Bad block list and defragging drive problem.

[jlariv8957]

I'll submit another way:

If it is an IDE drive you should try to:

- Backup your datas
- Low level format your drive using a specific utility on a PC (maxtor powermax witch runs fine on any ide drive)
  - Do a complete format & a burn test: it will force the drive do rebuild is internal bad block list
If the drive have enough spare sectors free it will be defect free from the operating system as the bad block list is managed by the drive.

- Reformat your drive and restore your datas

tested many times ...

Another idea: try to use hdd regenerator (this utilities are on hiren's boot CD) it seems strange that this utility can "repair" an hard drive but i had some good results


Have fun .

[jlariv8957]

Sure, filling a drive with zeroes didn't ever repair any drive but the scan after the llf build the drive bad block list so, if the drive have enough spare blocks the bad blocks will be marked as bad in the drive bad block list (not in the filesystem) so the disk will be declared defect free.

I've salvaged many drives that mean.