Bad sectors after drive copy

I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad sectors. I used
Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad sectors. I
reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and there are no
bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002 once again
to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone offer a fix or
explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors if I image
the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need to clone the
old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean install.

Thanks

--

Bam

The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad sector list from
the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad". Can't you just
copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
"Bam" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad sectors. I used
> Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad sectors.
I
> reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and there are
no
> bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002 once
again
> to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone offer a fix
or
> explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors if I image
> the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need to clone
the
> old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean install.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
>
>
>
>

I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business that did not
back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?

Thanks
"Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad sector list
from
> the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad". Can't you
just
> copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> "Bam" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad sectors. I
used
> > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad
sectors.
> I
> > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and there are
> no
> > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002 once
> again
> > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone offer a fix
> or
> > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors if I
image
> > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need to clone
> the
> > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean install.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Use Norton Ghost. It will clone without copying the marked bad sector list
to the new drive. That being said, there should be some way to configure
DriveCopy to do the same. Check the documentation of your software.



...
"Jerry S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business that did
not
> back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?
>
> Thanks
> "Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
> news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> > The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad sector list
> from
> > the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad". Can't you
> just
> > copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> > "Bam" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad sectors. I
> used
> > > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad
> sectors.
> > I
> > > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and there
are
> > no
> > > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002 once
> > again
> > > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone offer a
fix
> > or
> > > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors if I
> image
> > > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need to
clone
> > the
> > > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean install.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks Thor, should I use the -IA switch when I use Ghost?

Thanks again
"Thor" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Use Norton Ghost. It will clone without copying the marked bad sector list
> to the new drive. That being said, there should be some way to configure
> DriveCopy to do the same. Check the documentation of your software.
>
>
>
> ..
> "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business that did
> not
> > back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?
> >
> > Thanks
> > "Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
> > news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> > > The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad sector list
> > from
> > > the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad". Can't you
> > just
> > > copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> > > "Bam" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad sectors.
I
> > used
> > > > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad
> > sectors.
> > > I
> > > > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and there
> are
> > > no
> > > > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002
once
> > > again
> > > > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone offer a
> fix
> > > or
> > > > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors if I
> > image
> > > > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need to
> clone
> > > the
> > > > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean install.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Well, I don't have my Ghost manual handy, nor remember what that particular
switch does, but if it's the one that forces Ghost to ignore bad sectors on
the source drive, then yes, you should use it, or Ghost will stop on each
bad sector it runs across.


...
"Jerry S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Thor, should I use the -IA switch when I use Ghost?
>
> Thanks again
> "Thor" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Use Norton Ghost. It will clone without copying the marked bad sector
list
> > to the new drive. That being said, there should be some way to configure
> > DriveCopy to do the same. Check the documentation of your software.
> >
> >
> >
> > ..
> > "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business that
did
> > not
> > > back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > "Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
> > > news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> > > > The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad sector
list
> > > from
> > > > the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad". Can't
you
> > > just
> > > > copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> > > > "Bam" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:...
> > > > > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad
sectors.
> I
> > > used
> > > > > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad
> > > sectors.
> > > > I
> > > > > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and
there
> > are
> > > > no
> > > > > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002
> once
> > > > again
> > > > > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone offer
a
> > fix
> > > > or
> > > > > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors if
I
> > > image
> > > > > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need to
> > clone
> > > > the
> > > > > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean install.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

The -IA switch specifies a Sector by Sector copy. I cannot find any switch
that ignores bad sectors unless Ghost does this by default.

Thanks once again
"Thor" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Well, I don't have my Ghost manual handy, nor remember what that
particular
> switch does, but if it's the one that forces Ghost to ignore bad sectors
on
> the source drive, then yes, you should use it, or Ghost will stop on each
> bad sector it runs across.
>
>
> ..
> "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Thanks Thor, should I use the -IA switch when I use Ghost?
> >
> > Thanks again
> > "Thor" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Use Norton Ghost. It will clone without copying the marked bad sector
> list
> > > to the new drive. That being said, there should be some way to
configure
> > > DriveCopy to do the same. Check the documentation of your software.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ..
> > > "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business that
> did
> > > not
> > > > back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > "Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
> > > > news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> > > > > The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad sector
> list
> > > > from
> > > > > the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad". Can't
> you
> > > > just
> > > > > copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> > > > > "Bam" <> wrote in message
> > > > > news:...
> > > > > > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad
> sectors.
> > I
> > > > used
> > > > > > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has bad
> > > > sectors.
> > > > > I
> > > > > > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and
> there
> > > are
> > > > > no
> > > > > > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image 2002
> > once
> > > > > again
> > > > > > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone
offer
> a
> > > fix
> > > > > or
> > > > > > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors
if
> I
> > > > image
> > > > > > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need
to
> > > clone
> > > > > the
> > > > > > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean
install.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Just found a Bad Sector retest utility on Partition Magic. It worked great.
I've simply never ran across this problem before.
Thanks Thor, you have helped me on a number of occasions in the past.


"Jerry S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The -IA switch specifies a Sector by Sector copy. I cannot find any switch
> that ignores bad sectors unless Ghost does this by default.
>
> Thanks once again
> "Thor" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Well, I don't have my Ghost manual handy, nor remember what that
> particular
> > switch does, but if it's the one that forces Ghost to ignore bad sectors
> on
> > the source drive, then yes, you should use it, or Ghost will stop on
each
> > bad sector it runs across.
> >
> >
> > ..
> > "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Thanks Thor, should I use the -IA switch when I use Ghost?
> > >
> > > Thanks again
> > > "Thor" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > Use Norton Ghost. It will clone without copying the marked bad
sector
> > list
> > > > to the new drive. That being said, there should be some way to
> configure
> > > > DriveCopy to do the same. Check the documentation of your software.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ..
> > > > "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:...
> > > > > I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business
that
> > did
> > > > not
> > > > > back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > "Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
> > > > > news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> > > > > > The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad
sector
> > list
> > > > > from
> > > > > > the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad".
Can't
> > you
> > > > > just
> > > > > > copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> > > > > > "Bam" <> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:...
> > > > > > > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad
> > sectors.
> > > I
> > > > > used
> > > > > > > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has
bad
> > > > > sectors.
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and
> > there
> > > > are
> > > > > > no
> > > > > > > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image
2002
> > > once
> > > > > > again
> > > > > > > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone
> offer
> > a
> > > > fix
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors
> if
> > I
> > > > > image
> > > > > > > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need
> to
> > > > clone
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean
> install.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Ok, you forced me to find my Ghost manual. The command-line switch to
ignore read errors is "-bfc". But I believe it only works with FAT-based
files systems.


"Jerry S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The -IA switch specifies a Sector by Sector copy. I cannot find any switch
> that ignores bad sectors unless Ghost does this by default.
>
> Thanks once again
> "Thor" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Well, I don't have my Ghost manual handy, nor remember what that
> particular
> > switch does, but if it's the one that forces Ghost to ignore bad sectors
> on
> > the source drive, then yes, you should use it, or Ghost will stop on
each
> > bad sector it runs across.
> >
> >
> > ..
> > "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Thanks Thor, should I use the -IA switch when I use Ghost?
> > >
> > > Thanks again
> > > "Thor" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > Use Norton Ghost. It will clone without copying the marked bad
sector
> > list
> > > > to the new drive. That being said, there should be some way to
> configure
> > > > DriveCopy to do the same. Check the documentation of your software.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ..
> > > > "Jerry S" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:...
> > > > > I wish I could do a clean install. The PC belongs to a business
that
> > did
> > > > not
> > > > > back up client data. Is there anyway to fix the bad sector list?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > "Chet" <nospam-> wrote in message
> > > > > news:M7rxb.327867$Fm2.336631@attbi_s04...
> > > > > > The reported bad sectors are the result of copying the bad
sector
> > list
> > > > > from
> > > > > > the old drive. The sectors aren't really being made "bad".
Can't
> > you
> > > > > just
> > > > > > copy the data you need after clean installing the OS?
> > > > > > "Bam" <> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:...
> > > > > > > I've purchased a new hard drive because my old one had bad
> > sectors.
> > > I
> > > > > used
> > > > > > > Drive Copy 2002 and all is well except the new drive now has
bad
> > > > > sectors.
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > reformatted the new drive and did a clean install of Win98 and
> > there
> > > > are
> > > > > > no
> > > > > > > bad sectors. Formatted the drive again and used Drive Image
2002
> > > once
> > > > > > again
> > > > > > > to clone the drive, and the bad sectors are back. Can anyone
> offer
> > a
> > > > fix
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > explanation? The new drive (Maxtor IDE) only shows bad sectors
> if
> > I
> > > > > image
> > > > > > > the old drive. Are the bad sectors being copied? I really need
> to
> > > > clone
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > old drive due to some data instead of just doing a clean
> install.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>