How to repair deffective samsung hdd 80gb

[Juan]

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tabang mga istoryans.....dili man ko ka fresh install ug OS sa akoa hard disk na samsung 80gb.....pero kung e clone ra nako siya pwede ra .....pero inig restart na sa computer kay kahinanglan pa ko mo press ug F1 use mo load ang OS.....unya naa siya message nakasulat na (back up hardisk,bad status)...

mga istoryans....kung e secondary nako ang hardisk maka save ra man ko ug files....

mga istoryans help me basin maluwas pa ako hardisk....

thank you sa mga mureply....

[siopao1984]

that's what you call guba na ang BOOT SECTOR sa hard drive but is still good as a slave / secondary drive for storing files...
pero dili na pwde magamit as a BOOT DRIVE

[icecold]

run a diagnostic tool on your harddisk just to make sure that it is really defective. some drives have logical errors that can be fixed by low level formatting. check this out SAMSUNG Hard Disk Drive - support - utilities. if it's really defective, maybe you can check if its still under warranty. hope this helps.

[moklo]

Try ug slave lang daw bro unya e format using windows, ayaw nang quick format bro.

[psyche54]

probably guba na imo boot sector bro...

Pero you might be able to save it as there are some good utilities for repairing boot sectors... Consider the link given by @icecold, as it would be the first choice to use your manufacturer's utilities..

I have the same issue with yours, but on a different known brand (Seagate). Partition Magic was able to repair the drive...

[Juan]

thank you mga bro ako na sulayan inyo advice...