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Fixing corrupted harddrive

I am trying to completely erase a corrupted hard drive and create new partition table and system file using parted magic.

I am getting the following error:

GParted 0.9.0

Libparted 2.3
Format /dev/sdd1 as ntfs 00:00:10 ( ERROR )

calibrate /dev/sdd1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )

path: /dev/sdd1
start: 2048
end: 2930276351
size: 2930274304 (1.36 TiB)
set partition type on /dev/sdd1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )

new partition type: ntfs
create new ntfs file system 00:00:10 ( ERROR )

mkntfs -Q -v -L "" /dev/sdd1

Cluster size has been automatically set to 4096 bytes.
Creating NTFS volume structures.
Creating root directory (mft record 5)
Error writing to /dev/sdd1: Input/output error
Error writing non-resident attribute value.
add_attr_sd failed: Input/output error
Couldn't create root directory: Input/output error
Failed to fsync device /dev/sdd1: Input/output error
Warning: Could not close /dev/sdd1: Input/output error

What should I do next

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Jaroslav Mraz

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Sheils

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How do I make partition manually.

Don't worry about recovery, this was a backup disk so most of the data are still available bar some old stuffs that I can't even remember and will most probably never use

Jaroslav Mraz

If you have working OS use PM in windows and create and format partitions same as are bacupted. If your os dont working boot from their recovery CD and with the cd wersion do the same.

rindi

First of all you should run the HD manufacturer's diagnostic utility (you'll find that tool on the UBCD). Most of these tools have an option to fully erase the disk. If the disk tests out fine, use that option. If the tests fail, and they can't repair the failures, then you should get rid of the disk:

http://ultimatebootcd.com

Once that is done you can use PartedMagic to repartition the drive, but I don't think you can format it to ntfs, as that isn't a Linux file-system. You'll have to either use fat32 or a Linux file-system if I'm not mistaken in that point. If you want to format to ntfs you should use a windows OS to do that.

Sheils

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My OS is working fine. But I only have parted magic as a live usb. I have minitool partion wizard running on windows. What do you suggest

Sheils

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rindi PartedMagic can format ntfs no problem there

Jaroslav Mraz

Ok boot from usb and make partitions and format them from it. after try recovery again.

rindi

I've just tested it myself and found out it can make ntfs partitions too. So in your case it looks like the disk itself is bad, so run the manufacturer's utility on it (there is an option available with it that allows you to create a USB stick instead of a CD).

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Sheils

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It's know fixed. Using the following:

Wipe the disk with erase tool in Parted magic.
Create a partition with testdisk (patition editor did not work)
Then reformat with a program called HDD Low Level Format

Sheils

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Rindi,

The ultimatebootcd came with too many addons. It may be a good program on itself but I would not recommend download from this site. It came with SweetIm.exe, SWeetIMMessenger and a whole lot of other crap.

rindi

I'm not sure what you mean. The ultimatebootcd has no crap included. It is just an iso file which includes plenty of very useful tools. There are no instant messengers included (most of the tools are DOS based, and those messengers would probably normally windows tools).

Maybe you confused the sites that host the ubcd for download and the ads on some of those sites for the actual utility? I certainly recommend the UBCD, it is one of the best tools around (like PartedMagic and the UBCD4Win, those are the three most useful boot CD's around).