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376115 2005-07-27 10:51:00 One or more drives has developed a bad sector...press any key to start scan disk. when scan disk starts, after reaching 16% or 2% sometime it says Scan Disk encountered a data error while reading fat on drive c.
This error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive.

What should be done in this case?
gum digger (6100)
376116 2005-07-27 10:54:00 Format it , if it continues to give trouble dispose of it.

Though running something like diskill on it may worth a try before trashing it.
Metla (12)
376117 2005-07-28 02:12:00 Scandisk ought to be able to "fix" the sectors by mapping them out. But if they are in critical areas of the disk it can't do that.

Try doing a scandisk in Safe Mode, and it might have marginally better chances of working. ;)

Bad sectors showing up are a bad sign. The FAT tables are critical areas.
Graham L (2)
376118 2005-07-28 02:31:00 One or more drives has developed a bad sector...press any key to start scan disk. when scan disk starts, after reaching 16% or 2% sometime it says Scan Disk encountered a data error while reading fat on drive c.
This error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive.

What should be done in this case?
1: Enable smart in the bios.
2: Back up all importnat data immediately
3: Buy a new HDD
pctek (84)
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