Hard Drive Error

Hi Everyone,

Thanks to all of you my new computer is running just great - No issues and its been 3 weeks. I am trying to transfer all of my data (About 26 GBs worth in documents, pictures, a couple of movies and Mp3s.) from my old D600 Laptop to the new computer. Here is the issue - everytime I try and copy any of the data - it goes for about a minute or two and then get a Data Error (cyclic redundancy check) error. I ran CheckDisk / F twice but I still get the same errors. I have tried copying it over the network and to my portable HD - but I stilll get the same error. I have tried copying the whole folder or files one by one - and I still get the same error. I can access the files fine on my computer but I just can't copy or cut them.

How do I fix this and get my data across to the other computer? Your suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

vcash13

Vikash

 

use

Code:

Scandisk

cos chkdsk is crap (by today's standards (chkdsk has being around since DOS)

 

I have XP Pro - So do I just go to run and enter ScanDisk. Thanks

 

yeah, or find it on the start menu (can't remember where it is (haven't used XP for nearly a year))

BTW: XP isn't picky if you enter uppercase or lowercase

 

It's not in the start menu neither can I find it when i type it in Run. I think Scandisk might not be on XP - any other suggestions? 3rd party software?

 

most harddrive manufacturers have floppy bootable diagnostics disks. Id try that to check your harddrive.
Also have a look at the smart report your harddrive will give. You will need a program which does this, there are quite a few freeware smart programs.

26gb is quite a lot of data, try transferring it in small sections.

 

yeah, check your HDD manufacturers website for the downloadable tools, scandisk may not be installed (although it usually is by default, do you have your XP install CD, also if your CD isn't XP SP2 then you need to slipstream your XP CD)

 

Screenshot for more input?

These are errors that I am getting. Any suggestions?

 

i think your dealing with a bad sector, the easiest way to fix it is a low level format (destroying all data, or it was), it may be repairable, but i have no expirience in fixing bad sectors on todays big HDD's, if i were you i'd try installing scandisk (from your XP CD) and give the downloaded tools another try

BTW: who is your HDD manufacturer ?

 

The Drive isi an Hitachi Travel Star - HTS548040M9AT00 - The only CD I have is the Dell Pre Loaded Windows XP Image CD - And I don not want to format the HDD because I really need all my data off that comp. Thanks

 

found this, and also parts of hiachi site is down, you can IBM's DFT (Drive Fitness Test) on Hitachi drives

 

Hey - thanks for the links - the Softsland.com link does not work and I do not wnt to run DFT because it formats everything while repairing and that means I lose my data which I am trying to recover in the first place? Any other suggestions?

 

There is a limit to how how many bad blocks your drive can handle. When you get a bad block a "spare" block is reallocated. When you run out of spares you will have problems.

If smart isnt enabled in BIOS you wont get any warning about your drive upon POST.

Maybe your bad block is where top gear is. Does the file play OK?

This is a good free way to check your bad blocks. Its ID5 I reckon might be an issue.
PassMark PC Test Software Downloads

Wiki has good ID definitions.
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also, low level formats don't exist on modern hardrives, I think its physically impossible nowadays. If a program says its a low level format it probably just zero fills the drive. This is the only way to remove data (ie its putting a zero on the whole drive), a normal format just makes the space on the drives availible to write to.
As a low level format would physically blank and then redo the tracks and sectors etc it would (i'm persuming) eliminate bad blocks and sectors.

 

Hey Zeus,

Thanks for all the info. I tried playing the files and they play fine. I can open all files that are residing in these bad blocks - just can't cut or copy them. I don't know if this makes sense but if I start deleting files that I don't need - would the bad blocks allot the spare blocks and the copying will gop through? Anyway - even if I run the pass mark software - how can I fix my bad blocks? thanks. - vcash

 

not necissaraly - DFT can anylize a HDD (i think) without destroying data, you are prompted before any distructive operations are carried out