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pzamory

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Trying to reload Win XP but format of hard drive fails
« on: January 29, 2008, 05:10:29 AM »
How can I run fdisk or another tool to see what's wrong with the hard drive?  I only have a bootable Win XP CD.

Thanks.
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Deerpark



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    Re: Trying to reload Win XP but format of hard drive fails
    « Reply #1 on: January 29, 2008, 06:44:05 AM »
    More info please...
    Why do you believe something is wrong with your hard drive?
    What is the make and model of your hard drive?
    Could you post the specifications of your computer?
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      Re: Trying to reload Win XP but format of hard drive fails
      « Reply #2 on: January 29, 2008, 08:11:53 AM »
      If your computer has a floppy drive go here...

      http://bootdisk.com/

      Download a boot disk and boot to it (it will have fdisk on it) then run that utility. Usually if the drive is going south you will get 'bad allocation units', which indicates the drive has bad sectors on it.

      Alan <><  :D

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      Re: Trying to reload Win XP but format of hard drive fails
      « Reply #3 on: January 29, 2008, 11:14:50 AM »
      Quote from: ale52 on January 29, 2008, 08:11:53 AM
      If your computer has a floppy drive go here...

      http://bootdisk.com/

      Download a boot disk and boot to it (it will have fdisk on it) then run that utility. Usually if the drive is going south you will get 'bad allocation units', which indicates the drive has bad sectors on it.

      Alan <><  :D


      agreed
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