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Drives and chkdsk errors (solved)
crimson:
Here is the dilemma,
Chkdsk reports volume bit map errors on two drives and bad sectors. If i try to recover the drives by using the drive tools, the bad sectors multiply. if i format the drive, chkdsk won't detect any bad sectors and says that everything is fine and no problems found.
On the contrary, the disk management shows that all drives are healthy even when chkdsk reports them. The ' system maintenance under system and security' checks for volume errors and says no problems found. I even ran a thirdy party software 'asc ultimate 7 disk doctor tool', even that did not detect any problems.
So why is the chkdsk bugging me with these errors. Is it static?
My computer is running fine. no bsod, no slow running, i can access everything, no hang-ups, never had to do a back up. it's just bugging the hell out of me
Shane:
Sounds like it was more of a file system problem instead of bad sectors and chkdsk was just getting fooled by it.
To check for bad sectors a program will write and then read data to the free sectors. On sectors that are already in use it will just try to read all the data. Same way a memory test is done, write data to it and read it back and make sure you can read it and that the data you wrote didnt change.
So on yours, if the file system was somehow corrupt then it could have fooled the chkdsk to make it think it was a bad sector instead, and the other software.
But when you formatted the drive you recreated the file system, thus fixing and replacing any problems with it.
At least thats what it sounds like from what you told me. If it was truly a bad sector on the HD then it would fail every time you hit that sector.
Of course I might be completely wrong and it could have just been a heating issue lol
Shane
crimson:
Hmm, I see. I have formatted all drives in succession, after moving data from one to the other and later ran chkdsk which didn't detect any bad sectors. I have done this process a couple of times before and every time it has been the same result.
So, i guess it must be what you have mentioned.
So, should i leave it alone or should i look into why the file systems are getting corrupted and then try any alternative (if any) to fix them?
RocketNut:
I to have a drive problem. I create a volume on my USB external drive so I could run a repair install (unsuccessful even after using a flash drive) using the new volume. Now I can not get the drive to work. The drive keeps resetting and windows says that the volume I (my new volume) needs to be formatted. When I click on the ok button, it can not find it because the drive has restarted. I can see the main volume and even long enough to start a copy of a folder I need off it. The copy starts then crashes because the drive has rested. I can reformat the entire drive after I can get this importunate folder saved.
I was wondering is there a way I can save this folder then erase the bad volume or reformat the drive with out losing this fold?
RocketNut
Shane:
--- Quote ---Hmm, I see. I have formatted all drives in succession, after moving data from one to the other and later ran chkdsk which didn't detect any bad sectors. I have done this process a couple of times before and every time it has been the same result.
So, i guess it must be what you have mentioned.
So, should i leave it alone or should i look into why the file systems are getting corrupted and then try any alternative (if any) to fix them?
--- End quote ---
Hard to tell, if it keeps happening see if you have any software that might affect the file system, like 3rd party defraggers and things like that.
--- Quote ---I to have a drive problem. I create a volume on my USB external drive so I could run a repair install (unsuccessful even after using a flash drive) using the new volume. Now I can not get the drive to work. The drive keeps resetting and windows says that the volume I (my new volume) needs to be formatted. When I click on the ok button, it can not find it because the drive has restarted. I can see the main volume and even long enough to start a copy of a folder I need off it. The copy starts then crashes because the drive has rested. I can reformat the entire drive after I can get this importunate folder saved.
I was wondering is there a way I can save this folder then erase the bad volume or reformat the drive with out losing this fold?
--- End quote ---
Your problem is different than this one. I have had usb drives do that as well, but when I unplug them and put them in a different usb port they work again. If it does that then the drive is fine. If the problem happens with it no matter what computer you plug it into then the drive is bad. :wink:
Shane
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