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Chkdsk error Windows 2012

Have a Windows 2012 server, upon reboot it does a checkdisk which I can bypass, but if I let it run it just eventually shows "Correcting error in index $130 for file 11932" and stays there for ages.

How can I correct this ?

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Predrag Jovic

I am not sure that you can correct that, from my experience typically if checkdisk is for ages in one place that could be problem with HDD - bad blocks. Check system log.

pjam

Is this a RAID configuration? If so what does the Array Diagnostics say? any amber or red LEDs on the hard drives?

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Kailash Aghera

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rindi

As mentioned, chkdsk isn't failing, it just takes very long. Depending on the numbers of errors, the size of the partition etc, this can take hours.

I would first make an extra backup. Then check your RAID status and replace any bad disks in the array. Then wait for it to rebuild. After that run chkdsk again and wait for it to finish.

discoveranother

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The previous IT guy hasn't put any software on the HP server so I'm looking for HP Support Tools so that I can run a diagnostics, visually the drives look ok, but that doesn't always tell the whole story !!!

David Johnson, CD

Visually the drive appears ok A visual inspection will tell you nothing unless you open the drive in a clean room environment and can see visual defects (i.e. scoring) get the drive manufacturers diagnostic and use it as you will need the error codes when RMA'ing the drive

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