NTFS Bad Sectors

[AIANDAS]

Over the past two days I've been getting these errors in my SYSTEM Log:

"The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run
the chkdsk utility on the volume D:.

The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block."

So Windows promptly when I boot up does a chkdsk and all "seems" to be
running OK. But is this writing on the wall that my HDD may be on its way to
HDD heaven?
I've had this laptop for 2 years or so it's an old IBM R50. Should I buy a
new HDD?

 

[DL]

If you know the manufacturer of the HD, their site will have a free checking
utility
I hope your data is backed up, sound like your hd is going south

 

[Rich Barry]

Take a look here

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/s...yind=0&operatingsystemind=53385&validate=true

 

[AIANDAS]

It's a Seagate Hard Disk ST9100823A. I am trying to find the checking utility
but looks like everything else I'll have to dig to find something.

 

[VanguardLH]

It's a Seagate Hard Disk ST9100823A. I am trying to find the checking
utility but looks like everything else I'll have to dig to find
something.

www.seagate.com
No digging required as it is an obviously choice for domain name to try.

Support - > Downloads
Not much digging there, either.

Seatools - diagnostic software

It took far longer to write the above than to do the "digging".

Have you yet ran "chkdsk /r" to make sure the surface is reliably
readable?

 

[JS]

Seagate Diagnostics:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools

 

[AIANDAS]

I am going to try to see if I need to update the firmware or not. I did find
the diagnostic tools and I've had failures in the Long & Short DST tests.
Need to find out what that means.

 

[Malke]

I am going to try to see if I need to update the firmware or not. I did
find the diagnostic tools and I've had failures in the Long & Short DST
tests. Need to find out what that means.

If you have had failures in the long and short tests for items *other* than
file system errors your hard drive is dying and you should replace it. End
of story. If the errors are *only* in the file system then you can try a
Chkdsk /r.

Malke

 

[1PW]

Over the past two days I've been getting these errors in my SYSTEM Log:

"The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run
the chkdsk utility on the volume D:.

The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block."

This reads as if your laptop's HDD has 2 or more partitions.

So Windows promptly when I boot up does a chkdsk and all "seems" to be
running OK.

Pro actively, open a command prompt and enter: chkdsk d: /r Guided
help is available through the link below.

This will have your system execute a somewhat more thorough check of the
D: partition and attempt a possible repair.

But is this writing on the wall that my HDD may be on its way to
HDD heaven?

Possibly. An even more thorough ongoing check of your partitions may be
had by running smartmontools.

I've had this laptop for 2 years or so it's an old IBM R50. Should I buy a
new HDD?

All good things must come to an end. Even if all this comes to a good
conclusion, you should already be backing your full system onto external
media, particularly if your life is on that HDD.

Rather large USB based HDDs go for under $100 and /would/ make an
eventual HDD replacement somewhat easier.

<http://www.buy.com/cat/external-usb-2-0-hard-drive/16076.html>

Best wishes to you.

Pete

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Over the past two days I've been getting these errors in my SYSTEM Log:

"The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run
the chkdsk utility on the volume D:.

The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block."

So Windows promptly when I boot up does a chkdsk and all "seems" to be
running OK. But is this writing on the wall that my HDD may be on its way
to
HDD heaven?
I've had this laptop for 2 years or so it's an old IBM R50. Should I buy a
new HDD?

I'd say yes, if your time and data have any value at all.

You can spend a small amount of time now calmly moving the data between two
working drives, or spend more stressfule time later setting up a new drive
and trying to recover data.

I did this on my Vista R61 just a couple of weeks ago, because I concluded
that the previous drive could not be relied on, and my laptop *has* to be in
working order at a remote work site.

HTH
-pk

 

[AIANDAS]

Thank you very much for all the suggestions. Actually what has saved the day
for me were the Seagate Tools which successfully repaired 19-errors. But
maybe you're right I should begin backing up my laptop on an external HDD.

 

[AIANDAS]

Seagate Diagnostics saved the day!

Seagate Diagnostics:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools

 

[JS]

I see it repaired bad sectors, if this continues over time
and it likely to be more frequent as time goes on, then
return the drive while its still in warranty.

 

[AIANDAS]

That's a good suggestion thing is that seagate tools has given me ID on
serial so when I call 'em they should be bale to tell me if it's still in
warranty. Thanks!

 

[JS]

You're welcome.

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com

That's a good suggestion thing is that seagate tools has given me ID on
serial so when I call 'em they should be bale to tell me if it's still in
warranty. Thanks!