Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!umich!sharkey!tygra!dave From: dave@tygra.Michigan.COM (David Conrad) Subject: Re: Bad Sector Marker Organization: CAT-TALK Conferencing System, Detroit, MI Distribution: usa Date: Mon, 10 Jun 91 10:37:04 GMT Message-ID: <1991Jun10.103704.7357@tygra.Michigan.COM> References: In article larry@boris.webo.dg.com ( Larry Rogers) writes: > >I have a sloooooooow sector on my hard disk. I'll go to get a file >using the sector and the disk will flash for a few seconds and then >the file will suddenly appear after a few seconds (sometimes about >30). Anyway, I want to mark the sector or cluster as bad. PCTOOLS >will only do this if its diskfix program determines a cluster is bad. >However, all the slow sector does is slow the surface scan, which >says the sector is good, no matter how long it takes to read it. > >Anyway, is there a program, preferable PD or shareware that can >mark a sector/cluster on a hard disk as bad in the fat. > >Thanx, > >-- >Larry Rogers >larry@boris.webo.dg.com Norton Utilities can do this, either via the DT-Disk Test program using the /Cn Mark Cluster n as Bad switch, or from the FAT editor in the NU program. At least, Norton Utilities 4.5 Advanced Edition can do this. If you are using 5.0 I suggest you upgrade to 4.5 right away. :-) Disclaimer: Not affiliated with Peter Norton Computing, just a satisfied user of Norton Utilities. -- David R. Conrad dave@michigan.com -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Computer Conferencing and File Archive = - 1-313-343-0800, 300/1200/2400/9600 baud, 8/N/1. New users use 'new' - = as a login id. AVAILABLE VIA PC-PURSUIT!!! (City code "MIDET") = E-MAIL Address: dave@Michigan.COM