Installing around bad sectors

[Ari Torhamo]

to, 2011-01-20 kello 15:54 +1100, Basil Chupin kirjoitti:

> While I agree I'll add a couple of comments: all brand new HDs come with 
> bad sectors to begin with, and I have an HD which has been developing 
> bad sectors over the years but still works without a hassle :-) . 

The severity of the problem with bad sectors also depends on how the bad
sectors were born. If the surface of a platter was physically damaged
because of a foreign particle on it or by a blow the hard disk suffered,
the damage may spread rapidly, because the damaged area may make the
read/write head to oscillate up and down and thus to spread the damage
further.  

> The bottom line here is, I guess, is to make sure that all important data is 
> backed-up in case of a sudden and catastrophic HD crash :-) .

Yes, having your data backed-up is always important, because so many
things can go wrong – physically or logically :-)

-Ari-