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Bad sectors
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Ioannis Vranos <[log in to unmask]>
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Ioannis Vranos <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:57:36 +0200
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OS: 4.4 i386.


Some days ago, in the usual local email I am getting with system log, I saw kernel errors 
mentioning bad sectors. I have a usual 80 GB IDE Western Digital HD.

Can I expect that the HD moves bad sectors out of circulation, or have I to locate and 
mark bad sectors explicitly?

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