it tooks just like 2 seconds… it s a bit short to analyse the entire disk isn it…
About my file which seems corrupted do i have a way to save it or should i just delete it ?

[quote author=“Thom”]it tooks just like 2 seconds… it s a bit short to analyse the entire disk isn it…
About my file which seems corrupted do i have a way to save it or should i just delete it ?

If you have a backup of the file you can delete it and go to your backup.  If it’s not important you can delete it.  If you need it you need to recover it.  Spinrite will do this.

Either way, you may have a physically bad spot on the hard drive.  This needs to be marked as bad so that no other files get stored there.  Spinrite will do this too or it will fix it so it can be used again.

Aida does not analyze your disk. SMART disks monitor their own statis and store the results in internal registers. Aida is just one of many programs that can read the SMART registers from your disk drive. The good news is that your disk appears to be fundamentally sound. (It’s not a guarantee, but it is a good shot.)

You have to find the bad spots and mark them unuseable. You might find a free utility (some work better than others). You can buy a utility (Spinwrite is a great one). You can reformat the drive. The only problem with reformatting is that sometimes you will have a spot that is marginal. (Works some times, not others). In this case, format might not detect the bad spot, and you might be left with the same problem you already have.

Here is another possibility. Rename your file to something like bad.file and mark it system / read only / invisible. You will lose the disk space. But it’s quick, easy, and free. If everything is stable after you do this, you can decide later whether you want to try to reduce the sectors not used and try to see if there aren’t some spare sectors you can use to get a little more disk space. (That’s what Spinwrite offers).

Or maybe you’ll decide to wait until next year at Christmas time, when the new Toshiba 200 G 1.8 inch 10K RPM disk drive is available.  :D :D

You could also use the internal NT chkdsk utility to mark bad sectors and attempt file recovery. Just right-click your drive, select Tools, and click the “Check Now…” button. Select the second check box and click Start. You might want to go out for a coffee or get your teeth cleaned or something in the meantime.

Well, I did a complete reinstall from the cd recovery (I was surprised :mrgreen: that I was able to create it from the CPU.  It didn’t work w/ my orig TR)—and so far, everything is fine.  Hope nothing happens down the road.  Will try to download SP2 & some junk later on.

Good luck w/ you HD problem Thom.

So, i did a “defragmentation” (i m not sure it s the right english term) then
a deep HDD scan with the win XP tool (the scan he does before he loads windows, i took foreva ).

I finally deleted the file (it was a dvd movie) i saw it anyway but i wanted to watch it again…

I looked at Spinrite but i don t have 90 bucks to spend it that now… i have the feeling i don t really need it…

So fare so good… i think i m gonna dot a “norton ghost” just i case… you know “shit happen”

thanks for your precisous advice guys !!