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HDD Dying. Still Useable??

  • 22-07-2010 11:58pm
    #1
    VampiricPadraig
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys.

    About a couple of weeks ago, my HDD started becoming slow at writing for some peculiar reason and I found that there was a bad sector on the drive.

    The question is: Could I use the drive still (As a slave), or is it as useless as a chocolate fire guard??

    (And if its possible, could it be fixed??)

    Thanks in Advance :)


Comments

  • #2
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Hard drives are cheap enough. Take all the important information from the hard drive IMMEDIATELY... You will try to boot the PC one day and suddenly it will not work... Then you will be faced with the possibility of losing your information.

    Backup your information now, then buy a new hard drive and either
    a) image your old disk to the new one using something like Disk Director
    b) just install your operating system using your Windows XP CD.. and then install all the apps and data you use... (now would be a good time to find your XP/restore CD btw)..


  • #3
    Noxin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Noxin


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Hard drives are cheap enough. Take all the important information from the hard drive IMMEDIATELY... You will try to boot the PC one day and suddenly it will not work... Then you will be faced with the possibility of losing your information.

    Backup your information now, then buy a new hard drive and either
    a) image your old disk to the new one using something like Disk Director
    b) just install your operating system using your Windows XP CD.. and then install all the apps and data you use... (now would be a good time to find your XP/restore CD btw)..

    nuff said. Back it up and bin it. Grab a new one. Using something like that as a slave will just drive you insane, even if it manages to stay running.


  • #4
    VampiricPadraig
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭VampiricPadraig


    I am already way ahead of you. My father gave me his old drive and I am using it while the other drive is shipping to me.

    I have installed Windows 7 and I am running grand now. I was only wondering if it could be used at all (as a slave)

    Thanks guys


  • #5
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,254 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    If its a decent size, you could make use of it for information that isnt important, e.g. get an external enclosure that works as a media player, and fill it with mp3s or movies


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Hard drives have a few % of spare sector that they remap on the fly

    when you start seeing bad sectors it means it's run out of spare ones :(

    dead man walking

    use a tool like hdtune (windows) or smartctl (linux) to check out the drive stats


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  • #7
    VampiricPadraig
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭VampiricPadraig


    Quick Update. I got my new HDD this morning :D Bye bye old drive


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