How to Check a Bad Sector in an HDD

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    • 1). Open the Start menu, type "cmd" and then right-click on the "cmd.exe" program that appears.

    • 2). Click "Run as administrator" to open the Command Prompt with Administrator privileges.

    • 3). Type "chkdsk volume_letter:/r" into the Command Prompt; "volume_letter" is an example in this case, and should not be typed out. Instead, type out the drive letter of the hard drive you want to check.

    • 4). Press "Enter" to start the checking and repair process. If any bad sectors are found, you are informed about them through messages posted in the Command Prompt window.

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