Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jc58+ From: jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Problem with Seagate Hard Disk Message-ID: Date: 4 Dec 90 05:20:01 GMT References: <697@nih-csl.nih.gov> Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 35 In-Reply-To: <697@nih-csl.nih.gov> Ted wrote: >1. Why should a two-year-old disk, which I've treated with kid gloves > (no bulletin-board programs, surge-suppressor, only parttime usage) > have so many bad clusters after such a short time? Sector not found errors come up from just simple use. Sectors on a disk track can get misaligned and cause this error. >3. Would physically reformatting my disk with the Disk Manager software > and then with DOS fdisk, get rid of the bad clusters, or am I now > stuck with them? Yes, this should solve your problem. Remember to enter the bad sector map that was supplied with the drive. It may also be a good idea to have Disk Manager (or whatever you're using) verify the tracks and make sure that there aren't any more bad sectors (if there are, mark them). One further thing that I've noticed is that Norton's DT (disk test) and NDD (Norton Disk Doctor) don't detect bad sectors unless, either they were marked at low-level format or a sector is severely misaligned or bad. You can try this by first low-level formatting the drive without any bad sectors and try running NDD or DT. Try it ... good luck. Please don't hesitate to drop me a line. __________ ___ / \ / / /_/ / /\/ _/ / / / __/. /__ / / / / / / / / "Happy Computing ..." / / Internet: Johnny.J.Chin@andrew.cmu.edu / ------- / 4730 Centre Ave. #412 BITnet: jc58@andrew \__________/ Pittsburgh, PA 15213 UUCP: ...!uunet!andrew.cmu.edu!jc58 Computer Dr. Carnegie Mellon University "If you don't like having backups ... try driving without your spare tire." ______________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are STRICTLY my own, and not CMU's.