Checking harddrive for errors

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mistral

Due tech problems, electricity were suddenly go out, few time per day, and
all computers restarted..
Could this cause the harddisk damage? There was opened IE, Outlook
programs..
How to check hard drive for errors? How to make a deep test, to be fully
confident that hard disk have not been damaged and no errors?

mistral
 
You can use the Error-checking tool to check for file system errors
and bad sectors on your hard disk.

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. Select both of these:

o Automatically fix file system errors
o Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

A message will popup.

[[The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility needs
exclusive access to some Windows files on the disk. These files can be
accessed only by restarting Windows. Do you want to schedule this disk check
to occur the next time you restart the computer?]]

Click YES.

Then reboot.

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.]]

[[When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output to a
file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The Winlogon
service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the Application
Event log.]]

[[This file states whether Chkdsk encountered any errors and, if so,
whether they were fixed.]]

Click on: 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

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
mistral said:
Due tech problems, electricity were suddenly go out, few time per day,
and all computers restarted..
Could this cause the harddisk damage? There was opened IE, Outlook
programs..
How to check hard drive for errors? How to make a deep test, to be
fully confident that hard disk have not been damaged and no errors?

mistral
Click to expand...

You may want to consider investing in a battery powered back-up for your
PC. I have found this to be a worth while investment.
 
Wesley Vogel said:
You can use the Error-checking tool to check for file system errors
and bad sectors on your hard disk.

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. Select both of these:

o Automatically fix file system errors
o Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

A message will popup.

[[The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility needs
exclusive access to some Windows files on the disk. These files can be
accessed only by restarting Windows. Do you want to schedule this disk check
to occur the next time you restart the computer?]]

Click YES.

Then reboot.

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.]]

[[When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output to a
file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The Winlogon
service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the Application
Event log.]]

[[This file states whether Chkdsk encountered any errors and, if so,
whether they were fixed.]]

Click on: 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

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
mistral said:
Due tech problems, electricity were suddenly go out, few time per day, and
all computers restarted..
Could this cause the harddisk damage? There was opened IE, Outlook
programs..
How to check hard drive for errors? How to make a deep test, to be fully
confident that hard disk have not been damaged and no errors?

mistral
Click to expand...
Click to expand...


thanks. And what if make a quick test, less thorough?
Is the windows built-in tools enough for test, or third party utilities may
do this better?

mistral
 
mistral said:
Due tech problems, electricity were suddenly go out, few time per day, and
all computers restarted..
Could this cause the harddisk damage? There was opened IE, Outlook
programs..
Click to expand...

Yes. Hopefully your computers are protected by at least a cheap surge
protector.
 
Is the windows built-in tools enough for test, or third party utilities
may do this better?
Click to expand...

3rd party stuff may do better, but you have chkdsk.exe on your machine right
now ready to be used. You can use chkdsk.exe now and 3rd party stuff later
when you find some.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
mistral said:
Wesley Vogel said:
You can use the Error-checking tool to check for file system errors
and bad sectors on your hard disk.

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. Select both of these:

o Automatically fix file system errors
o Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

A message will popup.

[[The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility
needs exclusive access to some Windows files on the disk. These files
can be accessed only by restarting Windows. Do you want to schedule this
disk check to occur the next time you restart the computer?]]

Click YES.

Then reboot.

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.]]

[[When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output
to a file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The
Winlogon service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the
Application Event log.]]

[[This file states whether Chkdsk encountered any errors and, if so,
whether they were fixed.]]

Click on: 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

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
mistral said:
Due tech problems, electricity were suddenly go out, few time per day,
and all computers restarted..
Could this cause the harddisk damage? There was opened IE, Outlook
programs..
How to check hard drive for errors? How to make a deep test, to be
fully confident that hard disk have not been damaged and no errors?

mistral
Click to expand...
Click to expand...


thanks. And what if make a quick test, less thorough?
Is the windows built-in tools enough for test, or third party utilities
may do this better?

mistral
Click to expand...
 
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