HOW TO REMOVE BAD SECTORS

[niwas]

Any one please help me how to clean bad sectors in seagate harddisk, do i need any tools required for removing these badsectors.

 

[bozo1]

Seatools from Seagates website.

 

[amdskip]

This doesn't always work but its worth a shot.

 

[npcom]

My general rules with bad sectors constantly forming...

Try once to see if they can be marked off... test test... and if they're still being found/new ones- RMA the drive if possible or get a replacement for about $100 or les.

Losing data costs more than $100 drive.

 

[bfonnes]

Originally posted by: niwas
Any one please help me how to clean bad sectors in seagate harddisk, do i need any tools required for removing these badsectors.

The best way to clean bad sector is to do a low level format. This way the operating system won't even be able to allocate them. You must use a utility provided by the manufacturer... Use the link that Bozo1 provided.

Bfonnes

 

[skatertech]

Originally posted by: npcom
My general rules with bad sectors constantly forming...

Try once to see if they can be marked off... test test... and if they're still being found/new ones- RMA the drive if possible or get a replacement for about $100 or les.

Losing data costs more than $100 drive.

Good advice, bad sectors on a relativly new drive are signs of death.

 

[AluminumStudios]

Bad sectors can be like a disease. Most software just remaps the sectors so the hard drive avoids them. Some low level formatting may recover them. But I would say there is a significant change the problem will expand or return. I personally won't trust a hard drive with bad sectors.

I've personally had horrific experiences with Seagate drives. I would be on the phone with Seagate right away if I were in your shoes.

~Bill