area of `spare sectors' they use to map data to, as the disk itself finds sectors bad. By using timing techniques, the test program figures out how much data has already been mapped to this special area from bad or going bad sectors. It can then report how far gone your disk is, in a more detailed way than a `sector' scan. I will have to dig out my old dos program disk to discover the name of this handy utility. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |