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Thread ID: 114976 2010-12-27 02:54:00 Poll: When will chkdsk end? Tony (4941) PC World Chat
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1165014 2010-12-27 05:10:00 Wednesday -- But I'm not saying what Wednesday :p wainuitech (129)
1165015 2010-12-28 03:10:00 As at 4:09pm Tuesday it is at 46485579 - 44%. Tony (4941)
1165016 2010-12-28 03:55:00 Oh boy the two "sensible" ones who said before Sydney on Friday (or the other sensible one if my vote counts) The Error Guy (14052)
1165017 2010-12-28 04:23:00 Look at SMART. That will give you an idea of how screwed it is, especially the "reallocated sector count"

HDAT2 will be a better tool to test it than CHKDSK, because it will test the entire surface, CHKDSK may not test the entire thing.
Agent_24 (57)
1165018 2010-12-28 04:44:00 Look at SMART. That will give you an idea of how screwed it is, especially the "reallocated sector count"

HDAT2 will be a better tool to test it than CHKDSK, because it will test the entire surface, CHKDSK may not test the entire thing.I just had a look at HDAT2. It certainly looks comprehensive. I don't think I'll bother though, as it is most unlikely I'll be keeping the drive. It still amazes me that I can be so casual about tossing a 500gb drive, when not that long ago a 500mb drive would have been costing an arm and a leg and been an item to be nurtured and cherished.
Tony (4941)
1165019 2010-12-28 06:04:00 I've got a 500MB Quantum Maverick, it still goes actually :D Agent_24 (57)
1165020 2010-12-28 06:12:00 I've got a 500MB Quantum Maverick, it still goes actually :DAs I said, nurtured and cherished.:wub Tony (4941)
1165021 2010-12-29 01:58:00 15:00 Wednesday, and the count is 65,360,160 - 58%. Tony (4941)
1165022 2010-12-30 02:59:00 Another 24 hours, another 15%.

86,006,160 - 73%

I'd say it is not going to frinish before I leave tomorrow morning.
Tony (4941)
1165023 2010-12-31 10:48:00 Pity it did not die before Xmas. Santa could have got you a new one for Xmas. Bobh (5192)
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