Is my HD on the way out?

For the last two days when I turn on my computer I'm met with a BSOD (Should have written it down). But I was able to start up by going to the recovery console and typing chkdsk /r. Here are the reports from Event Viewer:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Winlogon
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 24/12/2008
Time: 02:00:44
User: N/A
Computer: PC-1
Description:
Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is Win XPSP2.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive.
Cleaning up 17 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 17 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 17 unused security descriptors.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
Read failure with status 0xc000009c at offset 0x1f095000 for 0x9000 bytes.
Read failure with status 0xc000009c at offset 0x1f095000 for 0x1000 bytes.
Windows replaced bad clusters in file 30848
of name \SYSTEM~1\_RESTO~1\RP380\A0159589.lgf.
File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
Free space verification is complete.
Adding 1 bad clusters to the Bad Clusters File.
Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

60050938 KB total disk space.
47868456 KB in 114899 files.
40740 KB in 10753 indexes.
24 KB in bad sectors.
263638 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
11878080 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
15012734 total allocation units on disk.
2969520 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
20 a0 02 00 dd ea 01 00 cf 8b 02 00 00 00 00 00 ...............
da 29 00 00 02 00 00 00 ff 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 .)..............
78 7c 23 0b 00 00 00 00 54 9d 6a 71 00 00 00 00 x|#.....T.jq....
50 3e 66 0b 00 00 00 00 b2 85 de c5 05 00 00 00 P>f.............
4c 07 cd 93 00 00 00 00 3c 13 0f eb 06 00 00 00 L.......<.......
99 9e 36 00 00 00 00 00 d0 3c 07 00 d3 c0 01 00 ..6......<......
00 00 00 00 00 a0 a8 69 0b 00 00 00 01 2a 00 00 .......i.....*..

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.


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Event Type: Information
Event Source: Winlogon
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 26/12/2008
Time: 15:14:31
User: N/A
Computer: PC-1
Description:
Checking file system on \DosDevices\C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is Win XPSP2.
Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive.
Cleaning up 14 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 14 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 14 unused security descriptors.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

60050938 KB total disk space.
44786288 KB in 115078 files.
40776 KB in 10979 indexes.
24 KB in bad sectors.
263982 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
14959868 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
15012734 total allocation units on disk.
3739967 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
20 a0 02 00 72 ec 01 00 64 8d 02 00 00 00 00 00 ...r...d.......
da 29 00 00 02 00 00 00 fd 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 .)..............
86 a3 2a 0b 00 00 00 00 ea 09 3a 72 00 00 00 00 ..*.......:r....
78 7c 23 0b 00 00 00 00 a6 ba b1 97 05 00 00 00 x|#.............
d2 b5 62 ba 00 00 00 00 9c 85 5f e1 06 00 00 00 ..b......._.....
99 9e 36 00 00 00 00 00 48 3d 07 00 86 c1 01 00 ..6.....H=......
00 00 00 00 00 c0 89 ad 0a 00 00 00 e3 2a 00 00 .............*..


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I have a 60Gb drive as my C: drive. I also have a 250Gb drive internally divided into four partitions. My backups are on that drive but I also have a backup on an external drive so I'm well covered in that respect. I'll have to wait a few days before I can get a new HDD. So, am I right in thinking my C: drive is kaput? Even with all the backups I don't want to change drives unless I have to.....
Hope this is not too long........

mickzer.

 

It sounds like your HD has suffered some damage or may just be deteriorating due to age. Anything over 4 years is suspect when it starts finding bad sectors.

Depending on what kind of backups you have, whether they be personal files only or full system drive images, you may want to consider another plan.

If you can move some files around and vacate one of the partitions on your 250 gig drive, you can then clone the existing system drive to that vacant partition using XXCLONE. It will produce a fully bootable clone and even set it up as a dual boot.

XXCLONE

 

Excellent way to proceed. As an added precaution, once bad clusters start appearing, more are likely to follow - I'd be tempted to just "retire" the current system drive after cloning it as per Surferdude's instruction, but he's given you both worlds.

 

Dude, that xxclone is one hell of a programme.Here I am 3 hours later posting from what was the H: drive (well, still is when I boot from old C.Just a couple of small "bugs ". When I first booted I got a Windows alert and up pops an Avast warning. All I had to do was re-register it, even accepted same key!
And for some reason, I had to re-download Firefox 3.0.5.But when I installed it all my saved home pages came up automatically, which was a relief.Oh, and I had to re-set the waiting time to choose which OS to open (It whizzed by the first time)
All in all,quick and easy. Thanks dude.
I think I'll leave the old drive as is for the moment (Just in case)
What's the worst that can happen,now,eh.I can always xxclone in reverse when I get the new drive , can't I?

As you say Rockster2U "Excellent way to proceed ", indeed.
Again, many thanks to you both but especially you, Dude, for such a brilliant programme.

EDIT: Just to let you know, I had to re-download Firefox when I booted back into the original C: drive.No problem, though.

mickzer.

 

Mickzer, I'm happy to hear of your results! All credit go to a man named Kan Yabumoto and the gang at pixelabs.com. They graciously share their treasures with those like me who would never have such without their generousity. In addition to XXCLONE they developed and shared XXCOPY many years earlier. Good stuff from good folks.

Thanks for the update so others may share.

All the best,

Dude