Repairing a 250gb HDD in laptop

CaptainHaplo · 05-06-12, 11:19 PM

When you do the windows install - choose custom/advanced and you will be able to delete all existing partitions on the drive. Do this. Then create a small, 100GB partition for the OS and format that one. Do NOT format the whole thing. Install the os.

What is happening is its hosing on a series of bad sectors more than likely. By creating a smaller partition, you keep from reaching those on the initial part.

Once the OS is up and running, go to Run, type MMC, add the disk management snapin and you can then partition the remaining space and do a FULL (not a quick) format of that space.

05-06-12, 11:19 PM	#7
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	When you do the windows install - choose custom/advanced and you will be able to delete all existing partitions on the drive. Do this. Then create a small, 100GB partition for the OS and format that one. Do NOT format the whole thing. Install the os. What is happening is its hosing on a series of bad sectors more than likely. By creating a smaller partition, you keep from reaching those on the initial part. Once the OS is up and running, go to Run, type MMC, add the disk management snapin and you can then partition the remaining space and do a FULL (not a quick) format of that space. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo