We have a 2nd hdd (Maxtor 160gb) we use for backing up photo's, personal files etc. Yesterday, we had a problem with it locking up when we tried to open a file. Scandisk wouldn't work on it so we downloaded some recovery tools from the internet & they were reporting bad sector, error reading data etc though they could access some of the files.
We were just about to pay the $49 to upgrade the recovery package so it would actually save some of our files but my boyfriend opened the case to have a look inside first and decided to move the drive up so there was a vacant space between the two drives. I thought he was wasting his time because it had been put there by a professional, it had been working perfectly up until now, & if it had been heat damaged then data would probably be gone for good but we turned it on and everything is fine, all our files are there and scandisk reports no bad sectors!
So what now? The drive is under warranty but they will say there's nothing wrong with it!
2007-01-14 22:04:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Hard drives are not all that expensive but loss of files is. I strongly recommend you replace the drive. A loose cable would not have resulted in bad sector reports. Something is going on there and I would not trust that drive.
I own a computer business in Texas.
2007-01-14 22:13:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If something's defect, forget it. It can also be a physical defect, and no program in the world can repair such ones.
And even if scandisk doesn't show bad sectors, you can't be sure that there are no ones. It's possible that the recovery tools just hid the bad sectors away and copied the files to the OK ones.
Never trust in defect hardware, buy a new one.
2007-01-14 22:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by nightgirl1200 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that you download and run Drive Fitness Test on that drive. It is a great hard drive diagnostic tool and it is free. Be sure that you have a backup of your data before you run the test, as you can accidentally choose the wrong option and completely wipe your drive. The full scan should take at least an hour, unless it hits any problems along the way...which will complete the diagnostic early.
Good luck.
2007-01-15 02:30:10 · answer #3 · answered by lcoughey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 00:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by swett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Tony. Prolly a loose IDE cable. Did you check in Windows Event Viewer and see what it said at the times of your problems?
2007-01-14 22:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HDD's are funny things. Personally I wouldn't trust it as a primary source again if it had misbehaved. Maybe buy another drive and use this one for the occaisional back-up.
2007-01-14 22:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never take Any Risk even if there is a .1% of problem in a Hardisk.Just get it replaced else you will lose your data.
2007-01-14 22:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Samesh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its possible that your operating system forgot it was there, just by rebooting the pc, would make the bios recognise any drives, also (i guess u r using windows ?), device manager sometimes looses drives, not sure y tho. But to answer your question can we trust it, I would say yes
2007-01-14 22:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you had a loose cable and accidentally fixed it.
In any case, you can never fully trust a hard disk. That's why you should make backups.
2007-01-14 22:09:09 · answer #9 · answered by tony1athome 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its better to backup all you data from this HD and claim warranty scan disc is so time miss these bad sectors.
its batter to replace this HD as soon as possible and make back on DVD-R or any other HD.
Ghost is best software to HD if you wana try one
2007-01-14 22:11:32 · answer #10 · answered by fazal suhan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋