HDD Bad Sectors

[piyush gupta]

Hi
I have a 10GB seagate HDD my prob is that whenever i try to make partitions on it I can't format it due to Bad Sectors
I tried Seagate's Low Level format & Zero Fill utilities but
it fails

Do this HDD is dead or I can use it anyway using any other s/w?
It still detects 10Gb on my PC

[mohit]

no use using a hard disk which could not even be recovered by zero formatting.. it will keep posing problems for u and ofcourse your data will be on a high risk of loss if you use this drive.. dump it !!

[wizrulz]

Suggestion- It is 10gb harddisk na.....do not dump it.....store it some where so that u can show ur grand childrens that 10gb hard disk existed
On a serious note get urself a new HDD as even if anyone repairs it it is gona be risky and expensive affair......and major risk for ur data , if u store any imp data on it

[piyush gupta]

Originally Posted by wizrulz

Suggestion- It is 10gb harddisk na.....do not dump it.....store it some where so that u can show ur grand childrens that 10gb hard disk existed
On a serious note get urself a new HDD as even if anyone repairs it it is gona be risky and expensive affair......and major risk for ur data , if u store any imp data on it

I think i m with some intelligent computer greeks with a never lose funda

but...

[phatratt]

even after lowlevel formatting failed then it must be physically damaged very badly,better get a new one.

[piyush gupta]

Originally Posted by phatratt

even after lowlevel formatting failed then it must be physically damaged very badly,better get a new one.

Thanx for suggesion I will buy a nweone