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Hard Drive Error

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    05) Reallocated Sector Count - Status: This drive has damaged sectors
    (C4) Reallocated Event Count - Status: ok
    (C5) Current Pending Sector - Status : The drive has unstable sectors

    Phone its relatives its on its last legs ..



    But copy all your data off asap if you can .


    jje
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    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    New hard disk is about £35, usb hard disk caddy, £4, disk image/clone software to transfer operating system and data is free, do it yourself if you want it fixed
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  • Although you can repair the sectors, I've found that it will come back to haunt you in a few months to a year.

    I've found that in 99% of repaired Hard Drive sectors, the problem just returns as the HDD is already a bit "dodgy".
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