[Cadeau]

Hi, I have a problem that is starting to bother me. I fdisked and formatted a 3.2 gb hard drive and then installed Windows 98se on it. Then after I installed all the windows programs I ran the scan disc program from Windows and it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors. So I figured the hard drive was not good so I fdisked and formatted a diffrent 3.2 gb drive. After installing all Windows programs I ran scan disk again and it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors again! I tryed it one more time with a 2 gb hard drive and sure enought it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors. Can a virus Live in the cmos and be causing this? By the way , I did remove the cmos battery and install a new one ( also reset all cmos settings) I have restarted the computer several times and installed and uninstalled large programs ( as a test) to see if the bites grow . But the numbers stay the same . Why do I keep getting the same bites in bad sectors and what could be causing it to happen with 3 diffrent hard drives ?

 

[wannasurf]

What are you using to fdisk and format? If a floppy, use a different one. If a cd, use a floppy and then the cd.

 

[jfnewbie]

I'm a newbie trying to learn. Are Bites in bad sectors a huge concern, and if so why and what should I do about it. When I do a scan disk, it definitely reports a significant amount of bites in bad sectors. And what does "bad sectors mean?

 

[abadaba]

Hi, I have a problem that is starting to bother me. I fdisked and formatted a 3.2 gb hard drive and then installed Windows 98se on it. Then after I installed all the windows programs I ran the scan disc program from Windows and it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors. So I figured the hard drive was not good so I fdisked and formatted a diffrent 3.2 gb drive. After installing all Windows programs I ran scan disk again and it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors again! I tryed it one more time with a 2 gb hard drive and sure enought it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors. Can a virus Live in the cmos and be causing this? By the way , I did remove the cmos battery and install a new one ( also reset all cmos settings) I have restarted the computer several times and installed and uninstalled large programs ( as a test) to see if the bites grow . But the numbers stay the same . Why do I keep getting the same bites in bad sectors and what could be causing it to happen with 3 diffrent hard drives ?

You have not told Scandisk to auto fix errors.
This is no reason to start over.
Hi, I have a problem that is starting to bother me. I fdisked and formatted a 3.2 gb hard drive and then installed Windows 98se on it. Then after I installed all the windows programs I ran the scan disc program from Windows and it showed 8,195 bites in bad sectors.
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Get it ?
By the way fdisk is fdisk no matter where it is except your hard drive, for installing Windows.

 

[Cadeau]

When I ran scan disc I did click to automatically fix errors. And the type of dick I'm using to run fdisk and formatt is a floppy that has both of the commands on it plus 2 other commmads. 1 to install win 98 and the other to install win 95. I then install win98se from a cd.
thanks