Goddam Seagate Harddisk has bad sectors

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The discussion revolves around issues related to a Seagate hard disk drive (HDD) that has developed bad sectors shortly after purchase. Participants explore potential solutions for data recovery, formatting options, warranty claims, and software tools for addressing bad sectors.

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Main Points Raised

  • The original poster reports that their Seagate HDD has 8MB of bad sectors and questions whether reformatting to NTFS can repair these sectors.
  • One participant suggests that reformatting the drive should resolve the issue and recommends using NTFS for better stability.
  • Another participant advises returning the drive under warranty, noting that physical errors are likely to worsen over time.
  • A participant mentions losing the receipt and being unable to claim warranty, expressing frustration.
  • There is a suggestion that similar replacement processes for Seagate drives may exist as with Western Digital drives.
  • One participant claims that bad sectors can be addressed using specific software and provides a link for further information.
  • Another participant shares links to Seagate's support and diagnostic tools, indicating potential resources for troubleshooting.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the best course of action regarding the bad sectors, with some advocating for reformatting and others suggesting warranty claims. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the effectiveness of formatting as a solution and the implications of bad sectors on the drive's longevity.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference various software tools and support resources, but there is no consensus on the best method to repair the bad sectors or the reliability of the drive moving forward.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be useful for individuals experiencing similar issues with hard drives, particularly those dealing with bad sectors and seeking advice on recovery options and warranty processes.

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Seagate Harddisk has bad sectors

I bought it 3 months ago, 60GB barracuda HDD, 7200RPM.
I installed Windows XP, yesterday it suddenly hanged and dumped memory and blue screen appeared.
I reset computer and boot into XP again, but failed.

I set it to be slave and connected it to another HDD, copied my files into the primary HDD.
After that I use a Win98 bootdisk to restart, and use FDISK to delete and create partition, reboot and
reformat it in FAT32, scandisk it and discovered that there is total 8MB bad sectors in it, scattered everywhere .

Why so bad?
If I format it again to NTFS, can i repair the bad sectors?
 
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Hmm, Interesting name.

Uhm, if you reformat your drive, it should take care of it completely. If your not using NTFS, you should use it. More then likely formating your drive will wipe out your current OS, but reinstalling isn't to bad.

But seems you should be able to run a Disk defrag within windows, which is under your Accesories Folder in System Tools. I'd try this first, then reformatting.

But seems NTFS is much better, stable, etc.
 
If it is only 3 months old, it is prolly within it's warranty period. Just send it back and stay on the safe side...if you are seeing physical errors on the drive now, things will not get better, they'll get worse.
 
i lost the receipt, can't claim warranty anymore.:frown:
 
At our company, when we find a bad Western Digital drive, we just put the serial number in on western digital's website and wait for the replacement.

Perhaps the same can be done with seagate?
 
here is malaysia, not so gentleman, sad.:frown:
 
discovered that there is total 8MB bad sectors in it, scattered everywhere .
Why so bad?
If I format it again to NTFS, can i repair the bad sectors?

of course you can, if u use the right soft!
check this out:
http://www.programmersheaven.com/zone16/cat288/28658.htm
check the reviews!
 
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