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| Thread ID: 124129 | 2012-04-08 03:32:00 | Best way to test WD HDD for problems | gum digger (6100) | Press F1 |
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| 1268853 | 2012-04-08 03:32:00 | Hi I currently have HDD sentinel and recently it reported my HDD (WD1002FAEX) has 43 bad sectors on the disk surface. The contents of these sectors were moved to the spare area. The drive found 356 bad sectors during its self test. Based on the number of remapping operations, the bad sectors may form continuous areas. There are 846 weak sectors found on the disk surface. They may be remapped any time in the later use of the disk. At this point, warranty replacement of the disk is not yet possible, only if the health drops further. It is recommended to examine the log of the disk regularly. All new problems found will be logged there. I have tried running Data Lifeguard diagnostic tool twice from windows, and I have found windows automatically restarted while the test is progress between 60-100%. Before preparing the scan I made sure Antivirus and Antispyware are turned off, also that no files were open. I believe this HDD is still under warranty but I want to make sure it really has bad sector before I send it for RMA. Thanks |
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| 1268854 | 2012-04-08 06:55:00 | Run the bootable (CD\USB etc) version of Data Lifeguard tools instead. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1268855 | 2012-04-10 04:19:00 | Run the bootable (CD\USB etc) version of Data Lifeguard tools instead. Thanks, tried that and it did the same. connected the HDD to another computer and tested it using bootable version which worked. HDD is faulty with many bad sectors. |
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| 1268856 | 2012-04-10 04:41:00 | Just send it off for replacement before it gets worse. | pctek (84) | ||
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