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veedubfreak · 04-30-2008, 09:12 AM

When you run checkdisk, basically if it finds a bad sector, it deletes that sector, and writes whatever was on it to a good sector, then locks out that sector so that it wont get used anymore.

04-30-2008, 09:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
veedubfreak Official DFI Bricker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,926	Re: hard drive may be failing When you run checkdisk, basically if it finds a bad sector, it deletes that sector, and writes whatever was on it to a good sector, then locks out that sector so that it wont get used anymore. __________________ Asus Rampage Formula Q6600@3.6gz 1.4v (1.2VID) 4870 Crossfire 2x2gb OCZ Reaper DDR2-800 @4-4-4-12 Corsair 750TX MountainMods Ufo Horizontal 2x Swiftech 320 2x Swiftech 655 2x MM 3bay res 2x DD Maze5 Swiftech GTZ Have you heard? http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f6/hav...-heard-187280/