hi but is this utility work on a primerry drive that doesnt have windows on it? On 4/3/12, Tristram Llewellyn <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The point though is if the drive has bad sectors putting it in a caddy or > USB isn't really going to help you get Windows on it any better. If there > are bad sectors the most a drive can do is map those out of the usable range > by swapping out with a few spares it has. The best technique for that is a > utility called Spinrite and running that which is not free but used by some > computer specialists. For that to work its magic you must be using an > internal bus rather than USB. Even then one might be a little wary of it > depending on its age. > > Regards. > > Tristram Llewellyn > Technical Support > Sight and Sound Technology > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Spring Flower > Sent: 03 April 2012 15:00 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; accessindia; Voice Vision. > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Require help with a failed hard drive > > i'm no expert but woulsn't taking the hard drive out, putting it in a caddy > and then connecting it via a usb cable work? > > trace > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "austin pinto" <austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "access uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "accessindia" > <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Voice Vision." <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:41 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Require help with a failed hard drive > > >> hi all my pc hard drive has bad secters that is preventing me to >> install windows on it so is there any way by which i can connect the >> hard drive to my netbook via usb externaly then i can scann the drive >> >> -- >> email austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx >> alternat email austin.pinto@xxxxxxxxxxx >> facebook www.facebook.com/austinpinto.xaviers >> orkut >> www.orkut.com/austinpinto.xaviers >> twitter >> www.twitter.com/austinmpinto >> >> join me on google + >> surch for +austin >> >> join my professional network on linktin >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com > ______________________________________________________________________ > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- email austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx alternat email austin.pinto@xxxxxxxxxxx facebook www.facebook.com/austinpinto.xaviers orkut www.orkut.com/austinpinto.xaviers twitter www.twitter.com/austinmpinto join me on google + surch for +austin join my professional network on linktin ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq