Bad/Damaged Blocks in Laptop HDD. Fixable?

[vishnusj1810]

Hi There,

My previous windows crashed, I have formatted and reinstalled windows in C drive. I suspected that these are probably due to these bad memory blocks.

HD Tune Pro Software showing that my Laptop HDD have bad/damaged blocks of memory.
https://imgur.com/a/O0gaM

Is there anyway possible to fix the same? or I need to replace my hard disk.

 

[CreepyNinja]

I would Replace your disk and buy a SSD for example the Samsung 850 Evo.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Is there anyway possible to fix the same? or I need to replace my hard disk.

Can you show screenshot from HDtune health section?
Most likely the HDD needs to be replaced.

 

[Spinachy]

You will be much happier with an SSD. If you buy even a cheap one, it will be a significant upgrade to your system.

You do not say how old your laptop is, (or give its model number). You will need to get a replacement drive that uses the same connector. Laptops more than 10 or 12 years old may use an IDE connector - you will not easily find one of those !!

There are 2 types of SATA connector used in laptops - SATA and mSATA.

If you want to order a SSD online, you could pop out the old drive, and check what connector it is using, or, google for the laptop specs of your machine.

If you are not familiar with the various HDD connectors that laptops can use, I suggest buy a SSD from a retailer. They can fit it for you in the shop, so that you are sure you have bought the right one.

 

[BFG-9000]

Well sure, Spinrite was a favorite tool used to hammer the area repeatedly until it was either fixed or the firmware relocated the sectors to the spare area.

However Spinrite's utility has decreased in this era of multi-terabyte drives, because it would take 3 hours per 125GB to work--and that's if no errors are found. Worse, it takes 40% longer to work in AHCI mode than IDE. In the week or so it would take to fix the drive, you could've just ordered a new SSD and had it shipped to you!