Reallocation Event Count: because of a game?

[queentanya]

I've been experiencing probems with an Acer Aspire V5 laptop I've had for three months. I play Redbana Audition and recently I lag and disconnect like crazy. I decided to do a HDD scan to see if anything was wrong, turns out there's an error with the Reallocation Event count?
What does this mean? Is it because the game i play, or is it just a factory error? And how do I fix it?

 

[Rit_86]

You cannot fix it. It is not due to games. It means that data from certain sectors of the HDD had to be reallocated to other sectors. It is a common problems seen with aging HDDs. It is a very critical error for a HDD and indicates that the HDD is on the verge of failing, so back up all your critical data immediately. That said however, no time limit can be given for the time of failing. It may do so as we speak or may last very long (one of my HDDs with the same error is now running for the 2nd year). However, it is a definite indication that the HDD health is not well.

 

[mniasfreemag]

mostly because your HDD has some bad sectors, if your laptop is under warranty you can get a replacement.