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    Will DBAN wipe a HDD with bad sectors?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thejamesjr, Apr 9, 2012.

  1. thejamesjr

    thejamesjr Notebook Geek

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    Each and every time I run dskchk, it finds new bad sectors and repairs them.

    When I run DBAN, it goes for about 12 hours. During that period there were over 100 verify errors. It completes with the following message: "DBAN finished with non-fatal errors. Check the log for more information. *fail ATA Disk SAMSUNG (w/ model #)."

    What does this mean exactly, did DBAN work correctly?
     
    thejamesjr, Apr 9, 2012
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  2. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Getting bad sectors frequently like you're describing is indicative of a dying HDD. I suggest you backup al important data now and start considering a replacement,
     
    tijo, Apr 9, 2012
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    nuaron Notebook Consultant

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    There is no way of fixing a drive bad sectors. Just like tijo said, when you start getting bad sectors, its time for you to change your HDD as it can fail anytime soon.
     
    nuaron, Apr 12, 2012
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