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From: philo on 6 Mar 2010 13:04 Paul wrote: > Roger Harrison wrote: >> I'm looking for a good Hard Disk Repair program,all I see in google is >> data recovery >> software,and some of them very expensive. > > The only software which remotely resembles hard drive repair, is Spinrite. > This article may give you some idea as to whether the concept has any > merit. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinrite > > Paul Though Spinrite is a good application it costs more than a new drive so unless you run a computer shop it would hardly be worth it besides...I'd never trust a refurbished drive... it's not worth the gamble
From: ybS2okj on 6 Mar 2010 14:57
"Roger Harrison" <xbatt48v(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:OKPndZOvKHA.3408(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > I used a program called "HDD Regenerator"(free trial) to check a 200gig > drive > the drive is blank but I want to use it as a second drive.The compter kept > telling > that the drive had bad sectors.CHDSK didn't find anything,The HDD > Regenerator did,but I have to buy the program,which will end up costing > more than the drive.Thanx for your response > to repair the defective sectors. This is a very simple matter for Windows XP to deal with. I suggest explore what Windows tools can do for your HD because checking it is pretty simple and very reliable. If it can't be "repaired" by windows, I bet it can't be repaired by any other commercial packages either. hth |