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Old 12-29-2003, 09:29 AM   #1
buixuanduong
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Can Linux clear bad sectors?


I've heard that Linux can clear bad sectors on harddisk, but I don't know how to do this. If anyone know, plz help me!
 
Old 12-29-2003, 09:36 AM   #2
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fsck is the Linux filesystem checker.

man fsck for the man pages and options, etc.
 
  


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