Windows 10 Issues

CountMike · 13 Dec 2015

UltiFix said:

So figure out the disk brand and do a google search?

Yes and check here first: Download Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Tools Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks

UltiFix · 13 Dec 2015

CountMike said:

Yes and check here first: Download Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Tools Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks

I just reinstalled windows and its all better..

CountMike · 13 Dec 2015

UltiFix said:

I just reinstalled windows and its all better..

Check it anyway, you can find model number in Device manager.

UltiFix · 13 Dec 2015

CountMike said:

Check it anyway, you can find model number in Device manager.

I no longer have the pc in my hands....
Thank you for the help!
I have honestly never had to scan a disk for bad sectors, im going to look into it.
Is it a good idea to do it on all of your disks?

CountMike · 13 Dec 2015

Yes it is, also check the SMART values, it will tell you about any past problems too. Number of eventual relocated sectors is good indication about it's health.

Steve C · 13 Dec 2015

I thought chkdsk /r checks for bad sectors on the disk and recovers any readable information? Note Mini Tool Partition Wizard has a disk surface scan option to check for bad blocks.

CountMike · 13 Dec 2015

Steve C said:

I thought chkdsk /r checks for bad sectors on the disk and recovers any readable information? Note Mini Tool Partition Wizard has a disk surface scan option to check for bad blocks.

They do but not as detailed as programs that read SMART and interpret it. Hard Disk Sentinel for instance can give you that and more.