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I have gotten a disk error ID 7 message in the event viewer twice in
the past four months -- each time when running a memory- and
disk-intensive software operation with the backup utility Retrospect. I
am running XP home with all the latest updates.
The disk error message reported that "The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D,
has a bad block."
I also noticed that each time this error occurred sandwiched in-between
system restore notices I get often because the D: drive does not have
enough disk space. (System restore is suspended while disk space is
freed up.)
I presume \Device\Harddisk0\D is the D: drive, right? I ran a chdsk on
my D: volume partition from the command prompt (chkdsk d
and found no
problems with bad sectors. So what is this disk error message all
about? What's really causing it?
I am fixating on all this because Microsoft's help and support file
says "If this event is logged regularly, replace the hard disk drive".
That's not something one can do lightly, particularly if this error is
really related to a collision of processes and tight memory. I was made
even more paranoid because someone said they attempted a chkdsk c: /f
on bootup after getting this message and the chkdsk could not finish,
such that he had to reformat his drive and reinstall XP. Of course,
there is always the one horror story exception but I don't know how
seriously to treat this error message.
Thoughts? Advice?
the past four months -- each time when running a memory- and
disk-intensive software operation with the backup utility Retrospect. I
am running XP home with all the latest updates.
The disk error message reported that "The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D,
has a bad block."
I also noticed that each time this error occurred sandwiched in-between
system restore notices I get often because the D: drive does not have
enough disk space. (System restore is suspended while disk space is
freed up.)
I presume \Device\Harddisk0\D is the D: drive, right? I ran a chdsk on
my D: volume partition from the command prompt (chkdsk d
and found noproblems with bad sectors. So what is this disk error message all
about? What's really causing it?
I am fixating on all this because Microsoft's help and support file
says "If this event is logged regularly, replace the hard disk drive".
That's not something one can do lightly, particularly if this error is
really related to a collision of processes and tight memory. I was made
even more paranoid because someone said they attempted a chkdsk c: /f
on bootup after getting this message and the chkdsk could not finish,
such that he had to reformat his drive and reinstall XP. Of course,
there is always the one horror story exception but I don't know how
seriously to treat this error message.
Thoughts? Advice?