ID:7 IO_ERR_BAD_BLOCK

[pamela]

message: device 1%, has a bad block

What does this mean exactly and what can i do?
Can disk be saved?
OS now hangs and windows takes forever to come up.
XP Pro

thanks pamela

[Malke]

pamela wrote:

> message: device 1%, has a bad block
>
> What does this mean exactly and what can i do?
> Can disk be saved?
> OS now hangs and windows takes forever to come up.
> XP Pro
>
> thanks pamela

Your hard drive may have a problem. To test, download a diagnostic
utility from the drive mftr. You will create a bootable floppy with
this file. Boot with this floppy and test the drive. If it fails, then
replace the drive with a new one.

Malke
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