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Hard Disk Protection—the methods to Fix Hard Disk Errors
Dec 2nd
Hard disk bad tracks, especially physical ones must be the most headachy problems in the disk errors. Such problem can cause your computer from frequent blue screen to data loss. In order to fix disk error, I will tell you some methods including using Windows scanning tool, low-level formatting and hiding those errors.
In the first place, you can restore logical bad tracks by using Windows disk scanning tool.
Right-click the drive letter you want to scan, click orderly in the windows “Properties”—“Tools”—“Check Now” and set the type as scanning thoroughly and restore errors automatically. Then click “Start”. How long it will take to scan the disk is mainly dependent on disk capacity and scanning options.
If the logical bad tracks in the system section lead to the incapable computer startup, you can use the startup disk of Windows98/Me. Following DOS prompts, you can type “Scandisk *(the drive letter)” and press “Enter”. Once finding bad track, the program will remind you whether you want to fix it and then start to repair since you choose “Yes”. In this way, you can solve many problems caused by logical bad tracks in the system section which may result in the computer is unable to start up normally.
However, since the methods mentioned above is mainly relied on repairing logical bad tracks by itself and cannot repair those physical ones. In this regard, if you encounter physical bad tracks, what will you do?
You can use Scandisk order to check physical bad tracks.
It can mark the bad ones in order that computer does not perform read-write operations to this region any more. However, since physical ones have “infectivity” that can extend widely, all the data restored close-by this region is in danger as well.
Scandisk stops every time when it has found a problem. At that moment, you should take stock of the value when it stops. For example, supposed the value is 22% and the total number of disk capacity is 2GB, then 2GB×22%=0.44GB. This result means that bad tracks in the hard disk may start from 440MB. Considering its extension, you should set enough buffers.
Or, you can use software to hide those physical problems. Some can reset, alter dynamically, hide or display disk partition under the situation that they do not destroy any data. And as for fixing hard disk 0 sector damage problems, you also can turn to certain tools, because it is too professional for you to repair it.
Use low-level formatting to fix errors.
Finally, you can consider using this method to handle this problem if all of the mentioned ones can not work and you do not reconcile to desert the hard disk. However, low-level formatting will rearrange tracks and sectors, label address information and set cross gene, so it may take a long time to read and write the disks. The more you use it, the more damages have been done to hard disk. What is worse, such formatting can destroy all the data downrightly and it is irreversible. Therefore, you should perform high-level formatting operation ahead of doing that.
After reading this article, you are supposed to learn some methods to fix disk errors. You can learn more by clicking here to help you in hard disk protection knowledge.
Hard Disk Maintenance–How to Protect Hard Disk
Nov 15th
To be honest, have you ever considered that your hard disks also need maintenance? They are just working quietly and draw little attention from you. Undoubtedly, the hard disk, like other parts of your computer requires consistent care and maintenance in order to work well. So, do not be lazy and do something to maintain your hard disk so as to protect it from any problem.
If permitted, you should update the software ceaselessly. It is necessary to do that. Normally, updating software can restore the BUG of old versions and reduce the errors in the applications or operating system. Therefore, to upgrade the hardware driver can maximize hardware performance and work better with the system. Generally speaking, you can download such programs from the manufacturer official websites or use professional updating programs.
And then, you should keep hard disk in a good state. Although disk is not the most important part of computer, it can lead to countless damages, even make system paralyze if it goes wrong and in BOOT area especially. Therefore, it is indispensable for you to maintain your hard disk. You can turn to certain specific disk scanning program to help you. They can scan the physical surface of the disk, check directory of file system and perform credible test to it. Ordinarily, if computer is closed down abnormally, it can lead to cluster loss in the hard disk probably. Windows may become quite unstable and system goes awry easily under such circumstance. So, you should maintain hard disk by scanning it properly.
Besides, you should get more understanding of your computer. You can click “Control Panel”—“System”, and in this tab, you can check the details of every part of hard disks and whether it work well or not. By doing this, you can learn how to protect hard disk according to different situations of the disks.
All in all, since hard disk is quite useful for your computer, you really need to maintain hard disks carefully.
In fact defragmentation disk is also a very useful method to maintain hard disk. This is because the defragmenting program can gather the file fragments and arrange them orderly in the disk. If too many fragments are scattered in the disk disorderly, it can hinder the disk performance, even computer speed obviously. So, you should take defragmentation into consideration. You can use disk defragmenter in the “All Programs”—“Accessories”—“System tool”—“Disk Defragmenter” to startup this defrag. To be frankly, it is too slow to complete defragmentation in time.
As a result, if you want to save your time and energy, I recommend you to use a professional defrag to help you. Such defrag is tested by many computer experts thousands of times with high defragmenting speed and perfect result. You are welcome to use it.