2007-03-04 21:24:27 · 10 answers · asked by aruru praveen 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Not true
Bad sectors can be a physical problem or formatting one. If it's physically damaged, that is not a result of how many times you formatted. If it's any other reason, reformatting is actually good for the drive (within reason) because it refreshes the format image. Bad sectors does not "harm" the rest of the PC but It may cause data errors. If you do a scan disk it should find and mark any bad sectors so they will not be used. If you start getting a lot of them, time to replace the drive because there is a physical problem.
2007-03-04 21:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dale P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you format a disk , it tries and removes the bad sectors. There is no harm in formating disk. However it should not be done very often say every two days. In case you have some changes to make you can format once every hour also.
2007-03-05 15:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by Shemit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes harmful the PC.
Format PC Fri-st step is after the format pc and fix the bad sector
2007-03-06 17:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formatting is no different from any other read / write operation. Therefore, there is no danger of bad sectors cropping up due to formatting, or changing the OS for that matter.
Bad sectors are the result of physical damage to the hard disk. They can occur when the read / write head physically touches the platter due to jerks or when the disk becomes old and its parts become worn out.
2007-03-04 23:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by Bharat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely this is NOT TRUE . I have a 40 gb seagate hard disk and i have been using it for 4 years now. Normally i format my system atleast once every month . I also delete all the partitions every time and repartition every time . I have not got any bad sectors in my hard disk till now
2007-03-05 20:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by mageshgv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS PARTIALLY TRUE.FORMATTING YOU COMPUTER CAN FORM BAD SECTORS BUT IT IS NOT COMPULSORY.BAD SECTORS MAY NOT FORM IF YOU ARE FORMATTING IT FOR THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME.BUT IF YOU FORMAT YOUR COMPUTERS VERY REGULARLY THEN BAD SECTORS SHALL BE FORMED. BUT DO NT WORRY IT IS JUST 90%FALSE BECAUSE IF U R FORMATTING YOUR HDD FOR FIRST TIME MEANS DO NT WORRY. ONE HARD DISK CAN BE FORMATTED FOR 8 TIMES FULL FORMAT AND 24 TIMES FOR PARTLY FORMATTING.
2007-03-05 17:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the PC is being formated nothing would be left in it,it would be as your new PC after formating.
Biker Boy
2007-03-04 21:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me it is not true.
on my experience i never had a bad sector due to formating.
bad sector is a damage on a certain cluster on your hard disk. this often happen when you drop, bump or continous vibration on your hard disk
2007-03-04 21:31:09 · answer #8 · answered by arbie_pogi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS PATIALLY TRUE.FORMATTING YOU COMPUTER CAN FORM BAD SECTORS BUT IT IS NOT COMPULSORY.BAD SECTORS MAY NOT FORM IF YOU ARE FORMATTING IT FOR THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME.BUT IF YOU FORMAT YOUR COMPUTERS VERY REGULARLY THEN BAD SECTORS SHALL BE FORMED.
2007-03-04 21:28:58 · answer #9 · answered by Sidh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a possibility...just like saying if you bathe too much you could be too clean or you could be weakened..its just a theory..
2007-03-04 21:27:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋