Bad blocks on the HD

Skittles Goddess · 01-11-2004, 04:32 PM

I'm on win2k and I did a defrag and then a checkdisk. Ever since then, my system's been completely messed up. I know the default MS defragger tends to screw things up, so I didn't use that, I used Diskeeper. Checkdisk didn't report any bad findings, but I'm thinking this could be the culprit only because my system had absolutely zero fragmentation before I rebooted for checkdisk and it was all a mess after checkdisk. Now my system is halting and the HD is making noises as it's struggling to read certain things. Even when I try to go to a website not in my favourites, it makes those noises and takes a little while before it will access the site. On top of this, now my other HD isn't being read (even though I didn't touch it when I was doing stuff to this drive). Is there any way to fix this without having to format?

Lion7718 · 01-11-2004, 05:31 PM

I've never had a problem with MS Defragger....but I always do a CheckDisk 1st, than a Defrag...don't know uif it makes a difference or not.

the hunter · 01-11-2004, 06:14 PM

I always used checkdisk first also. Now using Ontrack it always tells me to use their version of checkdisk before doing a defrag.

**greffov** · 01-12-2004, 01:13 AM

uhm, what is the use percentage of your disk?

what do you mean by "My other harddisk isn't even being read"? Does windos not "see" it? Does windwoes not use it?

Skittles Goddess · 01-12-2004, 07:38 AM

About 54% of it is being used. As for the other disk, windows sees it, but when I try to access it, it tells me it hasn't been formatted yet and asks if I want to format it.

I might just make a partition since the drive is so big (120 GB) and move over everything I don't want to lose that isn't already backed up.

**greffov** · 01-12-2004, 01:59 PM

fsck /dev/hdc1 ?

Skittles Goddess · 01-12-2004, 02:09 PM

No, this is my windows machine

**greffov** · 01-12-2004, 02:11 PM

uhm...
ok

so the second harddisk contains data, but windows doesn't like to read it...

Uhm. what about booting into linux via a CD or bootdisk and try some mounts or fsck's?

Skittles Goddess · 01-12-2004, 08:12 PM

I have a separate Linux box. But the problems I'm having, as I've just discovered, are all because of the second hard disk. I didn't think it was the reason, since I was getting bad block errors in start up and none of the processes are from that drive, but I switched that drive with another old drive I have, and all the problems are gone! Good thing I didn't partition or format anything yet. What happened with the other drive, who knows, but that's one problem solved, at least. Thanks for the help anyway guys

**greffov** · 01-13-2004, 03:35 AM

Maybe the drive was on cable select or, were both disks on master or slave?
It might help to put the disk on another IDE channel...

I wasn't thinking of conflicting hardware... good thinking of you to switch them!

Skittles Goddess · 01-13-2004, 09:14 AM

The problem drive is set as slave. The main one is set as master. I don't know if switching things around will help any, since the third drive that we switched with the problem drive functions perfectly.

01-11-2004, 04:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skittles Goddess Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 69	Bad blocks on the HD I'm on win2k and I did a defrag and then a checkdisk. Ever since then, my system's been completely messed up. I know the default MS defragger tends to screw things up, so I didn't use that, I used Diskeeper. Checkdisk didn't report any bad findings, but I'm thinking this could be the culprit only because my system had absolutely zero fragmentation before I rebooted for checkdisk and it was all a mess after checkdisk. Now my system is halting and the HD is making noises as it's struggling to read certain things. Even when I try to go to a website not in my favourites, it makes those noises and takes a little while before it will access the site. On top of this, now my other HD isn't being read (even though I didn't touch it when I was doing stuff to this drive). Is there any way to fix this without having to format? __________________ The RIAA can kiss my white Canadian ***!

01-11-2004, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lion7718 Staff Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,317	I've never had a problem with MS Defragger....but I always do a CheckDisk 1st, than a Defrag...don't know uif it makes a difference or not. __________________ "Protect me from my friends, I can take care of my enemies" You better not be touching my mannequin

01-12-2004, 01:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	uhm, what is the use percentage of your disk? what do you mean by "My other harddisk isn't even being read"? Does windos not "see" it? Does windwoes not use it? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-12-2004, 07:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Skittles Goddess Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 69	About 54% of it is being used. As for the other disk, windows sees it, but when I try to access it, it tells me it hasn't been formatted yet and asks if I want to format it. I might just make a partition since the drive is so big (120 GB) and move over everything I don't want to lose that isn't already backed up. __________________ The RIAA can kiss my white Canadian ***!

01-12-2004, 01:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	fsck /dev/hdc1 ? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-11-2004, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
the hunter getting hitched Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,655	I always used checkdisk first also. Now using Ontrack it always tells me to use their version of checkdisk before doing a defrag.

01-12-2004, 02:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Skittles Goddess Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 69	No, this is my windows machine __________________ The RIAA can kiss my white Canadian ***!

01-12-2004, 02:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	uhm... ok so the second harddisk contains data, but windows doesn't like to read it... Uhm. what about booting into linux via a CD or bootdisk and try some mounts or fsck's? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-12-2004, 08:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Skittles Goddess Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 69	I have a separate Linux box. But the problems I'm having, as I've just discovered, are all because of the second hard disk. I didn't think it was the reason, since I was getting bad block errors in start up and none of the processes are from that drive, but I switched that drive with another old drive I have, and all the problems are gone! Good thing I didn't partition or format anything yet. What happened with the other drive, who knows, but that's one problem solved, at least. Thanks for the help anyway guys __________________ The RIAA can kiss my white Canadian ***!

01-13-2004, 03:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	Maybe the drive was on cable select or, were both disks on master or slave? It might help to put the disk on another IDE channel... I wasn't thinking of conflicting hardware... good thinking of you to switch them! __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

01-13-2004, 09:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Skittles Goddess Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 69	The problem drive is set as slave. The main one is set as master. I don't know if switching things around will help any, since the third drive that we switched with the problem drive functions perfectly. __________________ The RIAA can kiss my white Canadian ***!

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