[dba-Tech] HD check utility

Or you can run chkdsk with any of the options from the Recovery Console....

Don B.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bozarth" <drboz at pacbell.net>
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Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] HD check utility


> You might give SpinRite a try.  www.grc.com
>
> Don B.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lembit Soobik" <lembit.dbamail at t-online.de>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
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> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 5:29 AM
> Subject: [dba-Tech] HD check utility
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>
>> Does anyone know of a good HD check/repair utility?
>> I have a HD which has according to chkdsk 4 k in bad sectors.
>> have tried to run CHKDSK C: /F but this is directly not possible.
>> It wants to run it during next start, but there I have no control whether
>> it
>> uses /F or not.
>> at least it doesnt repair the bad sectors.
>>
>> thanks
>> Lembit
>>
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