unable to format disk

Shasta · 05-01-2006, 04:03 PM

have got bad sectors on drive c of my hard disk.

i tried quick format on the drive but the bad sectors are still there.

then tried a full format but it just stops in the middle.

what do i do now . is there a way out

plz tell in detail.

phatratt · 05-01-2006, 04:33 PM

since u r having bad sectors on your harddisk(chances of recover is very thin).You have still some chances of reviving your harddisk by trying low level formatting by using utilities like Segate disk manager.

theraven · 05-01-2006, 08:00 PM

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05-01-2006, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shasta Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 45	unable to format disk have got bad sectors on drive c of my hard disk. i tried quick format on the drive but the bad sectors are still there. then tried a full format but it just stops in the middle. what do i do now . is there a way out plz tell in detail.

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05-01-2006, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
phatratt In The Zone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 263	since u r having bad sectors on your harddisk(chances of recover is very thin).You have still some chances of reviving your harddisk by trying low level formatting by using utilities like Segate disk manager.