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know a good 3rd party scandisk app?

The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
in Zocalo v2.0
Ever since I upgraded to SP 2 everything has bitched on me. From CS-Diablo2 & now I wondering if I have bad sectors. I run CHKDSK restart & it continually locks up! Does anyone know a good third party scandisk application I can use?

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  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Use the software provided by the hard drive manufacturer. That'll be the most reliable method.

    Are you getting blue screens? If so, what error code does it generate? (the hexidecimal code is ESSENTIAL! If you leave it out, I cannot help you.)
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    No it does not leave a blue screen it hard freezes & I cannot restart. I will something from Maxtor.com
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Before I do that though I just tried CHKDSK in the command prompt. No bad sectors showed however it reported an error in the volume bitmap & lost files.
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    Here's direct link to Maxtor's own testing tool:
    [url]http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.3c67e325e0a6b1f6294198b091346068/?channelpath=/en_us/Support/Software%20Downloads/ATA%20Hard%20Drives&downloadID=22[/url]


    Unfortunately their tool just looks like crap...
    "[i]PowerMax v 4.09 will not detect ATA or SATA hard disks connected to embedded or add in RAID controllers, NVIDIA Force 3, Force 4, VIA KT 600 and KT800 chipsets. If the hard disk is connected to an unsupported controller, it will have to be moved to an alternate system, or controller for diagnosis.[/i]"
    (and their still stuck with floppies)
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Can't even use it, I don't have a floppy drive to run the app off of.
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    If you have RWs you might want to try SeaTools, it boots from CD.
    It could work with other drives than Seagates:
    "Desktop edition works with most ATA, SATA, or SCSI drives in desktop systems"

    [url]http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/[/url]


    Other good thing in it is it doesn't care where drive is, like is it connected to south bridge's ATA controller, integrated RAID controller or controller in expansion card.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by E.T [/i]
    [B](and their still stuck with floppies) [/B][/QUOTE]

    [b]WRONG![/b]

    It took me 30 seconds to dig up the ISO image. [url=http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.3c67e325e0a6b1f6294198b091346068/?channelpath=/en_us/Support/Software%20Downloads/ATA%20Hard%20Drives&downloadID=19&displayEULA=true]link[/url]

    Its right there in the pulldown menu in the "Software Downloads" section.

    [quote] * Multi-lingual Bootable CD, Bootable Floppy diskette creator, and Windows versions.
    * UDMA/133, and SATA host controller drivers
    * PowerMax 4.06
    * Multi-lingual installation guides in PDF format.
    * Compatible with Windows 95, 95B, 98, Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
    * Breaks the 528 MB, 2.1 GB, 4.2 GB, 8.4 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 137 GB capacity barriers.
    * Supports both FAT32 and NTFS drive partitions.
    * The copy feature lets you make an exact duplicate of your existing hard drive.
    * Fast ATA and Serial ATA compatible.
    * The flash installation tutorial option allows you to view the installation process before physically installing your Maxtor ATA hard drive.[/quote]
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