PeteMTBer
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Right...
Formatting my primary partition and it says it is trying to recover allocation unit xxxxxxx
So i've obviously got a few bad sectors.
If it recovers them is it just temporary and it will happen again?
Is there any way of stopping it using these sectors?
I have had to re-install windows XP about 4 times in 4 months.
I've been formatting the partition for over an hour and it is only 10Gb! 
Cheers,
Pete
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Steve
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u formatting in DOS or windows?
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Adam
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in dos go to the a:\ and type
format c: /q
will take 30 secs then
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Steve
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if i was u id get a new hdd they are cheap as fook neway
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Steve
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petherick that will not cure the problem
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PeteMTBer
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In dos.
I take it the /q is for quick format.
How will that help avoid the bad bits?
Pete
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Super_si
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its fooked pic up good ones for £50 now
Si
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Steve
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see me 'n' si know what were on about 
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Super_si
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 we'll lets not get cocky
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Super_si
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Samsung_Hard_Drives.html
not brilliant but cheap 
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PeteMTBer
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Right its formatted now, took long enough.
I've run scandisk and am doing the surface scan.
There are bad clusters all over the shop.
What could have caused this. The HDD is only 18months old.
Its a 7200 40gb and dont really want to scrap it as its just a 10gb partition thats fooked.
I'll better scan the other partition just to check though.
Pete (checking that link now)
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Super_si
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only thats ancient
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PeteMTBer
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when ya cant even afford to put petrol in ya car, ya cant afford stuff like this to happen. I've had hard drives last years.
Pete
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Sam
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Is the hard disk still in warranty? If it is, why don't you just send it off to the place you bought it/the PC from, or the HD manufacturer, and they will replace it for you. This is what I have done in the past with Maxtor and Seagate drives.
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stubbsy05
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Windows XP Service Pack 1 will resolve the Hard drive failing repeatedly like it has.
This is free to download from microsoft.
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Steve
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if there is bad clusters service pack 1 will not cure this u need a new hdd, trust
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Cybermonkey
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bad cluster almost certainly means a proffesional clean wipe of the surface area of the disk, or a new HDD
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Cybermonkey
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it is essentially a physically damaged part of the disk which software cannot rectify. A well known virus i had on my old computer smashed my HDD reading arm into the casing and totally wrecked it. New HDD after that, back in 1992 they were ££££ for 600mb HDD!!
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Steve
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git a new hdd they are cheap enuff ffs
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MarkM
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well dont then.....GTF
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PeteMTBer
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I know the service pack will do nothing because its the HD is physically damaged.
I'll have to find the receipt.
It is a Seagate. Anyone know how long manufacturers warranty is?
This is the 2nd seagate i've had to bin.
Other ones was a bit older.
Might try western digital as I aint had problems with one in home computer and had it ages.
Pete
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Steve
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wotever u do dont get a fujitsu hdd major probs with them
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Super_si
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WD is good, get the 8MB cache version
Si
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i got bad sectors on my HDD. somehow using scandisk in dos, it blocked them segments off from the entire rive permanently, and even when i format the drive it still doesnt restore them segments. itts basically cut that part of the drive off and wont put it back no matter what i do, which is gud
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PeteMTBer
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My bad sectors are all over the place though.
Western Digi it is then. When I have some money.
Might try installin win 98 se just to see me through.
My mate said XP is a lot more fussy so it might work. Worth a go.
Pete
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