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Shades:
Replacement is indeed the best way to go. And as a bonus you can experiment with the old disk (after you make very sure all your data has been copied to the new one, of course).

If you are feeling real adventurous you could try software like MHDD. With that software you can detect where the bad sectors are. If these are grouped together, you can actually reduce the size of the disk in such a way that the problematic sectors can never be reached by whatever operating system that is on it anymore. This method is way more powerful than anything you can do within any operating system.

This software is not for those faint of heart! Actually, you can completely destroy your hard drive with MHDD, if you are not careful. But hey, you have a drive to experiment with and if you do things right, you have a hard disk that can still be used for whatever you need or want to do with it. And even if you don't need one, the ego boost from being able to say that you fixed your (friends) drive will be great.

One important thing though, you will lose all data on the drive after reducing the storage capacity.

In my point of view it is better to use whatever storage capacity that is left than to use the hard disk as a doorstop. Being relegated to be doorstop...sounds so final.  ;)

40hz:
Just for the record: I completely agree with all the above comments.

Whenever in doubt about a drive - no matter how slightly - replace if at all possible.  :Thmbsup:

Also +1 w/Shades on using an iffy HD as a 'lab rat.'

You'll learn more about your hard drive in an afternoon screwing around with it (and probably borking it several times before you finally brick it once and for all) than you would in a semester of cłasses.

Good experience to have under your belt if you ever do need to recover something important off a disk that went south on you.

Prior 'hands on' experience counts for everything if you ever find yourself in that situation!

hulkbuster:
Thank you all for replying to this post , i learnt few critical things about HDD with sector error. Most suggested with a replacement, i guess i'll nuke the disk and then see how it goes. If doing that makes the HDD unobtrusive in functionality, then its all good, if not then i would revert to replacement with another Disk. Its not too easy in the pocket from where i come from.
Thank you all for your suggestion, i needed that. Please do so, it saved hundred of hours loathing over this problem.
 :-[

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