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Re: vista install stuck at "please wait while windows checks your computers performan
Or if not, then a format will usually fix it:
But formatting the drive was the first thing he did, so he shouldn't have bad sectors being used.
Which should be fixed by overwriting them.Not necessarily. You can corrupt sectors of your hard drive without crashing the whole disc.
Or if not, then a format will usually fix it:
Beginners Guides: Diagnosing Bad Hard Drives - PCSTATS.com]Modern hard drives are manufactured with 'spare' sectors which are only used to replace space lost due to bad sectors. This allows a drive to automatically compensate for any slight manufacturing defects which may have resulted in the drive having bad sectors 'out of the box.' When formatting a drive, bad sectors are detected and these 'spare' sectors are used to replace them as necessary.
But formatting the drive was the first thing he did, so he shouldn't have bad sectors being used.