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Originally posted by Chris
1st rule of computers backup
2nd rule of computers backup that also.

Sometimes you can get duff batches so dont take it that a drive isnt going to pop on you.

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1st rule of computers backup
2nd rule of computers backup that also.

Sometimes you can get duff batches so dont take it that a drive isnt going to pop on you.

ChkDsk /r fixed it :)
For now anyway. Ive not dropped it or anything, it happened after the computer had a spaz (at roots thread) and i had to hit the power button :look:

HDD shouldnt go tits up this early, should it? Its only a year or so old computer. :boggle:

It's called "sods law" Chris :P

Might be a good time to create a backup, if you are gettin back sectors its the start of things to come.

Unless you dropped the computer, then this will have damaged the area where the heads hit.

9 times out 10 bad sectors only happen to places where the important files are.

That doesn't really do anything, the /r repairs faults.

It may be unrelated but if it's suggesting that it's worth a try first.

Oh i see. Ill do that now. I did ChkDsk in the prompt without the /r

It won't have finished and it can't run properly when you are in windows.

start, run, cmd, chkdsk /r, it'll ask do you want to do it on next reboot, select yes then reboot.

Doing it atm. Hmmm it appears to have finished :boggle: still popping up with the corrupt thing.

Have you tried running chkdsk?

Nope. McAfee OAS.

Do you have Panda antivirus?

I keep getting this pop up, like every 15 seconds. As soon as i clear it, its back again.



Im running ChkDsk atm.

Oh. Its been happening since Roots gay "Speed up your internets" thread crashed my computer. :o

[Edited on 01-09-2010 by oceansoul]

[Edited on 01-09-2010 by oceansoul]