bsod - check if hdd has bad sectors ad force windows to ignore them

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2014-04
  • user2699451

    i have a 500gb hdd (SeaGate), and every now and then i get a bsod with error being ntfs.sys

    it happens daily, maybe even 3 times a day

    is there a way I can check if my hdd has:

    a. A bad sector/s

    b. if a, can I force windows to ignore these bad sectors?

    please note: I have already done SMART tests with seatools which passed

    thnx I would really appreciate any help

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  • Snark

    SpinRite from GRC is well known as a disk recovery tool.

    It will scan all sectors, try to recover the data if possible and mark defective sectors so they're not reused. Worked fine for me in a few occasions.

    It's not free though: $89.00

  • Multiverse IT

    Sorry, but this just doesn't make any sense to me...

    With hard drive prices under $50... WHY would you even think about installing ANYTHING to a hard disk that fails ANY tests?

  • technicalbloke

    IIRC, all modern drives has the ability to mark some bad sectors & continue operation. I'm currently reading.

    Bad block HOWTO for smartmontools

  • George P. Burdell

    You can try using HDD Regenerator to fix the bad sector. But this software is not free. I have experience with bad sectors and my HDD works normally after using this software.

  • kaykay
    1. very first thing backup your important data.
    2. scan the full hard drive with windows scan disk utility.
    3. if you find bad sectors on hard drive then note down which partition has bad sectors. 4.recreate the partition and exclude the bad sector area and a little more area around bad sectors.