From: Robert K. <rob...@gm...> - 2009-10-20 15:33:08
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> but is there a reason i don't understand? > I must suppose that the disk is damaged? > It is used every day (acts as File Server) without problems... It's a diagnostic step. If the drive happens to be fine you can move onto something else, but, until then, you can't eliminate the possibility. Besides, failing hard drives are notorious for inconsistent behavior. Furthermore, chkdsk does far more than scan for surface flaws; it looks for errors in the file system. |