Bad sectors typically form from some type of damage. It is usually physical damage, but it could be any kind of damage that keeps the OS from reading it.
Bad Sectors are permenent defects on a Hard Disk Drive (HDD). It maybe come from a factory defect, or an external problem. Keep the hard disk safe and away from any magnetic force or dirt and dust and you can prevent having Bad Sectors on your HDD.
time to buy a new HDD for the PS3. I've had this problem before and I took the HDD out of the PS3 and was testing it in a PC, found a bunch of bad sectors. Bought a new HDD from Tigerdirect.com and it totally fixed the issue.
what are bad sectors errors
If the controller and/or test application have determined that the HDD is "bad", just go out and buy a new one and use your backup media to restore any important files.
The simple answer is - you cant. However - Windows can 'mark' them so that any data written to the disc avoids the bad sectors.
too bad
zerofill in harddisk and bad sectors
run chkdsk to mark them bad, or use PBD(Partition Bad Disk) to isolate the bad sectors.
Yes, typically a hard drive has 0 bad sectors. Once a drive starts to develop bad sectors it typically means that the drive is failing. If you don't want to replace the drive right now, you should back up your drive and keep the backup current.
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RMA stands for Return Merchandise Authorization. Its a process you follow when you have a bad HDD.
To check for and repair bad sectors on your SD card, you can use a disk checking tool on your computer. Connect the SD card to your computer, open the disk checking tool, select the SD card, and run a scan for errors. If bad sectors are found, the tool may attempt to repair them. Keep in mind that repairing bad sectors may not always be possible, and it's recommended to back up your data before attempting any repairs.