In <[log in to unmask]>, on 08/29/99
   at 10:09 PM, Gregg Pfaff <[log in to unmask]> said:

>Hi List Guru's
>I have a 166mhz Pentium in a Packard Hell Platinum XI with a
>Conner 1.6GB HD that
>has bad sectors it locks up on when I try to install new
>software. The bad sectors were discovered during a thorough
>scandisk that I did after encountering problems. During the
>scandisk it told me about the
>bad sectors and said it would mark them as bad so it would not
>try to read or write to them ever
>again! It was ok for along time but lately now that my drive is
>alittle more than half full the
>drive locks up on these sectors and then I get a "blue screen"
>that say's "can't read or write
>to drive C". I can imediately reboot and use my
>computer again, just can't install anything
>or perform a thorough scandisk anymore.

>Anyway, if anybody knows of a solution to this great! Will a
>program like DISK DOCTOR fix this? Otherwise i'm in need of
>instructions for adding an additional HD and I would like
>Instructions on replacing my HD. I
>know your thinking I should take it in to a shop but, I really
>want to learn to do it myself. I
>have a 1GB HD from an upgraded computer I could install as a
>slave and I know how to
>install it but, I Don't know how to completely
>configure it? do I fdisk it? It still has data on it forom the
>other PC. I'm stuck.
>Any help is greatly appreciated,
>Gregg

It sounds like your drive has failed. Bad sectors generally mean
something bad, like a media particle, is loose in the drive. It
doesn't get better. Back up immediately, and buy a new drive.

jan lambert
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