Hard Drive

[Compuitincolo]

 Hi there, is there any way to save this hard drive with the chkdsk/f? with the following errors? I used pcd 7.5 on a acer aspire laptop

HDD-0 Linear Verify.....................
  Read verify error occurred at sector 13184256.
  (Reason: Uncorrectable Data Error)
  Read verify error occurred at sector 13185792.
  (Reason: Uncorrectable Data Error)
  Read verify error occurred at sector 13187584.
  (Reason: Uncorrectable Data Error)
  Read verify error occurred at sector 13189120.
  (Reason: Uncorrectable Data Error)
  Model: Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 / SN: 100217PBPC041DGZ7JEM / Rev: PB3OC60F
HDD-0 Linear Verify.....................FAILED  07/04/2011 11:11
HDD-0 Random Verify.....................PASSED 
HDD-0 SMART Status Check................PASSED 
HDD-0 SMART Self-Test Short.............
  The read element failed.
  Model: Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 / SN: 100217PBPC041DGZ7JEM / Rev: PB3OC60F
HDD-0 SMART Self-Test Short.............FAILED  07/04/2011 11:13

Testing Completed  07/04/2011 11:13:27

[fwilson]

Compuitincolo,

A chkdsk /f may remap the bad sectors and give the drive some extra time.

I would use that time to get the data off and then replace it.  The issues is the SMART tests is failing, the drives internal diagnostics, as well as linear verify.  This usually indicates the drive is going downhill fast.  Once the oxide coating on the platters gets scraped off and starts floating around inside the drive the odds of them getting between the platter and read write head increase.  It will keep damaging new areas on the platter, creating more particles and destroying the data residing there.

-Fred

[Compuitincolo]

thank u very much!!!!

[fwilson]

Compuitincolo,

My pleasure, thank you for being a customer.

-Fred