Scan my drives with chkdsk, it reports errors found and asks "do you want to
do it next restart". Say yes.
It restarts and does its thing.
Scan it again in read only mode afterwards - exact same errors!
Any ideas?

"insert_user_here" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EC13A018-6340-4964-B78C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Scan my drives with chkdsk, it reports errors found and asks "do you want
> to
> do it next restart". Say yes.
> It restarts and does its thing.
> Scan it again in read only mode afterwards - exact same errors!
> Any ideas?

Bad Hard Drive.

Honu

http://www.raxco.com/products/PerfectDisk2k/
PerfectDisk8

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"insert_user_here" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EC13A018-6340-4964-B78C-(E-Mail Removed)...
| Scan my drives with chkdsk, it reports errors found and asks "do you want to
| do it next restart". Say yes.
| It restarts and does its thing.
| Scan it again in read only mode afterwards - exact same errors!
| Any ideas?

Read: Understanding what CHKDSK does
here...
An explanation of the new /C and /I Switches that are available to use with
Chkdsk.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314835


Don't even bother running CHKDSK in read-only mode. It is a waste of time
and prone to not accurately reporting information. CHKDSK might report
spurious errors because it cannot lock the drive.

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the volume you want to
check, and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Check both boxes:

o To run Chkdsk by using the /f parameter, select the Automatically fix file
system errors check box, and then click Start.
[[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during disk
checking. All files must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is
currently in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule
the disk checking for the next time you restart your computer. Your drive is
not available to run other tasks while the disk is being checked.]]

o To run Chkdsk by using the /r parameter, select the Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.
[[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during disk
checking, locates bad sectors, and recovers readable information. All files
must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is currently in use, a
message asks if you want to reschedule the disk checking for the next time
you restart your computer. Your drive is not available to run other tasks
while the disk is being checked. If you select this option, you do not need
to select Automatically fix file system errors. Windows fixes any errors on
the disk.]]

You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.

For a look at the chkdsk log.

Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
Look in Application | Listed as Information |
Event ID: 1001
Source: Winlogon
[[Description: This includes file system type; drive letter or GUID, and
volume name or serial number to help determine what volume Chkdsk ran
against. Also included is whether Chkdsk ran because a user scheduled it or
because the dirty bit was set.]]

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In news:EC13A018-6340-4964-B78C-(E-Mail Removed),
insert_user_here <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> Scan my drives with chkdsk, it reports errors found and asks "do you want
> to do it next restart". Say yes.
> It restarts and does its thing.
> Scan it again in read only mode afterwards - exact same errors!
> Any ideas?

insert_user_here <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Scan my drives with chkdsk, it reports errors found and asks "do you want to
>do it next restart". Say yes.
>It restarts and does its thing.
>Scan it again in read only mode afterwards - exact same errors!
>Any ideas?

Go to the hard drive manufacturer's web site and download their free
diagnostic software. Run this to check out the drive for possible
hardware problems.

Good luck

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insert_user_here wrote:
> Scan my drives with chkdsk, it reports errors found and asks "do you want to
> do it next restart". Say yes.
> It restarts and does its thing.
> Scan it again in read only mode afterwards - exact same errors!
> Any ideas?


Replace the defective hard drive.

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I dunno if the hard drive is defective or bad or not. Hopefully not.
The manufacturer provides no diagnostic software.
Disk checking via Properties reports that Windows cannot complete the disk
check.
If chkdsk doesn't do anything again, i will take a look at Perfect Disk8

insert_user_here <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I dunno if the hard drive is defective or bad or not. Hopefully not.
>The manufacturer provides no diagnostic software.
>Disk checking via Properties reports that Windows cannot complete the disk
>check.
>If chkdsk doesn't do anything again, i will take a look at Perfect Disk8

What is the name of the manufacturer?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

The manufacturer would be Samsung.
I just ran chkdsk, this time with the option /r as well.
After it finished, I ran it again in Command Prompt and it deleted 15 index
entries. Reported (again - it never fixes) minor inconsistencies on the
drive, along with the message "Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in
read-only mode."

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> insert_user_here <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I dunno if the hard drive is defective or bad or not. Hopefully not.
> >The manufacturer provides no diagnostic software.
> >Disk checking via Properties reports that Windows cannot complete the disk
> >check.
> >If chkdsk doesn't do anything again, i will take a look at Perfect Disk8
>
> What is the name of the manufacturer?
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

insert_user_here <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The manufacturer would be Samsung.
>I just ran chkdsk, this time with the option /r as well.
>After it finished, I ran it again in Command Prompt and it deleted 15 index
>entries. Reported (again - it never fixes) minor inconsistencies on the
>drive, along with the message "Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in
>read-only mode."
>

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...ties/hutil.htm

or for older models

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...ies/shdiag.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."