The word Bad Sector may not sound foreign to the ears of some people who are dealing with computers on a daily basis. What is a Bad Sector? Bad Sector is a sign that states that there is a certain part of the hardware that is damaged so that it can no longer be used.
What Causes Bad Sector?
It is the Bad Sector on the Harddisk that often haunts people who are closely related to computers on a daily basis. Even so, Bad Sector is a very common thing that happens to computers.
What often happens is that the connection is lost during file transfers, or because it is caused by a sudden shock on the hard disk which causes the Harddisk disk to get scratches. But besides those two, there are several other factors that cause bad sectors including:
- Unstable Electrical Power for example Drops Up suddenly when the hard drive is doing its job.
- Shutdown in an improper way is also one of the causes of Bad Sector.
- Poor Product Quality.
- Hardware supports that are too old, for example, Processor Fans that are not working properly or Hard Drives that are too hot.
- Affected by Malware.
The cause of bad sectors, in general, is the weakening of the magnetic field on the hard disk disk which results in mechanical errors. An irregular arrangement of files on the hard disk makes the Head unable to read the order of files required by the software, causing the head to rub against the hard disk plater and cause bad sectors.
How to fix Bad Sector?
On the Windows Operating System, there is a built-in feature/tool from windows called "Chkdsk" whose function is to find errors on the hard disk after which logical errors will be corrected. In addition, Chkdsk can detect and mark Bad Sector, so that the Windows Operating System no longer uses them.
To get into this tool itself is very easy, my friend only needs:
- Go to My Computer, after that, my friend, Right Click on which hard disk partition you want to check, for example, C, D, or E.
- After that a menu will appear, please select Properties.
- Next, the Properties dialog box will appear. Above there is a menu, you can choose Tools to enter the Chkdsk Tools.
- There you will see the words Check, next to which there is a shield logo.
- Click the Check.
Advanced if Bad Sector is found, my friend can fix it in the above way but my friend must choose the "Repair" option. In addition, my friend can also run Fisk Defragmenter through the "Optimize and defragment drive" menu, this aims to rearrange the files on the hard disk to be organized.