You can fix bad sectors of the hard disk using a virtual OS disk or a Windows installation disk. Special programs, for example, MHDD, can also solve the problem.
One of the biggest annoyances for PC owners can be hard disk sector corruption. Such sectors are given the name "broken", and the hard disk itself with such damage is said to have started to "crumble".
The ability to turn on / off the computer directly depends on the location of such damage. If the sectors where the operating system files are located are out of order, the PC will not turn on. If we are talking about sectors where other files are located, then the user will have the opportunity to boot the machine. Depending on this feature, a method is chosen to eliminate the bad sectors of the hard disk.
What to do
With this type of damage, you need to open "My Computer" and right-click the desired drive. Next, from the options offered, select "Properties", then "Service" and "Run Check". Check the box "Automatically fix system errors" and "Check and repair bad sectors". By clicking "Start", the user starts checking the hard disk for damage. After that, it is instructed to restart the PC.
In the second case, you should have a disk with a virtual operating system or a Windows installation disk at hand. To start the computer, insert the disc into the drive and turn on the machine normally. All further actions are similar to those described in the previous paragraph. When working with the installation disc, a menu will appear with the option to select the "Restore System" command. As a result, the hard disk will be checked for bad sectors, and the damage found will be repaired.
Special programs
You can also check and repair your hard drive using a program launched through the recovery console. The Recovery Console itself can be launched without a boot disk. To do this, you need to press the F8 key and select Safe Mode that supports the command line. After the console is loaded, the partition with Windows installed on it is selected. It is necessary to ensure that the partition matches the disk, after which the administrator password is entered. After the corresponding prompt appears in the line, the disk name, route and file name are entered. By pressing "Enter" the user starts the recovery process.
Thus, when checking the "C" partition of the hard drive, you need to start the system recovery console and issue the chkdsk c: / f / r command. It is easy to prevent such a nuisance in the future - for this you need to acquire special programs, for example, MHDD. Such a program will check the hard disk for errors, fix them and "report" to the user.
